Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo Idaho!

The FIFA World Cup may be over, but summer 2026 will forever belong to the memories of the entire world coming together to celebrate, support, and inspire joy. It was an incredible honor and a total blast celebrating Team Mexico with everyone! The pride de ser mexicanos orgullosos will forever be in our blood! We had everyone chanting, “Y Si Si!” until the very last moment. And maybe it didn’t end the way we wanted, but a todos modos it was puro fiesta! 🎉And to lexy sometimes legzi How your photography is such a treasure. Gracias, Amiga. Gracias, Boise. Gracias, Gente. Gracias, Mexico. May I be Mexican in every lifetime. 🇲🇽🎉❤️⚽️

Noche de Serenatas, May 2026. Amazing amazing collaboration with Opera Idaho, Mariachi Sol de Acapulco, Idaho Flamenco, the Boise Basque Choir, and Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo. It was such a magical night! Thank you to everyone who attended and shared photos and videos of us performing with Opera Idaho and with Mariachi Sol De Acapulco. Such a party!
The music was beautiful, the venue was gorgeous….the weather? Well, we quickly pivoted, and still managed to dance ourselves silly! Nonetheless, what an incredible experience, and what a wonderful night! Grateful for the opportunity to share our time and talents! ❤️🙏🏽🎉

Cinco de Mayo 2026 was one for the books! 🎉🇲🇽❤️ From dancing on the famous Blue Turf at BSU with Mariachi Cantares de Mexico, (my former dancers- talk about proud Maestra!) to Lalo Cantina Eagle, Boise Music Week, TRICA, the Village in Meridian and a packed house at the Indian Creek Plaza in downtown Caldwell, the energy was infectious! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us, we absolutely LOVE seeing you there! ❤️ Thank you for the opportunity to share our time and talents with everyone. We can’t wait to do it again!

April 17, 2018. I didn’t know that the Nampa State of the City address for (then) Mayor Debbie Kling would be the last time I would perform. It was a great night. So much joy. The very next morning, I would host an outreach at The College Of Idaho, where I worked as the Education Director for Caldwell Fine Arts. I would teach a dance that I’ve done @ least 1000 times. I would partner with a football player and I would hold his arm. He would turn to the left, and I would turn to my right. And the entire room would hear a massive *POP*. Immediately I fall, and he would catch me, and my life as I knew it up until that very minute was over forever. I would try to stand on 2 feet but I can’t, and I sink to the floor. I would be rushed to a doctor‘s office where they couldn’t help me. I go into shock from the pain. Eventually, I am taken to a hospital in Caldwell, where I have an x-ray and an MRI and it’s confirmed that I completely tore my right Achilles tendon. By the time I get home I am in excruciating pain and yet I still don’t comprehend the severity of my accident. I don’t have surgery. I don’t go to PT. Instead, my foot and my leg are in a full cast, and I immediately have to learn how to fend for myself. I cannot stand. I cannot walk. I cannot drive. I can’t even take a shower. As a mother, I don’t understand how I’m going to care for my children. As a dancer, I don’t understand how I’m going to continue doing what I love. I fall into a deep depression, and I have to learn to rely on myself. Crawling becomes my norm. Healing physically/ mentally/ and emotionally takes everything out of me. I honor my commitment to my dancers and my family to still perform in Seattle. Cinco de Mayo 2018 was definitely one for the books. I agree that I will perform again for La Virgen de Guadalupe. And I did. Healing didn’t look like what I had imagined. Fast forward to April 18, 2025. My life is SO DIFFERENT. I perform at Disneyland with my dancers! I am able bodied- just not like before. But I’M HERE. And I’m still healing. Emotionally, mentally, and physically. And I am so grateful for that. ❤️‍🩹

Rest in peace, Nampa Mayor, Rick Hogaboam. This picture was taken in June 2018 at my dance studio when it was located in downtown Nampa. My studio had been vandalized repeatedly over a period of four days, and Rick came by to see me and talk to me and ask how I was feeling and how he could help. (See slide #2) He was the pastor of his own church at the time, and they too had been vandalized. I will never forget his compassion and kindness when he spoke. He listened, he understood, and he prayed with me before he left. Now I will pray for him and lift him and his family up in prayer the way he did for me. My dance studio may not be located in Nampa anymore, but you never forget good people when they leave such a lasting impression on your heart. Sleep in the eternal peace of Christ, friend. You will be missed. 💔