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Alejandro Bustillos, Jr. Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Year: 2011 College: Trumbull Major: Music/Architecture What do you miss about your hometown that you can’t find in New Haven? In general I just miss driving up and down Dodge and strolling around the Old Market. What interests you about folkloric dancing and why did you join this group? I started dancing in middle school mainly because my best friend had done it and really liked it. I went a few of the rehearsals and realized that it was a ton of fun. Ballet Folklórico is a great to stay in shape, and most importantly preserve our Mexican Culture. Each dance has a specific story that the dancers, choreography, costumes, and music all try to tell.

What is your favorite folklorico dance and why? I know a version of 'La Bamba' from the state of Vera Cruz that I really like performing. We choreographed it for three girls and a guy. The solos are very fun. This dance is very well known and has many interpretations, another reason why it is such a great dance. Biography Alejandro began his Ballet Folklorico eduction under the instruction of Magdelena Garcia at El Museo Latino in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of thirteen. For the three the years that followed he performed with the museum's resident dance troupe Chiomari, presenting at the Nebraska State Fair and at the Joslyn Art Museum. Then at seventeen years he joined Xalapa: Ballet Folklorico, a professional dance troupe through The South Omaha Arts Institute, under the direction of Tashia Cruz and managment of Marcos Mora."