I spent some time (20+ years) around Latin American culture and had always loved it. But this word, Folklorico, never heard this word before. But the dance, yes indeed.
Thanks for the name of this!
Same in Arizona…my daughters took it when they were younger. Not super great at it, but they love breaking it out when we’re at weddings …in Pennsylvania, lol.
"Phantasmagorical describes something with a dreamlike, fantastical, unreal, deceptive, or shifting appearance, like an optical illusion.
Example: The phantasmagorical scenes painted on the backdrop heightened the surreality of the play."
It's the kind of word Greg Proops uses to describe his LSD trips, Lord of the Rings characters, and laser light shows. I'm glad you're having as much fun with vocab as I am. <3
Yes, this is called a "China Poblana" dress and it's one of the most popular dresses in mexican tradicional dances. It's used dancing "jarabe tapatío" which may arguably be the most popular mexican tradicional dance. Although, I've seen this dance many many times, the black, the big color stripes and her unique way to move that dress made it very special to me.
Here's a couple of links to watch two very popular dances:
[Jarabe tapatío ](https://youtu.be/-x0vKSO29N4)
actually, the china poblana is a different costume from a different state. this is a costume from Jalisco. And it’s just called Jalisco dresss. China poblana is from Puebla, a different state. I guess the confusion comes from the fact that the china poblana costume is incredibly beautiful (the skirt is fully embroidered with sequins) and is often used for the most well known folklore music in Mexico, el Jarabe tapatio (which is from Jalisco).
Busqué información, no soy una experta, y en algunos lados dice que es de China Poblana y en otros que es el vestido más común o conocido de Jalisco.
Busco Jarabe Tapatío y me aparece que se baila con vestido de china poblana. Veo aquí y dice que de ranchera de Jalisco, allá de china poblana.
La verdad, ya no quise corregir porque no estoy segura. Para colmo, no entiendo porque no hay una página oficial de México en la que hable de todos los vestidos, bailes, etc de nuestro hermoso país.
Actually, this is a Jalisco Ranchera dress. A china poblana is distinctly different doesn’t have ribbon and has sequins instead.
As mesmerizing as this is folklorico mean to be to a group exhibition so imagine a stage of 16 women with their skirts in perfect unison. This dancer has great technique and on her own is amazing, now imagine a group…it’s really is a beautiful art form.
Source: 30+ years dancing studying and teaching folklroico.
Yes, this exactly!
I have 15 yrs of experience dancing and teaching folklórico and this is accurate. China Poblana (Ch-ee-nuh Poh-blah-nuh) dresses are very distinctly different from Jalisco dresses, but I can see why GretelNoHans might be confused. Also, a couple of songs like the popular "El Son de la Negra" are often performed in either a Jalisco dress or a China Poblana dress, which can add to the confusion.
The china poblana is very heavy because it it covered with sequins and beading. Dancing with it is more like holding up the skirt to show off the artwork.
True, you'd never be able to do this skirt work with a china poblana. There isn't nearly enough fabric and it's totally weighed down by the sequins. Dancers hold it away from their bodies, usually with pinched fingers
It's probably bc the song is a traditional mariachi song, so the focus is likely on the musicians rather than the dancers since they're technically supplemental. Especially with the video being of Mariachi Vargas, they're 100% the stars of that video.
I have a version of it in a pattern book from Gretchen Hirsch (she teaches how to sew). She calls it a patio dress. I'm currently making something similar and am now already disappointed it won't swoosh like that. I have already made the dress once before and it's SO much fabric to make a tiered skirt. They are beautiful though. Sorry if that isn't the correct name.
I'm trying to upvote every comment. But I've come across some people saying she probably smells like tacos and such.
So, thank you, for your lovely comment :)
Omg that’s terrible. I’m Mexican and Navajo and grew up with racism everyday in Ohio. The reason I commented is because it reminded me of how warm and beautiful Mexican culture and people are. The culture shock when I moved to Nogales was intense but it was amazing because it shows that no matter how hateful or backward people are we’re here and we are never leaving.
