Los Sones Jaliscienses
"Los sones Jaliscienses" are Spanish dance pieces from the XV and XV1 centuries that settlers brought to the Americas and adapted to life here in Jalisco. Strong rhythm and lyrics
with traditional themes and puns typify the the pieces. Some of the best know sones are La Culebra, Las Alazanas, El Caballito, La Negra and La Botella.
Mariachi Music
Mariachi Music is the best known generation of Mexican music. Originally, mariachi groups formed to accompany the traditional "Sones and Jarabes" dances. The mane "Mariachi"
may have developed as early as 1830, but it was not until the 1920's when mariachi music became popular in Mexico City that it took its place as a national symbol.
Jarabe Tapatio
The traditional dance is now usually performed in costume: the man in a charro suit-with a wide sombrero and short jacket- and the woman as a China Poblana-waring a colorful long dress
that flows and flies around her as she dances. The Jarabe Tapatio was danced for the first time in 1790 in the Teatro Coliseo in Mexico City and later, during the reigon of the Emperor Maiximilian, became very
fashinable in high society. The Jarabe symbolizes traditional courtship in which a woman first rejects a man and later accpts him. Most arts festivals in Mexico include presentations of the Jarabe tapatio and the
Ballet Folkorico de Guadalajara includes it in tist regular program evey Sunday at 10:00 in the Teatro Degollado.
Charreria
Apart from the pure pageantry, bravado and tradition that these wild horseman of Northern Mexico represent, there is much to be admired in their horsemanship. Charreria shows usually
feature death-defying trick riding and rodeo.
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