Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de MECA, Will Present ``Mexico: Ayer y Hoy'' on Friday, March 22, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.Business Editors/Entertainment Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2002 MECA's newest addition, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de MECA MECA Maine College of Art MECA Middle East Children's Alliance MECA Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (Washington, DC) MECA Marriage Equality California MECA Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment , will present "Mexico: Ayer y Hoy" on Friday, March 22, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. at Talento Bilingue de Houston. Mariachi MECA, under the direction of Jose A. Nino, will accompany the dancers. Seventeen dances from the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Guerrero, and Veracruz will be featured. From the state of Nuevo Leon, company director Isidro Salas will present Cerro de la Silla Cerro de la Silla (English: Saddle Hill), named for its distinctive saddle-shaped profile when viewed from the west, is a famous symbol of the landscape of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. , China Bravo, Valz Contradanza, Cuadrillas, Gurilla, Evangelina, Circo, and Portillo. These pieces are reflective of the central region of Nuevo Leon, the aristocracy of the state during the Porfiriana epoch, and Nuevo Leon's historic ties to Germany. After the intermission Las Amarillas, El Son, and Fandango fandango (făndăng`gō), ancient Spanish dance, probably of Moorish origin, that came into Europe in the 17th cent. It is in triple time and is danced by a single couple to the accompaniment of castanets, guitar, and songs sung by the , all from the coast of the state of Guerrero, will dazzle the audience. Danza de Chul, Bruja, Coco, and El Negrito El Negrito is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. El municipio del Negrito se encuentra ubicado en el meridiano 87°45´y 87°50 y paralelo 15º15´y 15º40´.Su relieve es mixto, debido a que tiene montañas, cerros, llanuras y valles. del Batey will follow from the state of Veracruz. The mission of Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de MECA is to preserve and instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. the roots,
customs and traditions of a people through the dances of Mexico.
Who: Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de MECA
What: Mexico: Ayer y Hoy
Mexico: Yesterday and Today
When: Friday, March 22, 2002
At 7:30 p.m.
Where: Talento Bilingue de Houston
333 South Jensen
Houston, Texas 77003
For more information about MECA and its many programs, please visit MECA's Web site at www.meca-houston.org. Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) is a community-based, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. whose mission is to promote the healthy social, cultural, and academic development of at-risk, inner-city youth through education in the arts. The services MECA offers are made possible through the generous support of the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, the Houston Endowment, the Rockwell Fund, Inc., the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, and the Wortham Foundation. Government funding is provided through the Cultural Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. of Houston and Harris County; Creative Communities, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. , the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts; Enhanced Enterprise Community Funding; the Mayor's After-School Achievement Program; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. MECA is a member of the National Performance Network. |
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