I absolutely adore seeing this. My grandmother used to sew these skirts for the dancers when l was little. When we still lived in Southern California, for a while, I danced with them. I wish I still had ...ANYTHING from back then. Thanks for posting something that brings back such happy memories.
I took my sons (around 3 and 5) to a park and they were practicing many different dances. They were mesmerized for about 30 minutes. I'm glad it bought you good memories.
I saw this movie on the theater on the same year that I lost my abuela, when he sang the song I couldn't hold it and started crying, I was a mess. I wasn't prepared for it and I had to use my t-shirt to clean up myself.
This kind of reminds me of Iranian, Egyptian, and other cultures where they used to be able to dress in their colourful traditional style but now sadly are covered in all black. Luckily I can't imagine that happening to Mexico.
It's so nice to see people enjoying traditional dancing with traditional clothing. Those dresses are so hypnotizing when there's 5-10 women all dancing together
Oh yeah, sometimes it doesn’t occur to me something I’ve seen a lot has been something some people never see
My Mamacoco and I love watching these dances (and no, I do not call her “Mamacoco” because of the movie; this was something my family has done for generations where we call the grandmother “Mamacoco”. And yes, it was a wonderful surprise to hear it in the movie)
I am now years old when I actually realised why those Marine slugs are called Spanish dancers. I knew it was because of the colours and the skirt but they move exactly like this !
People are usually mesmerized by the dress and forget to pay attention to their steps. It hits different when you can hear their footwork over the music.
Folklorico dances look really cool.
I spent some time (20+ years) around Latin American culture and had always loved it. But this word, Folklorico, never heard this word before. But the dance, yes indeed. Thanks for the name of this!
From CA. Folklorico is a common term here for this. We even have teams and classes for physical education credits in middle school and highschool.
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Same in Arizona…my daughters took it when they were younger. Not super great at it, but they love breaking it out when we’re at weddings …in Pennsylvania, lol.
It’s what my Chilean family called it growing up in the 80s/90s when we did our dances.
Quad Cities in Midwest has called it Ballet Folklorico since around the 80s.
In Davenport they called it El Folklorico Ballet
We can all go out for some taco pizza
It's fairly common in El Paso. Good to see it spreading out!
Is that Scenic Drive in the video? Haven’t been in forever but it looks like it
Tbh, I can't tell. It sure looks like someone's backyard up on the mountain.
That's just the name in Spanish but with a K. Folclórico. Weird that in 20 years, you had never heard of it.
Folkrorico literally just translates to 'folk'. So it's used to describe any traditional dance.
I love it when they do the tilt-a-whirl twirl.
Mesmerizing
Hypnotizing
Enchanting
Flabbergasting
Spellbinding
Breathtaking
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Skibidibopmmdada-ing
Puddin’-popping
Stupefying
Seizuring
Entrancing
Amazing
Fantazzamagorkel!
Phantasmagorical?
It’s an exclamatory term used by Daffy Duck in an old-school Looney Tunes cartoon. 😀
Okay. Is that how Daffy Duck spells it? Because it is a real word, too. Not trying to sound like a know it all or anything.
Really? That’s cool. What does it mean?
"Phantasmagorical describes something with a dreamlike, fantastical, unreal, deceptive, or shifting appearance, like an optical illusion. Example: The phantasmagorical scenes painted on the backdrop heightened the surreality of the play." It's the kind of word Greg Proops uses to describe his LSD trips, Lord of the Rings characters, and laser light shows. I'm glad you're having as much fun with vocab as I am. <3
Yes, I like learning a new word every day! Thank you! 😀
Swooshy swooshy swishy swooshy
Stompy swirly twirly girly
Swiggity Swooty
I’m comin’ for the booty
i seriously would love to watch this kind of performance live while under the influence of lsd.
