encuentro FOlklórico mexicano 2024
THANK YOU everyone for an amazing Encuentro! We had 13 folklórico groups and artists attend our virtual round table and we had an amazing in person dance workshop.
We look forward to the next edition in 2025!
If you missed out and would like to be a part of the next one, please Contact Us.
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This is Mexico! - Mexican Folklore group based in London, UK is proud to invite all fellow Mexican folklórico groups and individuals based in Europe to our:
ENCUENTRO FOLKLORICO MEXICANO 2024
We're glad to welcome you in our home city for a half day dance workshop facilitated by our great teacher and researcher Maestra Sharon Benitez and hosted by This is Mexico! All groups or individuals across Europe are invited.
This will be a great chance for us to meet and start a strong community network by doing what we love! We hope to see you there!
Saturday, August 10th, 2024
12:00 - 15:30 BST (LONDON, UK)
Dance workshop with Maestra Sharon Benitez
In-person workshop featuring huapangos Hidalguenses and dances from the Xantolo celebration from the Huasteca Hidalguense and Potosina. This will be held in London, UK. Maestra Sharon Benítez will teach dancing, and cover the traditions and rituals of this region.
Cost: Suggested donation of £20 to help pay for the rehearsal space.
16:00 - 17:30 BST (ONLINE)
Virtual round table on Zoom
Round table for Mexican folklórico groups from across Europe to meet and present their stories. This event is FREE of charge. All groups and individuals across Europe are invited.
Cost: FREE (Please register for the link and more information)
KINDLY RSVP BEFORE 10 JULY.
PLEASE REGISTER WITH THIS LINK
Please connect with us on:
- Instagram: @thisismex.uk
- Facebook: thisismex.uk
ORGANISERS
Sharon Benítez
Sharon Benítez is a musician, dancer, educator, and anthropologist from the San Francisco Bay Area who has taught and performed throughout California, México, and the UK. She holds a Master of Arts in Dance Anthropology from University of Roehampton London and dual bachelor degrees in English and Ethnomusicology from Santa Clara University. As part of her research, she has worked with Mexican folk dance and music ensembles throughout California and Europe to document the experiences within the Mexican diaspora.
Her inquiry explores what it means to embody the values of a culture in a new geographical context, with its own principles and customs, and how the transmigration of people affects the development of dance forms, dancers’ identities, and community creation. Her investigations into this topic have led her to believe that dance and music are an intuitively expressive way to build community through the embodiment of cultural values.
She has also dedicated her life to studying the traditions of son jarocho, son mariachero, and son huasteco, learning with maestros in California and travelling annually to México to conduct research. Currently, she performs as a musician/dancer for Mexican folk ensemble Los Panaderos; is the Managing Director of Casita de las Artes (a performing arts education program); and serves as the Company Manager of La Mezcla (a polyrhythmic, multidisciplinary San Francisco-based dance and music ensemble rooted in Chicana, Latina and Indigenous traditions and social justice).
Ana Herrera
Ana Herrera is an arts and dance passionate from Mexico City and living in London for 5 years now. Co founder of "This is México!" Folk dance group based in the UK that has a mission to help spread mexican dance and help build a network of mexican folklore dancers enthusiasts across Europe.
Germán Muñoz
Co-founder of the London-based folclorico group "This is Mexico!". This group was created in 2022 and is a community-based project with the goal of fostering an inclusive and fun atmosphere to share Mexican culture with everyone.
