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How Did Amalia Alvarez Contribute To Dance

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Amalia Hernández, a world renown Mexican Ballet Choreographer. Ever since Amalia was born her parents, Lamberto Hernández and Amalia Navarro, knew she would do great things. Lamberto Hernández, Amalia’s Father, was a military officer and a politician. Amalia Navarro, Amalia’s Mother, was interested in the arts and really pushed for her daughter to be a dancer. Growing up, Amalia’s interest in dance lead to her passion for Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Amalia Hernández passed away November 5th, 2000 but her legacy lives on today. Amalia Hernández did not have much education. At the age of 16, she was accepted to the National School of Dance. From there her dance career soared. Amalia´s passion for dance was pushed for by her parents. They wanted her to be successful in the arts. Her mother, Amalia Navarro, wanted Amalia to be interested in the arts just as much as she was growing up. Her father, Alberto Hernández, went as far as building Amalia a dance studio to see how she would excel while practicing at home. Amalia´s Parents really had an influence in her early life and helped her decide to pursue dance. …show more content…

She debut her own experience to try and gain more followers in the interest in arts. At first her business was successful. After their first performance and her dance company debut Melodies of Buchanan, and the dance company began to skyrocket. This dance company then had the opportunity to perform weekly on television. From there, the opportunities were growing rapidly. Ballet Folklorico de Mexico had the chance to perform for the President, in the Pan American Games, and in that company's lifetime, more twenty-two million people. The Ballet Folklorico de Mexico Dance Company was successful because, Amalia Hernández followed her passion and chased her

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