ballet folclórico

sunday evening, along with my friends yamileth and gabriela (of the san judas prescolar, for those of you who know them), i enjoyed a night of dance at the teatro rubén darío in downtown managua. the company performing was ballet folclórico de nicaragua, headed by francisco gonzález (who has trained in the US with the alvin ailey dance company). typical dances (barrio de pescadores; las sirenitas; palo de mayo - of the caribbean coast) were performed with a mixture of more modern choreography. while this company doesn't have a web page, i found another page for those of you interested in nicaraguan dance (my bailarina friends!):   http://www.balletfolkloriconicaraguense.com/