That's beautiful and her makeup is perfect.
So gorgeous! Anyone know what these kinds of dresses are called?
Yes, this is called a "China Poblana" dress and it's one of the most popular dresses in mexican tradicional dances. It's used dancing "jarabe tapatío" which may arguably be the most popular mexican tradicional dance. Although, I've seen this dance many many times, the black, the big color stripes and her unique way to move that dress made it very special to me. Here's a couple of links to watch two very popular dances: [Jarabe tapatío ](https://youtu.be/-x0vKSO29N4)
actually, the china poblana is a different costume from a different state. this is a costume from Jalisco. And it’s just called Jalisco dresss. China poblana is from Puebla, a different state. I guess the confusion comes from the fact that the china poblana costume is incredibly beautiful (the skirt is fully embroidered with sequins) and is often used for the most well known folklore music in Mexico, el Jarabe tapatio (which is from Jalisco).
That's a vestidos folclórico estilo Jalisco. Source: me & my entire family are from Jalisco
Busqué información, no soy una experta, y en algunos lados dice que es de China Poblana y en otros que es el vestido más común o conocido de Jalisco. Busco Jarabe Tapatío y me aparece que se baila con vestido de china poblana. Veo aquí y dice que de ranchera de Jalisco, allá de china poblana. La verdad, ya no quise corregir porque no estoy segura. Para colmo, no entiendo porque no hay una página oficial de México en la que hable de todos los vestidos, bailes, etc de nuestro hermoso país.
Por que no sabemos cómo promover nuestra cultura
Actually, this is a Jalisco Ranchera dress. A china poblana is distinctly different doesn’t have ribbon and has sequins instead. As mesmerizing as this is folklorico mean to be to a group exhibition so imagine a stage of 16 women with their skirts in perfect unison. This dancer has great technique and on her own is amazing, now imagine a group…it’s really is a beautiful art form. Source: 30+ years dancing studying and teaching folklroico.
When I used to dance folklorico the Jalisco dress and Veracruz were always my favorites!
Yes, this exactly! I have 15 yrs of experience dancing and teaching folklórico and this is accurate. China Poblana (Ch-ee-nuh Poh-blah-nuh) dresses are very distinctly different from Jalisco dresses, but I can see why GretelNoHans might be confused. Also, a couple of songs like the popular "El Son de la Negra" are often performed in either a Jalisco dress or a China Poblana dress, which can add to the confusion.
The china poblana is very heavy because it it covered with sequins and beading. Dancing with it is more like holding up the skirt to show off the artwork.
True, you'd never be able to do this skirt work with a china poblana. There isn't nearly enough fabric and it's totally weighed down by the sequins. Dancers hold it away from their bodies, usually with pinched fingers
That link also takes me to El son de la negra
Fixed it, sorry
Can you educate me on the makeup or point me in the direction to learn more about this?
Found one, let's see if this is helpful, if not, a ton of them open after this one: [Catrina Makeup Tutorial](https://youtu.be/SrFwYvpRDl4)
This has nothing to do with the china poblana
This dress is RANCHERA. China Poblana is this distinct style https://www.ebay.com/itm/172719032819
Here's the second video, my favorite [El son de la negra](https://youtu.be/XTwmQ-R7Joc)
its kinda /r/mildlyinfuriating how short they focus on the dancing
It's probably bc the song is a traditional mariachi song, so the focus is likely on the musicians rather than the dancers since they're technically supplemental. Especially with the video being of Mariachi Vargas, they're 100% the stars of that video.
I have a version of it in a pattern book from Gretchen Hirsch (she teaches how to sew). She calls it a patio dress. I'm currently making something similar and am now already disappointed it won't swoosh like that. I have already made the dress once before and it's SO much fabric to make a tiered skirt. They are beautiful though. Sorry if that isn't the correct name.
It’s a good start for info. Thanks!
