The camp begins with a welcome meeting at 5 pm on Thursday, April 9, 2026. We’ll share a meal and follow up with some tunes and dance after dinner. Classes will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Plan to leave after lunch on Sunday, April 12.
NEW MEXICAN FOLK DANCE
Instructor: Lucy Salazar
Dances we’ll be learning to live music:
- La Varsoviana
- La Camila
- Valse de Los Paños
- Valse de La Escoba
- La Vaquera
- Shotis
- Marcha de Los Novios
- El Talean
- Las Cuadrillas
SOUTHWEST FIDDLE TUNES
Instructor: Rosie Hutchinson
- Northern New Mexican dance tunes for forms such as
- Chotiz
- Cuna
- Taléan
- Northern Mexican and Arizona tunes from the Tohono O’odham Nation focusing on melody and harmony.
NEW MEXICAN FOLK DANCE musical accompaniment
Instructor: Kateri Lopez
Dances we’ll be learning to accompany:
- La Varsoviana
- La Camila
- Valse de Los Paños
- Valse de La Escoba
- La Vaquera
- Shotis
- Marcha de Los Novios
- El Talean
- Las Cuadrillas
NEW MEXICAN FOLK SONGS
Instructor: Lara Manzanares
Lyrics and storytelling of New Mexican folk songs, with an emphasis on their history, cultural context, pronunciation and vocal delivery.
