Analysis Of Ballet Folklorico De Mexico

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Hi Everyone!
After going through this week’s class work, I discovered the correlation between cultures ultimately unifying various traditions to make what’s called Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. I did further research on Ballet Folklorico de Mexico and came across this video which was great example displaying both mestizaje and indigensmo traditions in their dancing. Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mkqUffnzjk.
Many cultures have intertwined pieces of traditions together which reflects each different society as a whole.
With this, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico has become part of their nation acting as a symbol of many cultures.
Further, this relationship can be seen in Ballroom dancing styles because many dancers

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