Mexico El Jarabe Tapatio

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El jarabe tapatío
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Like all folk dancing, traditional Mexican dances
provide a glimpse into the culture of the region.
Not only do these dances from Mexico express the
rhythms of the music, but also the vital colors
woven into Mexican clothing and decoration, as
well as themes important to the region such as
Catholicism and communion with nature.
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Mexican culture shines through the traditional
dances of the country. Many Mexican families are
planted firmly in religious faith and the rich
intricacies of generational traditions and
celebrations observed year after year. Dance has
long played a role in these special days, such as
coming-of-age parties, religious events, and
agricultural celebrations.
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Many school children learn the Jarabe Tapatío
(Mexican Hat Dance) in their classrooms, while
tourists to Mexico may witness a performance of
Danza del Venado (Dance of the Deer) or
Tlacolorerosis (an agricultural dance). While
these traditional dances each have very different
roots and styles, they bring various aspects of
Mexican culture to the audiences who see them
performed.
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The Jarabe Tapatío The Mexican Hat Dance was
named the national dance of Mexico in 1924 in an
effort to bring together several different
cultures together as one national identity. Since
it became the national dance it has also become a
symbol of Mexico around the world, especially in
the United States.
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The dance involves a male and a female dancer,
with the male working hard to seduce the female
during the dance. At first the two dancers flirt,
but then the woman's attention is turned away
from the man's advances.
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A joyous dance, the number finishes with the
woman accepting the male dancer's courtship, and
the two delight the audience with a kiss hidden
by the male dancer's hat.
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Many variations show different levels of
sexuality traditional Mexican culture would have
prohibited very suggestive behavior in a public
performance, but culture has changed and with it
this dance has become increasingly suggestive.
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The accompanying music is Mexican folk that was
created in the 19th century. Today, Mexicans
still proudly and joyously perform the Jarabe
Tapatío at various fiestas and other big events.
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Jarabe Tapatío, or the Mexican hat dance, is the
best known of a variety of Mexican folk dance
called the jarabe. Originally banned by colonial
authorities in the 19th century due to its sexual
nature and general challenge to Spanish rule, it
has since become symbolic of Mexico both in the
country and abroad. As such the dress worn by
participants is also meant to symbolize Mexican
women and men, with women dressed in a style
called China Poblana and men dressed as
charros.
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Charro and China Poblana garments
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China poblana (or, Chinese Pueblan) is a term
that refers to two elements of the culture of
Mexico that have been related by name since the
end of the 19th century, although the elements
they incorporate are much older. In its most
commonly and widely used sense today, it is the
name of what is considered the traditional style
of dress of women in the Mexican Republic,
although in reality it only belonged to some
urban zones in the middle and southeast of the
country, before its disappearance in the second
half of the 19th century.
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The china poblana of popular imagination of
shiny embroidered blouse and shawl is a product
of the nineteenth century. Symbol of Mexican
femininity, she is linked to Spanish prototypes
such as the maja, immortalized in paintings by
Murillo y Goya
Fountain of China Poblana in Puebla
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The China Poblana gown, wore by women that worked
in the cities as maids or vendors created this
new clothing style that combines Indian, Spanish
and oriental elements.
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Fountain of China Poblana in Puebla
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The legend of this emblematic woman was born
between the XVI and XVII in Puebla, in New Spain.
Mirrha was a child from Mongolia, formerly in
China, who was she was sold to a merchant who
then took her to New Spain to be the Viceroys
personal servant. But as soon as they arrived to
Acapulco, a wealthy man from Puebla, called
Miguel de Sosa, offered a big amount of money for
her, almost ten times more than the Viceroy, so
the merchant sold her to him instead.
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Fountain of China Poblana in Puebla
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Miguel de Sosa taught Mirrha to read, to pray and
to behave like an European lady. She became a
Catholic, changed her name to Catarina de San
Juan and created a mix of her typical dressing
and the skirts she saw on the indigenous women.
This dress became famous and soon everybody in
Puebla have heard about the young woman who came
from China and wore the most beautiful dresses,
she came to be known as La China Poblana
(Poblano/a is the name of the people from Puebla,
Chino/a of the people from China).
