Alegria Mexicana 
What: Ballet Folklórico de Alvaro Munoz presents “Alegria Mexicana”
When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27
Where: Paramount Theater, 352 Cypress St. 
Tickets:  $17 for adults and $14 for children
About: Abilene’s Award-Winning Ballet Folklorico de Alvaro Munoz will present dances from the regions of Hidalgo, Yucatan, Chihuahua, Jerez Zacatecas, Nayarit, La Revolucion, Fusion Veracruz, Jalisco, Yoremadas Sierrenas, Sinaloa Mestizo and Sinaloa Costa.

By Loretta Fulton

Traditional dances from several regions of Mexico will be featured when Ballet Folklorico de Alvaro Munoz stages Alegria Mexicana at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Paramount Theater.

Dances will be presented from the regions of Hidalgo, Yucatan, Chihuahua, Jerez Zacatecas, Nayarit, La Revolucion, Fusion Veracruz, Jalisco, Yoremadas Sierrenas, Sinaloa Mestizo and Sinaloa Costa. 

Special guests will include members of the Abilene Ballet Theatre, Proyecto Folklorico De Sacramento California, Anastasia Flores Dance Company of Dallas, and Ian Lopez Aguilar, Mariachi Singer

Tickets are $17 for adults and $14 for children. Click here for tickets.

Ballet Folklorico de Alvaro Munoz is the new name for the former Ballet Folklorico, which was founded in 1963 by Martha Munoz at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church. Among the earliest dancers was Alvaro Munoz, nephew of the founder who now directs the dance team. Click here for a history of Ballet Folklorico from its website.

Loretta Fulton is creator and editor of Spirit of Abilene