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Artists
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Maestra Silvia Lozano
Maestra Silvia Lozano is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of the world acclaimed Folkloric Ballet of Mexico, which she founded in 1966. She also directs three other companies in Mexico and has created a degree granting Mexican Folkloric Dance program at the Real de Monte University in Hidalgo. Ms. Lozano is passionate about the role that dance plays in uniting and defining the cultures and regions of Mexico. Her approach to teaching transcends mastering dance steps to understanding the relationship between the steps, the music, the costumes and other pertinent cultural factors. |
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Eluza Santos
A native of Brazil, Eluza Santos is Associate Professor of Dance at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ms. Santos’s artistic and scholarly works have been presented widely in Brazil, the United States, South Africa and Canada. She is a founding member of the Latina Dance Project (LDP) a collaborative project supporting the creative voice of contemporary Latina dance artists in the United States. |
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Elisa de la Rosa
Choreographer Elisa de la Rosa teaches dance at Alex W. Spence Middle Learning Center & Talented and Gifted Academy in Dallas, Texas. From 2004 to 2006, she was the Assistant Director of the Texas Woman’s University DanceWorks company, during which time she received the Excellence in Choreography Award at the 2005 South Central Regional American College Dance Festival. |
Overview of Dance Activities
All classes will be taught in English. Appropriate folkloric dance attire is required for participation.
• Classes for teachers of folklorico
• Popular and traditional Latin dances
• Classes in improvisation, injury prevention and ballet basics for folkorico
• Daily seminars in the history and cultural context of folkorico
• Performance adjudication and technique
• Choreography
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