Fiesta en la Huasteca de Compañia Folklórica Alegria Mexicana

http://www.dancehouston.org Performed at Vida del Baile 2009. Choreographed by Isidro Salas and danced by Tibisay Guzman, Claudia Miller, Thelma Moreno, Sasha Rahman, Maria Rodriguez, Jessica Saenz, Irene Salas, Julieta Sandoval, Marcela Shulemberg, Blanca Valenzuela; David Alviar,Raul Figueroa, Benny Gallegos, Eugenio Guzman, Robert Lemos Jr., Derrick Miles, Jose Moreno, Adrian Rivas, Xavier Tamez

Video by Coastal Productions.

Huapangos is a Mexican music style with Spanish influence, most popular in the states near the Gulf of Mexico, an area also known as the Huastecas.  Enriched by the culture of the region, this music is brought to life by the conjunto huasteco ensemble, comprised of three voices and three traditional instruments of the huastecas: the violin, the jarana (small guitar), and the huapanguera guitar.  Huapangos not only refers to the music, but also the dances, which are performed by couples:  the women adorned with flowers and birds embroidered on their multicolored quesqueme (shawl) and the men carrying their sombrero and satchel, in their pristine white shirts and pants.  With this award-winning huapango piece (1st place; Bailes de mi Tierra Dances of my Homeland competition), we present a sampling of courting dances from five different states of the Huastecas: Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Hidalgo.

Huapago es un estilo de musica Mexicana con influencias Espanolas, con mayor popularidad en lugares cerca del golfo Mexicano, una area tambien conocida como Huastecas. La cultura de la region enriquese la musica a la cual le da vida el Conjunto Huasteco, que consiste de tres voces y tres intrumentos tradicionales: el violin, la jarana (guitarra pequena) y la guitarra huapanquera. Huapangos no solo se refiere a la musica pero tambien el baile cuales son bailados en pareja. Las mujeres llevan quesquemes de multicolores adornados con bordados de flores y pajaros. Los hombres llevan un sobrero y quesqueme, con una comisa blanca y pantalones. Con esta piesa, ganadora del primer lugar en la competencia Bailes de mi Tierra, podremos dusfritar de bailes de cortejo de cinco estados huestecas: Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz y Hidalgo.