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In 1996, Gabriela Mendoza-Garcia
and six university students founded the Texas A&M International University
Ballet Folklórico. The purpose of this group is to preserve the music
and dance traditions of Mexico. Since then, the group has premiered
Mexican folk dances from five regions of Mexico including Nuevo León,
Jalisco, Nayarit, Veracruz, and Sinaloa.
Gabriela and the members
of the TAMIU Ballet Folklórico organized the Las Posadas Concert in
the Fall of 1997, and the Una Primavera Mexicana Concert in the Spring
of 1998. Both dance concerts feature the traditions, music, and dances
of Mexico. These concerts have been presented annually since 1997. The
costumes, music, and choreography are carefully researched by Gabriela
to ensure that they remain authentic and faithful to the period and
region of Mexico presented. For her, the work is a labor of love, and
in a relativly short amount of time our group has grown in all aspects.
This performing dance
organization is comprised entirely of Texas A&M International University
students whose attitude in its work has produced a dedicated and talented
group of dancers. The Texas A&M International University Ballet Folklórico
is the first performing group at the university. The group includes
students from around the world. The ever growing list of nations whose
citizens have contributed to the success of the group are as follows:
Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Mexico, the United States and
Zambia.
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