U of M Grito y Fiesta de Danza

Immediately following the performance of Tania
Pérez-Salas Compañia de Danza

Each year, over
Mexico's Independence from Spain, an official GRITO (the cry for independence)
is used to proclaim independence and other important matters. This special grito is planned in conjunction with the Consulate of México in St. Paul,
Minnesota and the U of M Department of Chicano Studies.

After the grito, Minnesota's hottest radio show featuring Mexican music, Radio Pocho from
KFAI, will play a live DJ set and fill the mall with the latest and greatest
Mexican dance music. This outdoor dance event features different musical
influences celebrating the rich diversity of Mexican dance music including
bachata, cumbia, funk, hip-hop, jazz, merengue, reggae, rock, salsa, samba, soul,
and Chicano/Tejano.

--A
collaboration with KFAI-Radio without Boundaries.

Presented as
part of México 2010 Celebration: Bicentennial of the Independence of México and
the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution in collaboration with the Consulate of
Mexico in Saint Paul, MN.

Presented with support by U of M Office for Equity and
Diversity, U of M Institute for Advanced Study, and U of M Department of
Chicano Studies.