Danza Floricanto/USA
Gema Sandoval
Artistic Director
(14 dancers & 8 musicians)

From an Aztec ritual to the vibrant fiestas of today's Jalisco, from the Spanish influenced tropics of Veracruz to the flirtatious and conflictive realities of the Chicano experience, Danza Floricanto/USA presents the bold, colorful panorama of its Mexican Heritage as it interacts with its American reality. Founded in 1975, this award-winning company has been enthusiastically received on tour throughout California and the American Southwest.

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Currently Touring:

Program #1
A NEFA Production Project - "Fandango Without Borders" artistic director Gema Sandoval and Danza Floricanto/USA, join forces with Chicano music's leading proponent Quetzal Flores and his band, Quetzal, to create an evening of both traditional and contemporary dance, music and song inspired by the music from Veracruz, Mexico. The artistic journey spans from the time of the large Mexican folk dance to the contemporary segment which highlights the resurgence of the "son Jarocho" reaffirming its Spanish as well as its indigenous and African roots and the seminal influence of the "Chicano Sound."

Program #2
Potoricos Nayaritas (dances from the state of Nayarit)
Los Concheros (dances from the indigenous peoples of Mexico)
America Tropical (tropical music of Mexico)
Huapangos (history of traditional Mexican folk dance set to a symphonic score)
El Encanto De Jalisco (dances from the state of Jalisco)

Program #3
Si Se Puede/Yes You Can ! (A tribute to Cesar Chavez)

Program #4
Dia de los Muertos/ Celebration of the Day of the Dead

Program #5
"Chicanos - the Spirit of Aztlan," inspired by the LACMA exhibit "The Road to Aztlan, The Mythic Homeland"