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# Folklorico program pays tribute to education leader
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/folklorico-program-pays-tribute-to-education-leader/
- Published: 2024-01-25T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T15:19:07.000Z
- Author: Thomas Leffler
- Tags: Featured, dance, Folklorico, mariachi, SMMUSD, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:20

The movers and shakers of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) schools strut their stuff in front of the John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center crowd Jan. 19, taking part in a Folklorico and Mariachi Winter Recital. Ballet Folklorico, which translates to "Folkloric Dance" in Spanish, is a collective term for traditional cultural dances combining local folk culture and ballet trademarks.

The district’s folklorico program is now in its fourth year for students in grades 3-5, and is a collaboration between the district and Teocalli Cultural Academy. Folklorico showcases came from students at Edison Language Academy, Will Rogers Learning Community, Roosevelt Elementary School and McKinley Elementary School.

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Following the folklorico were Mariachi performances from elementary, middle and high school students, as well as a folklorico tribute to SMMUSD Assistant Superintendent of Educational Service Dr. Jacqueline Mora, who passed away in September 2023\. The tribute included songs from a composer born in Guanajuato, Mexico, the same birthplace as Dr. Mora.

*thomas@smdp.com*