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Baile folklórico performances were scheduled, along with art workshops and films.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

Typical festivities include parades, street food, block parties, mariachi competitions and baile folklórico, or folkloric ballet, with whirling dancers wearing shiny ribbons and braids and bright, ruffled dresses.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

After a ceremonial “golden shoestring cutting,” two Calpulli Mexican Dance Company members would spin and kick in traditional baile folklórico costumes: a whirling red skirt and a black sombrero.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

The event kicked off with a performance by UCLA’s student baile folklórico group before a lineup of union representatives addressed the crowd for about 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2021

Growing up in a Mexican American family, she took inspiration from the folklórico dresses of traditional Mexican dancers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2021