Mexican Folk Dances: Book & Online Audio (World Dance Series)

The orchestrations are incomplete; the dance directions are confusing, and the recordings are synthesized and not very authentic sounding. I was very surprised - especially for how expensive it was.

Explaining the dances could be a little more detailed. Perhaps a slower tempo of each song with a cue as to when to start after the intoduction, ques for turning, etc. A dvd video of someone performing the dance would be an excellent addition to the package! Otherwise, my students and I made it work.. and have benefitted from the book, dance and music.

We do the annual 5 de Mayo celebration and our candidates for queen usually do a folkloric dance number as part of the pageant. This year our instructor broke her foot and I had to step in and teach the girls a dance. This book was a godsend. The steps are easy and I am sure they will look great on stage.

Excellent tunes