A student dancing the Mexican machete dance.
Belen Ward
The girls performing the Mexican dance of “LaBruja" from the state of Veracruz. The girls perform with candles on their head representing the life of the people in a fishing town.
Belen Ward
The Weld Re-8 school district students performing the Ballet Folklorico traditional cultural dance that is colorful and is highly choreographed.
Belen Ward
The students dressed as charros are dancing a Mexican Folk dance.
Belen Ward
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Weld Re-8 school district students performed Ballet Folklorico at the Fort Lupton Library on April 29. The students were from elementary, middle school, and high school.
The Ballet Folklorico dance is a cultural tradition of people's beliefs from different Mexican regions, symbolic of life and spirit through movement with music and elaborate costumes.
