Learn to Dance Folklorico

This course consists of thirty 30-minute videos that contain a series of stretches, warm up exercises, and step-by-step instructions for two dances, Chiapanecas and El Járabe Tapatío. This series of lessons is designed for beginning dancers of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Anyone with a desire to learn ballet folklorico can use this virtual course to build their skills.

    1. Day 1: Introduction, posture & body form, Folklorico shoe review, basic zapateado, ballet technique.

    2. Day 2: Technique & basic steps.

    3. Day 3: Technique with arms & review basic steps.

    4. Day 4: Talk about confidence, technique, continue learning Chiapanecas.

    5. Day 5: Spotting & turns, continue learning Chiapanecas.

    6. Day 6: Posture & body form review, technique, continue learning Chiapanecas.

    7. Day 7: Talk about confidence, review technique, continue learning Chiapanecas.

    8. Day 8: Technique, continue learning Chiapanecas.

    9. Day 9: Technique, continue learning Chiapanecas.

    10. Day 10: Technique with arms, begin learning arm movements for Chiapanequas.

    11. Day 11: Spotting and turns, continue learning arm movements for Chiapanecas.

    12. Day 12: Spotting and turns, continue learning arm movements for Chiapanecas.

    13. Day 13: Technique with arms, continue learning arm movements for Chiapanecas.

    14. Day 14: Arm movements for next 2 sections of Chiapanecas.

    15. Day 15: Finish learning Chiapanecas, perform dance together.

    1. Day 16: Technique, begin learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    2. Day 17: Review spotting and turns, continue learning zapateado de Jalisco.

    3. Day 18: Learn & practice gritos, review zapateado, continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    4. Day 19: Talk about confidence, review zapateado, continue learning cepillados.

    5. Day 20: Review cepillados, continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    6. Day 21: Ballet technique, review cepillados, continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    7. Day 22: Review zapateado & continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    8. Day 23: Review cepillados, continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    9. Day 24: Review cepillados cruzados, continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    10. Day 25: Review cepillados cruzados, continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    11. Day 26: Continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    12. Day 27: Finish learning footwork for continue learning El Járabe Tapatío.

    13. Day 28: Begin learning arm movements for El Járabe Tapatío.

    14. Day 29: Continue learning arm movements for El Járabe Tapatío.

    15. Day 30: Finish learning El Járabe Tapatío, perform El Járabe Tapatío.

Throughout this program beginning dancers will use steps and skirtwork for traditional mexican dancing.

  • $1,499.00
  • 30 lessons
  • 15.5 hours of video content
  • This license provides access to every student at a single school .
  • Category: Academic 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, After School Programs, Distance Learning, Health Programs, Virtual Learning

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Get ready to dance and have fun!

Matisse Rainbolt has been a Folklorico dancer for 17 years and has been teaching people of all ages traditional Mexican Dancing for over 7 years through dance groups, private lessons, school programs, and now is expanding her reach by providing virtual lessons!

SAMPLE LESSON

Day 3