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ALMA Y CORAZON DANCE GROUP
Salinas, CA
History of the Group
Our director, Blanca Gutiérrez, has taught folklórico dance to hundreds of students over the past 16 years. She learned folklórico dance as a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz with Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas.
When she became a school teacher in 1991, she taught folklórico dance to her students during P.E. Parents asked for a performance, and so her students began performing at school and in the community.
Students and parents from other classes began to ask her to teach their children too, so the group became an after school dance program.
As the students performed more and more out in the community, students and parents from other schools asked if she knew of classes for them.
This year is the first year that Alma y Corazón has become a community dance group.
Blanca Gutiérrez now offers classes to students throughout the community.
The performing troupe consists of students aged 3-12 and performs often for public and private events in the community. The group dances with all our heart and soul, and that is why we are called Alma y Corazón Dance Group.
Resumé of Artistic Director
Blanca Gutiérrez
1987-1990 Member of University of Santa Cruz Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas
1991-1996 Classroom teacher with classroom folkórico program
Soledad Union School District
1996-1998 Classroom teacher with classroom folklórico program
Santa Rita School District
1998-1999 Classroom teacher with classroom folklórico program
Salinas City School District
1999-2005 Dance teacher for schoolwide after school folklórico program
Salinas City School District
Director, Alma y Corazón de Los Padres of Los Padres Elementary School
1999 Member of Grupo Folklórico de Karina Powers
2006-Present Dance teacher for community folklórico program through the
Alisal Center for the Fine Arts
2006-Present Director, Alma y Corazón Dance group, Salinas,CA
DANCERS
Rene Hidalgo,
Manuel Valdivias ,
Joseph Marynak ,
Kyle Tankesley ,
Jesus Gutierrez ,
Quentin Gutierrez ,
Anthony Martinez ,
Celeste Reynoso ,
Genesis Politron ,
Stephanie Barbosa ,
Sarah Villegas ,
Stephanie Diaz,
Anjelica Hidalgo,
Andrea Valdivias,
Adriana Rodriguez,
Aracely Ortiz ,
Kelsey Tankesley ,
Diana Carrasco,
Karina Carrasco ,
Vanessa Barbosa,
Blanca Gutierrez
Blanca Gutiérrez, Director for Alma y Corazón Dance Group (831) 262-0897
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