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.


Jaime Reyes (left) and Vanessa (top) adjust costumes for the children. These are the new Michoacán costumes with straw hats, rebozos and more.
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.

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 rebozos and hats.
Looks like a hard day at work.


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:
Rehearsals at Guadalupe Center (Sept 2007)
At Fiesta Hispana Sept 2007
KC Public Library demo and lecture
Kid's troupe at Day of the Dead on 17th street 2007
Cinco de Mayo 2008 (weekend of 3, 4 May 2008)

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