Ballet Folklorico

Gabby Karen invited us to a special performance by Ballet Folklorico at my hometown high school and we jumped at the chance, both to take in a little culture and to spend time with Gabby. This dance troupe from the Milwaukee area performs dances (and rope tricks) complete with fancy costumes from different regions of Mexico. Mateo was torn between paying attention and being the center of attention, as this was the day after Easter and he was going through a pretty heavy sugar withdrawal. He was dancing on the chair, on my lap, on his belly on the table and on the floor. He did sit down, however, when the dancers wearing "old man" masks walked through the audience and (in his mind) threatened to touch him. The performance (and company) was well worth the trip and the parenting struggle.