More stuff from a friend in Midland (Mariachi guitarist/instructor J. Alberto M.)

These tunes were

Songs to research for Ballet Folklorico project

Jarabe tapatio (performed by Fiesta del Sol)

Las chiapanecas (???)

Los machetes (performed by Paloma Libre)

OTHER FOLKLORICO DANCES:

Aztec Ritual (Fiesta del Sol’s first dance?)

Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance: performed by Fiesta del Sol, a waltz)

Jarocho Dances (Jarocho refers to someone from Veracruz – perhaps that’s where this is from? Jaro may come from Spanish/Moorish slang for pigs, perhaps those is Veracruz raised pigs?)

Jarabe Mixteca (Jarabe implies a flirtatious interaction)

Los Quetzales (Quetzal is a bird…Aztec origins?)

Danza de los Machetes (Paloma Libre’s last dance? A ‘bragging’ dance to show off workers’ facility w/their knives)

Sinaloa (refers to a state in Mexico)

Jarocho Fiesta

El Norte

Canciones Folcloricas

Alegria Jaliscience (refers to the state of Jalisco)

La Huasteca Hidalgense (from Hidalgo…city or state? Huasteca is maybe Azteca?)

Next step is asking our local informants (the directors & dancers) if they perform these dances, what the music sounds like, & how the dances reflect their regional origins.