It's been a busy summer for the Migrant Children's Folkloric Ballet. They've danced across La Salle County for various events in June and July. In July, they went across the state to Kankakee to dance at a Statewide Migrant Parent Workshop, where they were received with great enthusiasm.
Tonight, they will proudly perform in front of the Whistle Stop Restaurant in Downtown Mendota to help kick off the the annual Mendota Sweet Corn Fest. They will perform there again on Saturday. On Sunday they will dance during the parade beginning at 1:00 pm. They have decorated a float for the event as well.
Each performance will include traditional dances from Jalisco, the northern desert states (polkas), and Chiapas.
Not only has the group been busy travelling, performing, and rehearsing; but they are currently learning more dances. The new dances come from the Pacific state of Nayarit, the home state of our director Rosa Villa. Can't wait to see them!
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I heard everyone at the parent workshop in Kankakee really enjoyed your performance and some of the moms in Kankakee are now interested in teaching their kids the traditional dances, too. I wish I could have been there!
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