Reflection Paper On Fiesta Mexicana

On December 3, 2016, my mom and I attended the Performing Arts Center to watch Fiesta Mexicana, a Christmas-themed showing of music throughout Mexico. As someone of Mexican descent, I wanted to experience a part of a culture I had little chance to involve myself with growing up, and this show felt like the perfect opportunity to see what both sides of the family had lived around. It was also really entertaining to see my mom and the other attendees dance and sing along throughout the performances, as a majority of the songs were very popular and well known all around Mexico. However, a problem I had with the event was my inability to speak Spanish, with an exception of a few phrases and words. As a result, for much of the commentator 's interaction with the audience, I was entirely dependent on my mom translating the jokes and song history for me. The performance was such an experience to witness, from the mariachi bands to folklorico dance sequences, and how the two managed to fit all together on the stage. The mariachi and their stands remained in the same location the whole show, in a large semi circle in the upper half of the stage. The dancers, emerging around the third or fourth song being played, took

The female folklorico dancers wore the brightest outfits I 've ever seen, some of which having shiny beads to make the skirts reflect the stage lights out to the audience. The few male dancers, only four or five of them I believe, wore plain khaki pants, white or gray shirts and a sombrero, nothing as extravagant as their female counterparts. Even the mariachi wore all black, with red lines along their sides; though, I assume those were their official and traditional outfits. However, with all the colorful outfits on an already festive colored stage, their outfits brought a nice balance of bright and neutral colors on either half of the