Thank you for making RAICES GRUPO FOLKLORICO the most visible and celebrated Mexican Dance Company in the Sacramento Valley for the past seven years.  Every month we will post sets of Pictures of Venues from the past month as well as photos of Cultural Events in the Sacramento area.  

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A Journey to remember - pictures from ANGF
The National Association Grupos Folkloricos has been a learning place for Folkloristas for decades.  This year, On July 12-20,  21 RAICES dancers swept into the conference site of Xalapa Veracruz full of excitement for what is truly a wonderland for Mexican Dancers.   Workshops, Noches de Cultura, and a truly historic City Greeted us all.  Click on the thumbnails to see more pictures...

1. ANGF I

2. ANGF II

3. ANGF III

Other sets Click on the thumbnails to see more pictures...

5 de Mayo Shows	Raices Masquerade Ball
Lakeview Village Performance	Indy Ball Performance

La Cruceta - photo essay
RAICES is proud to be one of the few Mexican Dance Companies in California and the US to have committed to building and performing Indigenous Danzas based on the voladores (flyers) of Puebla Mexico.   Thanks to our Group Engineer Juan, and his faithful helper Fernando, for all the time and energy they both committed to this project. 

	1. Laying the solid foundation is the basis of any successful engineering feat.		2. The actual Cruceta (cross) must be solid and able to hold the weight of 4 male dancers without bowing or bending.
	3. Juan and Gordo, making sure the bolts are tight.		4. A bird’s eye view of the 10 foot tall Design
	5. Early on in the testing the structure had a tendency to wobble.   A problem that proved hard to fix!		6. If we had to do it all again, the structure would be a little bit shorter.
	7) The Pantalones worn by the male dancers had fringes that could get caught in the rotating cross.		8. The first test runs were anxiety provoking as 4 brave dancers learned the balancing act of getting on and of the cross.
	9. The trick of making the Cruceta turn quickly is to lean into the cross at the top of the rotation and hug the wood on the bottom.		10. Gordo models the technique for mounting the cross.

	ROAD TRIP  In a successful tour to Calaveras County on March 28 & 29th, RAICES performed at 3 local schools, braved the frozen night in a bonfire cook out in the Big Trees National Forest (several sightings of the gugui were reported), survived the antics of Las Comadres gone Wild (DVD to be released soon),  and held a wonderful concert in the Mark Twain Theater in Angels Camp in front of a Sold Out audience. See more
	A NIGHT OUT The Group that plays together…you know the rest.   Directora Roxana celebrates her B-Day and we made it a night to remember!  See more
	CELEBRANDO FAMILIA There is nothing like it anywhere else in California.  Every year thousands gather at Cal Expo. to celebrate the strength and beauty of Latino culture with their familia.   See more

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