BALLET FOLKLORICO WILL PERFORM SATURDAY.Byline: Daily News The Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Ballet Folklorico will present a celebration of Mexican culture at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
``Mi Herencia'' (``My Heritage'') will be performed complete with props, a live mariachi and a soloist. The music and costumes represent the various regions of Mexico, such as Jalisco, Veracruz and Guerrero. Ballet Folklorico is Mexican folk dancing with quick syncopated syn·co·pate tr.v. syn·co·pat·ed, syn·co·pat·ing, syn·co·pates 1. Grammar To shorten (a word) by syncope. 2. Music To modify (rhythm) by syncopation. steps and elaborate costumes and jewelry. The Community Center's dance troupe is made up of about 40 youths ranging in age from 7 to 18. Instructor Luz Medina has taught Ballet Folklorico at the Community Center in Newhall for the past eight years. The group has performed at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , at Magic Mountain and at other major events throughout the region. In 2003 and 2004, the dancers won regional and national USA folklorico championships. They will perform on the main stage at Fiesta Broadway on April 25 in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The successful Latino festival is attended every year by thousands of people. Tickets to Saturday's performance are $5 per person. Tickets are available at the door or by calling Medina at (661) 284-1476. The event will also feature a raffle and food and beverages F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , and all proceeds will benefit the Ballet Folklorico group. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Members of the Santa Clarita Ballet Folklorico will perform a celebration of Mexican culture at Saturday. |
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