LCS Participates in Detroit Partnership Day!

Mexican Folkloric Piece

This year's Mexican Folkloric piece is choreographed by Marlene Padron, a Junior at the University of Michigan. Here is an example of what to expect at this years show!!!

Zaira Vicario talks about this years show!!

Carla Fernandez talks about this year's theme: SOLIDARIDAD

Meet LCS Core!!!!!

Latin@ Culture Show 2011 Core Planning Committee

Carla Fernandez-Soto

Co-Coordinator
Women Studies & Latina/o Studies
Senior

Frances Medina
Co- Coordinator
Sociology
Senior

Erica Hernandez
Core Member
Screen Arts and Culture
Junior

Lucy Amaro
Core Member
Elementary Teacher Education
Senior

Eric Hernandez
Core Member
Chemical Engineering B.S.E.
Junior


CarlosFernandez-Soto
Core Member
Aerospace Engineer
Graduate Student





















Zaira Vicario
Core Member
Athletic Training/Movement Science
Freshmen

Rebecca Villegas

Core Member
Architecture
Freshmen

Mayra Orozco

Core Member
Undecided
Freshmen

Afro-Colombian Mapalé

Mapalé - Afro-Colombian dance

Mapalé music and dance is perhaps one of the purest African found rythms on the Carribean Coast of Colombia. El Mapalé was brought to Colombia by Guinean slaves in the 1600's. The Mapalé is an erotically charged - fast and furious dance. Mapalé is the name of a fish found in Colombia - so the movements also represent those of a fish out of water. The dance was done as a celebration after a large catch of Mapalé by the fisherman. In addition, the dance represents an erotic courtship between a male and female couple characterized by their frenetic acts towards each other. The couple dances to a fast rhythm of cumbia music also originally of the African slaves brought to Colombia.

11th Annual Latin@ Culture Show: ONE WEEK AWAY!

Thank you to our sponsors:

Office of Multi Ethnic Student Affairs
Latin@ Social Work Coalition
Latina/o Studies Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Michigan Student Assembly

multicultural councils;
L.E.G.A.C.Y.
AMBATANA
C.A.M.M.
M.Y.S.T.I.C.
M.O.I.S.A.I.C.
Oxford

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Some of Last Years Performances!

Pianist Davinci

Poetry Reading by a University of Michigan Alumni (right)

Mexican Folkloric Piece

(below)

Live Performance from

Grupo Aye!

(right)