Description
Take a step into Spanish Colonial Dance music with Trio Tornado and Lucy Salazar. Enjoy music by this group paired with the option of dancing to it as well. A brief demonstration of New Mexican Folk Dances will be provided by Lucy Salazar. There will be space for dancing if you wish to join in.
The members of Trio Tornado have collected these dances over the last 40+ years and enjoy sharing them with whomever is interested in hearing and dancing to them. The group consists of Scott Mathis on mandolin, Linda Askew on guitar, Jack Clintworth on concertina, and Judy Paladino on violin.
Lucy Salazar is a dance instructor with NM Arts Division, National Hispanic Cultural Center, International Museum of Folk Art, and the Asociacion Nacional de Grupo Folkloricos, as well as private Ballet Folklorico dance companies in California, Colorado, and New Mexico.