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Over the past few weeks, the everyday life of Marisol Pineda ’08 has often demanded as much agility and grace as the traditional Mexican dance she considers her art. While Ballet Folklórico is “very fast paced and demands a lot of synchronization,” Pineda has also had to perform a tripartite role as co-director, choreographer, and dancer in preparation for the April 22 “Presencia Latina” show...
Pineda grew up in Los Angeles, where Ballet Folklórico was always performed at family parties, elementary school talent shows, and church celebrations. She had a particular fondness for women’s dances from the region of Jalisco. “I always remember those particular dances for their particular costumes. The dresses were very colorful with lots of ribbons and the dancers wore ribbons in their hair. I always looked up to the women who performed Ballet Folklórico because they presented the beauty of women to the audience by dancing in their beautiful costumes...
...while Pineda describes Ballet Folklórico in Los Angeles as something that was “taken up similarly to jazz or hip hop elsewhere,” her realization that she wanted to be a performer rather than spectator occurred upon coming to Harvard...
...From pre-frosh weekend, I remember seeing Harvard Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán (BFA) at the activities fair. Growing up, I had never been in any sort of dance performance. Yet realizing that there was a student group here that didn’t require any prior experience, I decided to join...
While joining was simple, learning to become a proficient Ballet Folklórico dancer was an endeavor that required perseverance...