Hello, my name is Gabriela Mendoza-Garcia Ph.D. I am writing this blog to share my ideas surrounding the theory, practice, and performance of Mexican Folklorico dance. My goal is to write on a monthly basis. Please share your thoughts with me in a constructive manner. Thank you!

Now registering new folklorico students in Laredo, Texas for the 2021-2022 dance season.

• 5 Amazing Dances Performed by the Aztec People (4/4/2021)
• Folklórico Meets Fashion Design (Part 2) (3/7/2021)
• Folklórico Meets Fashion Design (Part 1) (2/7/2021)
• Are Folklórico Performances Merely Happy Dances? (12/6/2020)
• Dia de los Muertos: Folklórico Speaks through the Bodies of the Living (11/1/2020)
• Nationalization of Folklórico Dance (10/4/2020)
• Hidden Gems-Rare Folklorico Books (7/5/2020)
• Life Lessons from Two Folkloristas (6/7/2020)
• The Love Story behind the Jarabe Tapatío (5/3/2020)
• A Note to Folkloristas–We Will Persevere (3/29/2020)
• Dancing Folklorico: A Way of Speaking with the Body (3/1/2020)
• Cupid’s Arrow: Folklórico Choreographies to Love (2/2/2020)
• Dancing our Gender within Folklórico (12/22/2019)
• 3 Folklorico Findings that Shook Me (Surprised) (11/24/2019)
• Celebrating Dia de los Muertos Folklorico Style (10/28/2019)
• Digging Deep into Research (9/1/2019)
• Summer Reading for Folkloristas of all Ages (6/2/2019)
• Las Michoácanas: Recovering the Writings of Alura Flores de Angeles (5/5/2019)
• Chicana/o Rebellious Dancers: The Pachuco/a Zoot Suiters (4/7/2019)
• Aztec Dance: Re-writing History (3/3/2019)
• Dancing Nuevo León Central and Chihuahua (2/10/2019)
• Five Historical Facts about Las Adelitas or Las Soldaderas (1/6/2019)
• Dancing Mexico: As Seen through the Eyes of Luis Covarrubias (11/11/2018)
• How do Folklorico Dancers Embody the Son? (10/14/2018)
• Transformations of Folkloric Dance (9/9/2018)
• Vital Connections between Folkloric Music and Dance (8/12/2018)
• Folklorico Books for Every Folklorista’s Collection (7/8/2018)
• Folkloric Dance as a Form of Resistance (6/10/2018)
• Aztec Dance as Humorous? (4/22/2018)
• Recovering the African Presence in Folklorico Dance (3/25/2018)
• Performing Nation: The Jarabe Tapatío of 1920s Mexico (2/18/2018)
• Folklorico Dance (Jalisco, Veracruz, Guerrero etc.) as a Form of Prayer (1/21/2018)
• Folklorico Dance as an Embodied Practice (11/18/2017)
• Folklorico Dance as an Invented Tradition (10/13/2017)
• Folklorico Dance as Inspiration (9/13/2017)
• Teaching Folklorico Dance as a Living Practice (8/13/2017)
• Bodily Memories (7/19/2017)
• I am Writing Again! (7/3/2017)
• Embodying the Nation–China Poblanas of 1920s and 1930s Mexico City (5/14/2015)
• Creation, Growth, and Inspiration: The Beginnings of the Asociación Nacional de Grupos Folklóricos (1974-1976) (4/23/2015)
• Alura Flores de Angeles “Godmother of Mexican Dance” (1905-2000) (2/25/2015)
• Folkloric Dance as an Ever-Changing Tradition (1/28/2015)
• Is Folklorico Political? (12/23/2014)
• Let Me Introduce Myself (12/20/2014)