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Festival costume skirt British Museum
When Miguel de Sosa died, he provided Catarinas
manumission in his will, and she decided to enter
a convent.
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As a member of the Poor Clares of Saint Augustine
Catarina studied philosophy, theology and law
she made her main priority con coexist and
convert indigenous people by teaching them
catechism, a work she realized until she died in
1688.
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Today shes remembered not only for her dress,
that became part of the identity of Puebla, but
also because of her life devoted to helping,
educating and teaching others. She is also a
symbol of unity, of Pueblas community. Its
amazing that 322 years after she died, this woman
is still recognized and remembered for all the
good work and love she gave to this city. Her
tomb is in La Compañía de Jesus Temple, and is
still one of the most visited in Puebla.
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Her legend was born with that dress, the
colorful, bright and highly ornamented dress that
has been a symbol of Mexico all over the world.
But her story was real and is still an
inspirational one. And walking around Puebla
youll find many reminders of this woman, the
China Poblana Fountain is a classic landmark of
the city. The Casona de la China Poblana is a
hotel in what used to be her house before she
entered the convent. The Museo Regional de
Antropologia e Historia has some examples of the
China Poblana dress, as well as its story. So, as
you can see, this womans story is unequivocally
liked to Pueblas story, so come and get immerse
in this amazing tale of love, faith and destiny.
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Mexican hat dance, or Jarabe Tapatío (Feria de
las Culturas Amigas de la Ciudad de México)
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The Charro gown once the Spanish left the new
upper classes enjoyed horse riding and developed
a suitable gown called traje de charro. A charro
soon became a man that was a skilled horse rider.
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Charro is a term referring to a traditional
horseman from Mexico, originating in the
central-western regions primarily in the state of
Jalisco includingMichoacán, Zacatecas, Durango,
Guanajuato, Morelos and Puebla. The terms Vaquero
and Ranchero (Cowboy and Rancher) are similar to
the Charro but different in culture, etiquette,
mannerism, clothing, tradition and social
status. The traditional Mexican charro is known
for colorful clothing and participating in
coleadero y charreada, a specific type of Mexican
rodeo. The charreada is the national sport in
Mexico, and is regulated by the Federación
Mexicana de Charrería.
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The "charro film" was a genre of the Golden Age
of Mexican cinema between 1935 and 1959, and
probably played a large role in popularizing the
charro, akin to what occurred with the advent of
the Hollywood Western. The most notable charro
stars were José Alfredo Jiménez, Pedro Infante,
Jorge Negrete, Antonio Aguilar, Vicente
Fernández. In both Mexican and US states such as
California, Texas, Illinois, Zacatecas,
Michoacán, Jalisco, charros participate in
tournaments to show off their skill either in
team competition charreada, or in individual
competition such as el coleadero. These events
are practiced in a Lienzo charro. The lienzo
charro can also become a circle used for bull
riding.
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Stained glass window entitled "El Jarabe Tapatio"
(The Jarabe Dance from Guadalajara) designed by
Roberto Montenegro and Xavier Guerrero in the
1920's at the Museo de la Luz in the historic
center of Mexico City
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Bailarines de Vallarta (Vallarta Dancers) by
Jim Demetro, 2006 Inspired after seeing
Vallartas famous Xiutla dance troupe performing
the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance), Jim
Demetro decided to honor this national dance of
Mexico with a sculpture. The life-sized figures
are unique among Vallartas sculptures for their
colored patinas. Under Vallarta Dancers, there
is a plaque with the following message from
Demetro The inspiration for the sculpture is
the youthful energy, flowing movement, and
colorful costumes of the talented Xiutla dancers
and their instructor and choreographer Prof.
Enrique Barrios Limón.
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As the oldest and most celebrated dance company
in Mexico, Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia
Hernández shares the beauty of the universe in
motion through Mexican dances from the
pre-Colombian era, the Hispanic Viceroy period
and the popular period of the Revolutionary
years. In 1952, dancer and choreographer Amalia
Hernández founded the Ballet Folklórico de
México, having embarked at a very early age on a
never-ending quest to rescue the dancing
traditions of Mexico.
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Enamórate de México!
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images belong to their authors Presentation
Sanda Foisoreanu
Sound El Jarabe Tapatio - Mariachi
Nuevo Jalisco Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan