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LOGGER'S SHEET 132
LOGGER: Lori Taylor
REEL NUMBER: 7
STAGE: AFS
DATE: 7/1/1988  
PRESENTOR: Charlie Camp
GROUP NAME: Hispanic-American folklore
REGION/STYLE:
PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION
Norma Cantu (folklorist-Laredo, Texas)
Teresita Gonzalez (Matichines dancer- Laredo, Texas)
[[strikethrough]] Heliana (folklorist - Wash, DC)[[/strikethrough]]
CONTENTS
Intro
1. Intro 
2. NC - "Hispanic" covers a very large number of peoples specifically South Texas, Chicano, Matichines
Short history of tradition in Laredo & in Rio de Catorce, Mexico.
3. TG - explanation of the dance and of the costume (most translated from Spanish)
4. [[Image]]
5. H - overview with need for coherence among Hispanic Americans, there grows more of a common culture
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7. TG - why the need to keep it alive? they have a lot of respect for it because it is religious. 
they dance for a whole week.
sometimes very young children-more spiritual act as they grow older.
8. it is like a prayer, a devotion-celebration of Holy Cross.
9. sometimes very young children - more spiritual act as they grow older.
10. NC - connections w/ancient Aztec dances and with "Sheperds' Play" - Western Europe.
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Transcription Notes:
I didn't really know how to explain the image but once that is done this can be marked for review