Experience Mexican Culture through the unparalleled vision of choreographer Amalia Hernández

In 2021, Ballet Folklórico de México will return to the United States for an extended multi-city tour featuring renewed performances of the company’s classic choreography.

The company’s US tour in Fall 2018 was a coast-to-coast success. The eight-week tour packed houses across the country and received an enthusiastic response from audience members new and old. Performances and educational activities drew strong support from Mexican-American communities in particular.

Founded in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, Ballet Folklórico brings together the music, dance and costume of Mexican folklore from pre-Colombian civilizations through the modern era. With its permanent home at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, one of Mexico City’s most historic venues, the company has developed choreography for 40 ballets, composed of 60 folk dancers and musicians who have performed extensively across Mexico and abroad.

Fundada en 1952 por la coreógrafa Amalia Hernández, Ballet Folklórico es la compañía de danza tradicional más venerada de México. Ballet Folklórico reúne la música, la danza y los trajes del folklore mexicano, desde las civilizaciones pre-colombianas hasta la era moderna

What the Critics Say

“The dancers, clad in eye-popping pink, green and turquoise, move in battalion-worthy, cascading lines, their small stamping steps sharply reminiscent of tap. The gorgeous costumes and breathtaking formations keep coming, dance after dance.”

– Roslyn Sulcas, NY Times

“Long before “Riverdance,” Amalia Hernandez understood the power of rhythmic thunder. Before “The Lion King,” she saw the magic of dancers who could “become” animals or giant puppets. When her 50-year-old institution, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, whirled through Galveston’s 1894 Grand Opera House on Saturday, the audience was ready to shout Viva Mexico! well before the cast did.”

— Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle