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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 6. 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. 11. 12. 13. [[image right side of page]]
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I didn't really know how to explain the image but once that is done this can be marked for review