Alegre Ballet Folklórico

Our hearts and prayers go out to the Family of Anita N. Martinez. The folklorico community of Dallas would not have thrived had it not been for one of the many visions of this remarkable woman.

Nearly every, if not all, ballet folklorico groups in Dallas can trace their roots back to the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklórico. I never danced in the company. I give the credit of my training to my amazing maestros, Manuel & Guadalupe "Wally" Godinez. They were the artistic directors of ANMBF in the early 80s. They decided to start their own company, so they began Ballet Folklórico Hispano de Dallas. This is the common denominator for all of Dallas folklorico; this is the lineage for so so many of us. At some point we all branched out from ANMBF.

Although I never danced at ANMBF, I did work there, for 1 year, in their office. It was then that I truly learned who Anita was. I learned about the many accomplishments in her life. I learned about her place as the first latina ciity council member of Dallas; of any major US city. How she was hand picked by President Nixon as a representative for Red Cross. And her advocacy for West Dallas and making sure their needs were met. She pushed for a Recreation Center to be made in the neighborhood because she saw the need for it. When it was done, they honored her by naming it after her. She wanted Dallas to be able to offer Ballet folklorico to the Hispanic community, and she founded the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklórico. She even carried the Olympic torch when it passed through Dallas for the 1984 games.

Thank you Anita for your service to Folklórico, and for your service to Dallas.

It brings us great sadness to say we have lost someone who has made a difference for Alegre.

Sandra Zamora was more than just a fan of Alegre for many, many years. Sandra was one of the FIRST board members for the company.

Sandra and Pedro first became acquainted at George Washington Carver Elementary School in 2015. It was here that they became friends and she found out about Alegre. She went to her first show that year and never missed a show after that.

In 2022, Alegre became an official non-profit organization. Sandra was one of the first people asked to be a part of this new endeavor. It was because of the support and effort of this FIRST board of directors, that Alegre was able to have the studio we are now in.

Sandra looked mostly soft spoken to most. Once you got to know her and her comfort level with you was there, Sandra was funny, sassy and had her opinion on everything.

Sandra Zamora was a beautiful spirit that will be greatly missed.

A memorial gathering will take place on Sunday, May 17th at :00pm in the , if anyone from Alegre would like to come and pay their respects.

Adults, Juniors, Children

Arrive by 4:00pm

Meet at 423 W. Church St., Grand Prairie, TX 75050. We will meet behind the stage.

Adults

The performance will be from 4:30 to 8pm . Please arrive by 3:30 to the location.

Juniors and Adults

The performance will be at 3pm & 6pm. Times are subject to change. Arrival and meet up are still pending.

The performance will be at the same location other performances there are at. Please arrive by 11am to the location. Time is subject to change.

No classes for Children & Infantil

Use the button above to buy tickets for the MATINEE show, featuring the CHILDREN and INFANTIL groups.

Use the button above to buy tickets for the EVENING show, featuring the ADULT and JUNIOR groups.

9:30am - 2:00pm

Children and Infantil classes will continue normally, as scheduled

Performance for Adults & Juniors at the Hunt Hill Bridge at 3pm & 6pm

Regular Practice for the Monday Adults.

Regular Practice for Juniors and Advanced Adults.

Regular practice for Children and Adult Classes.

**RAFFLE TICKET MONEY DUE**

Dress Rehearsal for Children & Infantil Show at the Latino Cultural Center.

Please arrive by 6:00pm. Dancers should arrive dressed in their first traje.

No Rehearsal for Junior and Adult Class.

Dress Rehearsal @ Cavazos Performing Arts Center

Arrive by 6 to get your accessories.

SHOW DAY!!!

Call time for Matinee: 12:00pm Set Up / 1:00pm Children / 1:15pm Infantil

Call time for Evening: 5:00pm Set up / 6:00pm Dancers

Do not leave until all vestuario is collected.

12:00pm - 5:00pm

Volunteers needed

Everyone should be selling your 25 tickets minimum.

Ticket money is due June 3rd.

Alegre Ballet Folklórico Annual Raffle Fundraiser

Drawing Date: June 6, post Spring Show in person and on Facebook Live

Tickets: $5
Prizes

1. $600 Cash Prize
2. 65" 4K UHD Roku Smart TV
3. Incloodie Food Tour for Two
4. Oak Cliff Beauty Bar Date Night Package
   Full Lash Set + Professional Blowout
5. Oak Cliff Eats Package
   Little Joy Coffee + Olmo Market + Herby’s Gift Card
6. Diamond Earrings
7. Carne Asada Party Package
   Mi Tienda Deli Gift Card + Grill Light Spatula
8. bbpiñata Gift Card for Two
9. Mini Photoshoot by The Social Chica
10. Apple AirPods (4th Generation)
11. Coach Purse/Wallet + Kendra Scott Necklaces (2)
12. Texas Massage & Spa + Beauty Library Lash Set
13. Summer Chess Camp + Travel Chess & Checkers Set
14. Texas Rangers Game Tickets (2)
    Infield Mezzanine
15. $50 Cash and Fluffy Pet Grooming Gift Cards

Ask for extra tickets if you can sell more! The money from the raffle effects our annual budget. This is a way you can help directly with extra things for the group.

Thank you to the Infantil class' generous donation of $600 for the raffle!

Studio Organizing / Vestuario Preparation

1:00pm - 6:00pm

Please direct all inquiries to:

volunteer@alegreballet.com

Our new sponsorship campaign is now live and can be found at the link below. Please share with any businesses that may be interested in sponsoring our group.

https://alegreballet.com/donate.html

We ask that these first two parking spots be left open and available to Pedro, Jessica and Reeses. Sometimes we stay very late and leave the studio alone. Sometimes we may come during another class. Either way it would be nice if we didn't need to walk far to our vehicles especially if we are alone in the dark.

The end of the block is meant for the people who live at 1345 Plowman Ave.

Do not park here on ANY day.

It is embarrassing to me that they need to come tell us someone from our group has parked in their spots AGAIN.

THEY WILL HAVE YOU TOWED OR BLOCK YOU IN!!!

and I will not blame them!

We are alwys looking for good photos of the dancers to use for just about anything and everything. Share your photos by clicking the button below.

OR

You can send them through WhatsApp to 214-755-3989.

Here are the dates for our Fall/Winter shows.

Children & Infantil Show at the Latino Cultural Center

Make sure to check for what you need. The Dancer Page on the website has lots of information to help you get ready.

• May 1 - Ayli Morales
• May 2 - Esperanza Medina
• May 5 - Luna Garcia
• May 6 - Amelia Puga
• May 6 - Pablin Vela III
• May 6 - Luz Maria Garcia
• May 9 - Cecila Gomez
• May 12 - Juan Gutierrez
• May 14 - Carol Sanchez
• May 22 - Victoria Zavala
• May 22 - Monica Monrreal
• May 24 - Aida Dominguez
• May 29 - Alejandro Marin
• May 31 - Alonzo Gomez
• May 31 - Jorge Rojas