As a child I always liked to dance and often wished I could perform in The Nutcracker and wear Pointe shoes and a big tutu. Although that didn’t happen, just like many other of my childhood fantasies, deep inside I knew it wasn’t just a dream that every girl has. From the few chances I had at performing on school recitals I knew I loved being on stage.
When I hit my early twenties I thought that dream was long buried but after I had my daughter, I reconnected with a friend who invited me to join a folklorico dance company. I was excited at first but a bit insecure of my dancing abilities and felt that I might even be too old to be a dancer. I was wrong about both assumptions. As soon as I started learning the zapateado and skirt movements, something inside of me sparked and my passion for folklorico started growing in me.
I have been dancing with Ballet Foklorico Xyachimal for over 4 years now and don’t get tired of doing so. No matter how hectic my life gets every Wednesday and Thursday evening the world stops because I’m rehearsing choreographies and learning new steps; and every so often I get to put on heavy makeup, false eyelashes, big earrings and wear the most beautiful and colorful dresses with intricate headpieces to perform on a stage where I feel the rhythms of my country flowing through me and exiting to reach all the members of the audience and make them feel the our passion for folklorico.
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