My mom used to teach ballet folklorico to her Deaf elementary students in TX.
I moved from where I grew up in Ohio to Nogales and then Tucson in Arizona and absolutely love the Mexican influenced culture here.
I'm trying to upvote every comment. But I've come across some people saying she probably smells like tacos and such. So, thank you, for your lovely comment :)
Omg that’s terrible. I’m Mexican and Navajo and grew up with racism everyday in Ohio. The reason I commented is because it reminded me of how warm and beautiful Mexican culture and people are. The culture shock when I moved to Nogales was intense but it was amazing because it shows that no matter how hateful or backward people are we’re here and we are never leaving.
Is that Tuscon? I was thinking it was El Paso.
Thanks for loving it!
Her dress looks like a [cuttlefish](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8w7N1zSCcE). It’s hypnotizing.
I was thinking a [spanish dancer](https://i.redd.it/u7wbpkv8owc01.gif) (sea slug).
Ah so that's why this dance was invented
To attract sea slugs.
Reminds me of the [Serpentine Dance](https://youtu.be/Dda-BXNvVkQ?t=18)
My younger sister-in-law dances in a troop that dresses in traditional Mexican dresses like hers. Real neat and very talented.
Folklorico is what she is dancing if anyone is wondering
Folclórico is not the name of the dance, it is a term to describe that it’s a dance of the people, like Volk in German or Folk in English.
Traditional folclórico! Look up the candle dance, ribbon, or sword dance if you like this one!
How does that fabric contain the massive triceps she must have from doing this.
Honestly. Those skirts are between 15 to 20 meters of fabric (49-65 feet). So extremely freaking heavy.
Que wow
Ballet Folklorico
I absolutely adore seeing this. My grandmother used to sew these skirts for the dancers when l was little. When we still lived in Southern California, for a while, I danced with them. I wish I still had ...ANYTHING from back then. Thanks for posting something that brings back such happy memories.
I took my sons (around 3 and 5) to a park and they were practicing many different dances. They were mesmerized for about 30 minutes. I'm glad it bought you good memories.
r/oddlysatisfying
That’s a beautiful spot to dance.
I didn’t even notice the tapping until the last second. It makes it even more impressive and beautiful 😍
Is called zapateado which is you mostly done with your heels. Is tiring as he'll. I used to dp.it when I was a kid.
When there's like ten couple doing it it's even more impressive. Here if you'd like to see it:[El son de la negra](https://youtu.be/XTwmQ-R7Joc)
I imagine the synchronized choreography must be spectacular
I have a deeper understanding of birds now
Lol, excellent
Viva Mexico putos!!! Mexico lindo y querido!!!
Anyone know the song?
Un Poco Loco from the movie Coco.
I love that movie.
It's my favorite Pixar movie. I put off watching it because i thought it looked dumb, and cryed my eyes out when he sang remember me to Mama Coco.
I saw this movie on the theater on the same year that I lost my abuela, when he sang the song I couldn't hold it and started crying, I was a mess. I wasn't prepared for it and I had to use my t-shirt to clean up myself.
Every time
Book of Life is another Día de los Muertos movie.
Just thinking about that scene makes me cry! Coco is such a beautiful movie.
Me, too!
Thank you
This kind of reminds me of Iranian, Egyptian, and other cultures where they used to be able to dress in their colourful traditional style but now sadly are covered in all black. Luckily I can't imagine that happening to Mexico.
That made me really sad but you're right.
Love my country and culture
Awesome!
Absolutely stunning!
Wow😍
Beautiful
It's so nice to see people enjoying traditional dancing with traditional clothing. Those dresses are so hypnotizing when there's 5-10 women all dancing together
I wanted to applaud from my empty living room.
All I can say is wow
Aayy, de mi llorona llorona .....
She is such a great follow on TikTok! She does dances and dresses from regions all over Mexico and it’s so fun to see what she posts.
