Folk Dancing

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Folk Dancing

• Mexican Folk Dancing Facts
• By Matt Hays
• 2/27/09

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Introduction

• I am Doing my power point on Mexican Folk
  dancing. This power point will cover the why they
  dance and where they dance and more. Hope you
  enjoy!

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Mexican Folk Dancing Facts

• Folklorico is one of Mexico's old terms from
  hundreds of years ago.
• What a lot of people have done is they have made
  themselves to where they can perform in front of
  large amounts of people.
• The Folklorico dances happen in nearly every part
  of Mexico.
• In some parts of Mexico they have more dances
  than other parts of Mexico.
• In Mexico they can tell what dancer you are by
  the way that you dance and your style.
• In Mexico they believe that dancing shows a
  connection between people and nature.
• Most Mexican dances are to show the connection
  between people and nature.

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Facts

• Another thing about the dresses are that they
  relate to the weather.
• They make the dresses colorful to bring out the
  color of nature.
• The dresses twirls are to show the movement of
  the waves of the ocean.
• The dresses in Mexico are made big so when they
  twirl it expresses the wind moving the trees.
• The Mexicans have these dances every year.
• In almost every part of Mexico the people love
  this dance as a tradition.
• Some people actually find this as a annoyance in
  Mexico.

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Facts

• In Mexico they like to dance any time any where.

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Conclusion

• Now that you know some interesting facts about
  Mexican Folk Dancing you are ready to go and
  learn more. Or if you like could even go and
  dance if you really want to.