Nachrichten - News - Noticias
 published: 2005-08-20

When we made mistakes, we were laughing

Open stage with Mexican dances

 

 

Fotos: Schadt/Kanya © 2005

 

 

 

 

Fotos: POS © 2005

 

WYD-COLOGNE, Ann Winzensburger. The traditional Mexican dancers were smiling. Fourteen dancers, ages 15 to 18, from Querétaro, México, performed for an outdoor audience at Trinitatis Church on Wednesday.

The men wore red or gold neck-ties and black sombreros, trimmed with silver. The young women’s dresses, with skirts outlined in ribbon, were various vibrant colors: one yellow, two pink, one red, one green, and one blue.

"It was passion, heart, and soul," said the group’s leader, Ana María Resendiz, in Spanish. Resendiz, in her mid-twenties, organized and taught the group of young people.

As one dance ended, the couples stood slightly apart, leaned sideways into each other, and looked into each others faces. In another dance, the women placed one foot on the knees of their partners and held the men’s´ hats out with one hand.

"We started from zero, just steps," said Juan Pablo Uribe, 16. He and his two brothers were part of the dance group that learned and practiced in a meeting room owned by Schoenstatt sisters near the shrine in Querétaro.

According to Uribe, because their particular Schoenstatt community is so large, the young people did not know each other when they began practicing, but they became friends as they worked together.

Dancer Andrea Tajeda, 15, said, "I liked the rehearsals because they were really fun, when we made mistakes and stuff." Friendships had opportunities to grow through rehearsals, a performance at the Schoenstatt Youth Festival in Vallendar, and this performance at World Youth Day in Cologne.

The group has booked future performances. They will perform for the school that is hosting their World Youth Day stay in Düsseldorf, Germany. Also, they will perform at their shrine’s 25th anniversary party this October.

Rodrigo Uribe, fifteen-year-old brother of Juan Pablo, said his favorite part of the dance was a particular step called "los borrachos," or the drunks. The step was part of their last dance, "El Jarabe Tapatio," which was the most famous of their dances and the group’s personal best, said Uribe.

"It was really the hardest, but it was the funniest. When we made mistakes, we were laughing," he said.



Zurück/Back: [Seitenanfang / Top] [letzte Seite / last page] [Homepage]

Last Update: 20.08.2005 Mail: Editor /Webmaster
© 2005 Schönstatt-Bewegung in Deutschland, PressOffice Schönstatt, hbre, All rights reserved, Impressum