SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) — Ballet Folklorico Cultural San Bernardino is a nonprofit dance group celebrating 35 years in October.
Director Gloria Olave Chavez has been a part of it since the beginning.
“Basically it’s sharing the art of dance. Sharing dances from many parts of Mexico,” Chaves said.
The instructors donate their time to teach others how to dance and the participants rarely pay for anything.
“I love it. I love Mexico. It’s a form to show love to Mexico and all our parents that are from Mexico and different places, so we just do it because we love it,” said dancer Ramses Munoz.
There are 45 folklorico members who range from four to over 20 years old.
Each dance piece can last anywhere from 15 to 50 minutes.
“Each song and each dance tells a story about a city, and through dance they get to learn about their heritage, and I just think …