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US Colleges and Universities
with Folklórico Programs

Our goal for 2004-05 is provide information on each of the colleges and universities listed below. We ask your pardon, the list is not in any certain order at present. We appreciate any information in expanding our directory. We will be conducting a survey during the 2004-05 school year and developing the 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

Texas
Curricular Programs
(
Programs that offer College Credit)

 

University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas (the most extensive curricular program offering Folklórico Levels I-IV and flamenco) part of the Dance Department  (Dance degree but No teacher certification program)
The University of Texas Pan American Folkloric Dance Company
Francisco and Mary Munoz, Directors
Health & Kinisiology Dept.
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, Texas 78539
(956)381-2230-Office
(956)381-3502-Fax
munozm@panam.edu
folkgomez@hotmail.com

 

Texas A&M International University  Laredo, Texs (offers college credit) 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 and No teacher certification Program)

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

 
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
(Preparatory program for Dance Degree)

Liz Gallego Director
PO Box 227496
Dallas, Texas 75222
LizGallego@hawkpci.net
972-571-6368
Laredo Community College

Curricular program

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque

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

Ballet Folklorico Lumbre Extracurricular club

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 Folklórico de la Univesidad de Tejas
sponsored by Recreational Sports

Student Organization Center #230
100-B West Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX, 78705

Contact: Veronica Chidester
(512) 471-3116
e-mail: verohookem@mail.utexas.edu

Instructor: Michael R. Carmona, Coach
 

Texas
Curricular Status unknown

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Ballet Folklorico Ocotochtli
LeAnne Stedman

Dept of Theatre & Dance

San Marcos, TX 78666

 

University of Texas at Brownsville, 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

Grupo Folklorico Tizaltan Extra-curricular

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

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

 

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 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

 

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

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

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)

Other States
Curricular Status unknown

Harvard Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan

Loyola Marymount University's Grupo Folklorico

Ballet Folklórico Mexican de Georgetown

Ballet Folklorico de Princeton

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)