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US Colleges and Universities
with Folklórico Programs

Our goal for 2008-09 is provide information on each of the colleges and universities listed below.  We appreciate any information in expanding our directory.

Please send questions and information to Liz Gallego,
972-571-6368 after 4:00 p.m. CST or by Email at lizgallego@hawkpci.net

The Directory is divided into Curricular and Extra Curricular programs.

Curricular programs are programs that offer college credit usually through cultural studies, kinesiology or dance departments.

Extra-curricular are programs that offer no college credit. These programs usually have a college sponsor  who supervises and facilitates student activities but does not provide instruction. Most programs are student based. These programs are generally not permitted in the dance studios.

 

Arizona
Curricular Programs

Pima Community College
http://www.pima.edu/index.shtml

Folklorico I-IV levels
Dance Teacher Preparation courses
six college campuses

District Office
4905 East Broadway Blvd. [Map]
Tucson, AZ 85709-1010
(520) 206-4500
(520) 206-4530 (TTY)

California
Curricular Programs

University of California at Riverside
http://www.dance.ucr.edu/degrees/PhD.html

Folklorico levels I and II
Cross listed in class catalogue under Dance and Latin American Studies
B.A., M.F.A. and Ph.D in Dance History and Theory

Music and Culture Major
folklorico company listed under music department
http://www.music.ucr.edu/undergraduate/MusicCulture.html

Allan Hancock
 http://www.hancockcollege.edu/
F
our campuses
Folklorico Levels I and II
AA degree in Dance

California State Polytechnic University
http://www.csupomona.edu/

New Dance and Cultures Minor
No specific folklorico course offered

Gayle Fekete

Phone:               (909) 869-3926       
Email:
gmfekete@csupomona.edu

California
Curricular Status unknown

El Ballet Folklorico de Stanford 2003-2004
Ballet Folklorico de Stanford
El Centro Chicano
The Nitery Bldg 590F
Old Union
Stanford CA94305

Ballet Sonatlán from Sonomá State University
1801 E. Cotati Avenue • Rohnert Park, Ca 94928

RAICES Grupo Folklorico (Univ. Cal. of Sacramento)
University of California Sacramento
Raices Grupo Folklorico
6000 J Street Box 46
Sacramento Ca 95819

Grupo Folklorico Imagen y Espiritu (Cal Poly University)

Grupo Folklorico de UCLA

Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN

Ballet Folklorico Mixtlan (Cal State San Marcos)

Ballet Folklorico Ollin de Aztlan (Cal Poly Pomona)

Anahuac de Fresno Community College

Ballet Folklorico de UC Irvine

Ballet Folklorico de USC

Ballet Folkórico MEXICA TIAHUI de CSUB (Bakersfield)

Ballet Folklorico de UCR (UC at Riverside)

Ballet Folklorico Reflejos de México (UC Berkeley)

Folklorico de SMC (Santa Monica College)
Judith Douglas, Department chair and ANGF Board Member
douglas.judith@smc.edu

Los Danzantes de Aztlan (Cal State Fresno)

Los Mejicas de University of California Santa Cruz
Mejicas@hotmail.com
Usiel and Rosamaria, co-directors

St. Patrick Ballet Folklorico Grupo Azteca (Universidad de Baja California)

 


District of Columbia
Curricular programs

Georgetown University
Catholic Jesuit College in the District of Columbia

Folklorico Level I Curricular

Co-Curricular Program Performance Co.
Ballet Folklórico Mexican de Georgetown

Other States
Extra Curricular programs


Harvard Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan

Loyola Marymount University's Grupo Folklorico

Ballet Folklorico de Princeton
 http://webscript.princeton.edu/~flkorico/main.php extra-curricular

Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Nueva York

Baile Folklorico de Latino America (DePaul University, Chicago)

Ballet Folklorico Azul y Oro (Univ. of Notre Dame, Indiana)

Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo (UC Chico)

 

Illinois
Curricular Status unknown

Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois, (curricular) Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoyotl

Directors: Julian & Cynthia Hernández
P.O. Box 5062
Elgin, IL 60121
jhernandez@Huehuecoyotl.org
(847) 654-8374 or  (847) 695-6421

 

New Mexico
Curricular Programs

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
http://www4.unm.edu/theatre/about/index.php

Flamenco: three courses offered
One elective credit course in Mexican folk dance
BA, MA and MFA in Dance offered, but no teaching certification program

Ballet Folklorico Lumbre Extracurricular club

New Mexico State University at Las Cruces
http://www.nmsu.edu/

Folklorico Levels  I and II
Flamenco  Levels I, II, and III
Latin Social Dance Levels  I and II

Jose Tena Folklorico Instructor
http://education.nmsu.edu/perd/dance/

BA in Dance
Performance and Education Tracks
Dance Minor

 