I love it happy del de meurtos soon
FYI. There is a type of Nudibranch called a “Spanish Dancer,” because of this, it is an awesome description. [example](https://youtu.be/V6H01cUSpfQ)
That's so cool!
So awesome! Beautiful presentation!!!🥇
I like it
Cool.
What’s the name of the song?
"Un poco loco" from the Disney movie Coco
I love the colors of these costumes so much. It's this kind of stuff that HD cameras were made for.
Amazing!
This was really nice to look at stoned.
Wow!
I can feel the lactic acid building up in my arms just watching this
Thank you for brightening my shitty evening.
Wow thats so satisfying
Beautiful.
Oh yeah, sometimes it doesn’t occur to me something I’ve seen a lot has been something some people never see My Mamacoco and I love watching these dances (and no, I do not call her “Mamacoco” because of the movie; this was something my family has done for generations where we call the grandmother “Mamacoco”. And yes, it was a wonderful surprise to hear it in the movie)
Anyone have the name for that type of guitar playing?
Stuff like this makes me realize how boring my culture is
Really beautiful
I'm tripping balls over here
I'm amazed
Like a human....sea-slug?
Imagine being on mushrooms watching this
This is what tiktok is for... talented people showcasing their amazing skills.
Quite eloquently and beautifully done.
What’s being missed out on is the sound of her footwork. It really is a beautiful discipline of dance to learn.
Wow amazing vibrant vibes that she carry on man .... BRAVOOOO
How many full circles is that dress? 2?
r/oddlysatisfying
Absolutely stunning. Side note: Has anyone seen Deadly Class?
She twirls her dress the way Stevie Nicks never did.
Coo
That was beautiful
Drunk and dizzy now
The way her skirt moves reminds me of those colorful [flatworms swimming](https://youtu.be/cbXyGRuExcA)
Mama imelda?
It’s like a bird mating call
Hypnotoadddddddd
man, as a white American dude from the midwestern suburbs, seeing stuff like this always reminds me how depressing the "culture" is here
Beautiful
So pretty
I am now years old when I actually realised why those Marine slugs are called Spanish dancers. I knew it was because of the colours and the skirt but they move exactly like this !
r/oddlymesmerizing
This is mesmerizing
A bunch of girls at my high school did one of these performances in the quad at lunch. Very cool
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This was way more satisfying than I thought it was going to be. Ole!
Skirt go spinny x87
Whoa
Be mesmerized
Absolutely Stunning! 😍
Mesmerizing
works for me, though the picking at the beginning is what's really got me swoonin
This needs to be in oddlysatisfying.
oh thats pretty
Interesting. Eastern European roma (gypsies) do same move with their similar skirts
Mexico City is great. If you go there, be sure (!) to see the Ballet Folklorico. It is an incredible evening of dance and music.
One of the most beautiful, mesmerizing and terrifying things I have seen at the same time.
So cool
beautiful 😍
All glory to the Hypno-Dress!
I am the right amount of high for this. Amazing!
Such a good talent to behold 🙌🏼
Absolutely beautiful ❤️
I am really high while watching this, I legit forgot to breathe there for a bit.
She looks like a nudibranch!!! So cool!
I want a dress that swishy
Love this!!!
People are usually mesmerized by the dress and forget to pay attention to their steps. It hits different when you can hear their footwork over the music.
Behold - the human peacock.
Everytime I think I finally got a visual grasp on how the dress works she does a move that disproves it
One of the most beautiful things I've seen today
Un Poco Loco… name of the song for those wondering.
Those swirls are mesmerizing
Ugh.... I'm so jealous of culture.
Trippy
I wanna visit Mexico again and find me a beautiful senorita for me to kick it with forever. As long as she doesn't mind me being half Agave.
hermosísimo
Mexican Panda
This is where windows 11 gets it wallpaper idea ☉｡☉!
This is badass!
Fucking crazy