Grupo Folklorico Atotonilco

For Cinco de Mayo celebrations at Guadelupe Center 3 and 4 Mayo 2008

Photos taken 3, 4 May 2008
Guadelupe Center, Avenida Caesar Chavez, Kansas City, Missouri


Sinaloa costume


Jalisco costumes
   

Guadelupe center, upstairs: small Michoacán costumes headed out the door to perform downstairs.
Atotonilco young dancers ready to go on
 
Jaime Reyes (left) and Vanessa (top) adjust costumes for the children. These are the new Michoacán costumes with straw hats and rebozos.
Jaime Reyes (left) and Vanessa (top) adjust costumes for the children. These are the new Michoacán costumes with straw hats, rebozos and more.

Juan Carlos Chaurand and Whitney Boyd: closest dancers to the camera - performing Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance)

Jarabe Tapatio
Pronounced as: huh rrrRAH beh Tah pah TEE oh
and say it all together, nice and quickly, so that it is fun to say.
(otherwise know as the "Mexican hat dance") from Jalisco

Juan Carlos Chaurand and Whitney Boyd: closest dancers to the camera.

Whitney Boyd and Juan Carlos Chaurand: closest dancers to the camera - performing Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance)
 

Jarabe (from Michoacán) - notice the traditional bare feet - and the segmented floor over concrete.
That can hurt if the joints aren't right, and laid on top of concrete makes it hard on the knees as well as dulling the sounds of footwork.
white = Veracruz - Jaracho costumes
New rebozo
New rebozos and hats.
New rebozos and hats
Dancing is hard work?
Looks like a hard day at work.
Atotonilco dancer
Antonio  

Vanessa adjusting Michoacan costumes, John Paul in the background
 
   
Reference Resources :
Jarabe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarabe
Jarabe Tapatio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarabe_tapat%C3%ADo


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Atotonilco links:

Cinco de Mayo 2013 at Guadelupe
At Emerson Park 5 Junio 2010
Cinco de Mayo 2010 at Guadelupe
30 Aniversario at Guadalupe
Latino Summerfest 2008 (Aug 30, 2008)
Cinco de Mayo 2008 (weekend of 3, 4 May 2008)
Breaking Pinatas 17 Abril 2008
Kid's troupe at Day of the Dead on 17th street 2007
KC Public Library demo and lecture 30 Sept 2007
At Day Of The Dead 5 October 2007
At Fiesta Hispana 22 September 2007
Rehearsals at Guadalupe Center (Sept 2007)

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