Texas
Curricular Programs
 

University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, TX
Grupo Folklórico Tizatlán de la Universidad de Texas en Brownsville Y Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC)

One course in folklorico through the department of Kinesiology

Director: Dr. Zelma Mata
Address: University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Kinesiology Department
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, Texas 78520
Phone: (956) 544-8290
Fax: (956) 983-7348
E-mail:
zelma.mata@utb.edu
 

University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas

The University of Texas Pan American Folkloric Dance Company

Folklórico Levels I-IV and flamenco

Francisco and Mary Munoz, Directors
Health & Kinesiology Dept.
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, Texas 78539
(956)381-2230-Office
(956)381-3502-Fax
munozm@panam.edu
folkgomez@hotmail.com

BA in Dance no teacher preparation program
 

Texas A&M International University  Laredo, Texas
 Folklorico levels I-VIII with beginners separated from advanced students
Students earn 3 hours of college credit for every class taken.
Flamenco is also offered with levels I-VIII.
(No Dance degree offered)

Contact: Gabriela Mendoza-Garcia, M.Ed.,
Adjunct Professor of Dance
Founder & Director of the TAMIU Ballet Folklorico and the TAMIU Ballet Folklorico Juvenil

Bede Leyendecker, Department Chair

 
Address: Texas A&M International University
Fine & Performing Arts Department
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, Texas
78043-1900
Phone: (956) 725-1832
E-mail: gabym@tamiu.edu
Web page: http://groups.msn.com/TAMIUBalletFolklorico/welcome.msnw
 
Mountain View Community College, Dallas, TX
Curricular and Continuing Education  through the College of Arts
(AA degree-- Preparatory program for Dance Degree)

Liz Gallego Director
PO Box 227496
Dallas, Texas 75222
LizGallego@hawkpci.net
972-571-6368
Sul Ross State University, Alpine Texas
Sul Ross Ballet Folklorico De Las Americas

One course MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES and one course through Multicultural studies

Director: Nicola Mulholland-Martinez 
Fine Arts Building
Box C-43 Sul Ross State University 
Alpine TX 79832 
Tel: (915)-837-8218 Fax: (915)-837-8376 
email: nicolam@sulross.edu
Web: http://www.sulross.edu/~finearts/balletfolklorico/index.htm

Laredo Community College
No AA degree

Spanish Ballet

Palo Alto Community College
San Antonio Area

http://www.accd.edu/pac/htm/
two levels of folklorico offered through the performing Arts Department
AA in Dance
San Antonio College
http://www.accd.edu/sac/kine/default.htm
one level of flamenco thru the Kinesiology and Dance Department

 

Angelo State University
west Texas

No information found on website

Texas
Extra-Curricular Programs
(Programs that do not offer College Credit)

 

St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
Contact:
Jorge Posadas and Linda Valdez
3001 South Congress
Austin, Texas 78704
512-428-1083 or 512-496-7201
jorgep@admin.stedwards.edu

 

Baylor University, Ballet Folklorico Ocelotl                          
Contact: Darrell_Rodriguez@baylor.edu

 

University of Texas, Austin, TX

Grupo Flor Y Canto
Director: Dr. Deborah Paredez
 Department of Theatre and Dance
Email:  grupoflorycanto@yahoo.com

Mailing Address: PMB #225, 2002-A Guadalupe St.
Austin, Texas 78705
512-294-7412
Email: mds@mail.utexas.edu

El Grupo de Danza Y Arte Folklorico de La Universidad de Tejas
Our website is now: http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/utbf/

Sponsored by UT Recreational Sports

Our mailing address is:
UT Ballet Folklorico
1 University Station A6220 Soc# 230
Austin, TX 78712

Contacts are:
Juliana Flores (President)
JulianaZFlores@mail.utexas.edu

Chris Konstantinidis (Public Relations)
chrisk.ut11@gmail.com

or the general group email:
utballetfolklorico@hotmail.com
 

Texas A&M University, College Station

Texas A&M University Ballet Folklorico Celestial
Texas A&M University Ballet Folklorico Celestial (BFC) 
College Station, TX 
Instructor: Genafe Martinez 
Contact: Jessika Perez 979-693-1292 JsskPerez@neo.tamu.edu
Ballet_folklorico_celestial@hotmail.com
BFC is a non-profit student organization. Gig 'Em Ags, Whoop!

 

Texas
Curricular Status unknown

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Ballet Folklorico Ocotochtli

Unfortunately the folklorico group has been disbanded. This happened after students were unable to find a sponsor and find a place practice through our university.
 

Texas A&M Kingsville

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Anne Stewart
Professor - KHSR Department/ Service-Learning Coordinator
Del Mar College
101 Baldwin Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX  78404
361.698.1336
fax 361.698.1936
astewart@delmar.edu
http://www.tahperd.org
http://www.collegefortexans.com