18th Annual Cinco de Mayo Dance Festival May 2, 2010

Maru Montero Dance Company will host its annual FREE National Cinco de Mayo Festival on Sunday, May 2, 2010 to bring together people of all cultures to celebrate Latin American dance, music, and crafts. A stage will be set up for salsa, Mexican folk dancing, mariachi, and merengue performances. A children’s pavilion will host arts and crafts activities where kids can make piñatas, braid hair, build dancing puppets, and play lotería (Mexican bingo) to win prizes. Highlights of the day-long free festival include:

1. Dance performances including pre-Hispanic, folk and salsa
2. Live musical performances
3. Children’s traditional arts and crafts
4. Mexican market
5. Eclectic mix of Latin American food

Official Website: http://www.marumontero.com/cinco.htm