85: Ballet folklórico: Celebrating Mexican culture through dance

Growing up in a Mexican household in San Diego, California, Berkeley student Alexa Carrillo Espinoza says there was always dancing in her home. She'd always wanted to try ballet folklórico, a traditional Mexican dance, but never had the chance. So, when she saw Ballet Folklórico Reflejos de Mexico tabling on Sproul Plaza as a first-year student in 2019, she signed up right away. "As I dance, I have this overwhelming sense of pride," she says. Listen to the episode, see photos and read the transcript on UC Berkeley News: https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/09/17/berkeley-voices-ballet-folklorico/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.