FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP
August, 2009
Combine your love of dance with a Mexican adventure!
Enjoy our breakfast buffet in the morning, then set off on guided tours of the area until 4pm. Return to the Villa for Folk Dance Class from 6 to 8:15pm, followed by the traditional Mexican late evening meal, la cena. This meal includes a soup, fruit or salad, and such Mexican antojitos as quesadillas, tamales, tacos, tortas (sandwiches), tlacoyos and gorditas.
Our dance instructor, Gabriela Cano Prado, is a member of the state dance troupe “El Ballet Tradicional de Tlaxcala”. She has toured with the troupe throughout Mexico, Cuba and the western United States. Her extensive knowledge of traditional regional folk dance, history and culture is matched only by her enthusiasm for sharing it with others.
Our 8-night package includes the following:
Transportation to and from the Mexico City airport
We will eat the main meal of the day, la comida, at a variety of good local restaurants (cost not included in the package).
Our total price of $749 per person is based on double occupancy in one of our spacious rooms (one double and one twin bed in each room).
To make your reservation, please pay a 50% deposit ($375) by May 31.
Final payment is due by June 15. We accept Visa and MasterCard.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Send payment in full by April 30 and save $100 off the regular price!
We are a small bed and breakfast with four guest rooms, ensuring that you get individual treatment and personal attention, combined with the privacy afforded by separate entrance to your own room.
Get together with a few friends to share this unique experience!
(Note: we need a group of six to offer this package. We can help you arrange your flight to Mexico City if you wish.)
ITINERARY
Saturday: Meet at Mexico City Airport, transport to the Villa for a light dinner and rest.
Sunday: Orientation. Walking tour of the village and central Tlaxcala. Workshop of Spanish dance terms.
Monday: Tour of Tlaxcala, including the Museum of Popular Arts, the Basilica of Ocotlán, and the Sacred Spring. Folk Dance Class 6-8:15pm.
Tuesday: Visit the pyramids at the nearby archeological sites of Cacaxtla and Xochitécatl. Wednesday: Tour ex-haciendas in the area, some now converted to luxury hotels and others dedicated to raising fighting bulls or making pulque (the indigenous drink made from the fermented juice of the maguey cactus). Folk Dance Class 6-8:15pm. Thursday: Visit the nearby city of Puebla, a UNESCO cultural heritage site renowned for its colonial splendor, decorative Talavera tile, and the heroic battle commemorated on Cinco de Mayo. Folk Dance Class 6-8:15pm. |
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Friday: Free time. Explore on your own, or relax at the Villa and enjoy a live presentation of popular Mexican music in the afternoon. Optional outing to a local salsa dance venue after 10pm. Folk Dance Class 6-8:15pm
Saturday: Optional morning trip to Tlaxcala’s tianguis, the traditional open-air market. In the early afternoon learn to make regional maiz dishes such as tlacoyos, gorditas and tamales for the evening fiesta.
¡FAREWELL FIESTA!
Feast on a variety of Mexican foods, and don one of our folkloric costumes to perform the dances you have learned during the week.
Sunday: Breakfast and transport to Mexico City airport. ¡Adios!
