In a Northwest Side studio, young folklorico dancers keep rhythm to the thump, thump, thump of maestro Sergio Martinez’s staff. The staff, a gift from his mentor, is carved from the cactus stalk of ...

BEAUTIFUL. E DICEN COME DOWN OVER A THOUSAND MILES AWAY FROM MEXICO, INSIDE A SMALL DANCE STUDIO IN PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES USE DANCE AND MUSIC TO MAKE MEXICO FEEL CLOSER TO HOME. MY ...

BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble and Ballet Folklorico dancers pose for the camera. The two teams have performed together in the past, and will continue to. (Courtesy of International Folk Dance ...

When COVID-19 ended many of UMass Lowell’s student activities last spring, UML Folk Dance Club President Sarah Bustin didn’t take it sitting down. Life without folk dance would be difficult for Bustin ...

On Aug. 7, as part of the Rosa B. Williams Center’s weekly recurring events, visitors gathered and immersed themselves in the vibrant rhythm and infectious energy of international folk dancing, where ...

Over 1,000 dancers took part in a winter folk dance festival in Ida-Viru County on Saturday that celebrated the joy of dancing rather than knowing all the right steps. The Kohtla-Nõmme Talvepilgar, ...