Dance Group will Cast its Spell

by Marcie Porter

Choreographer Freddy Corado has been dancing for years, but he didn’t learn how to move his feet from dance classes — he learned by watching videos. It just came naturally.
Next he began giving dance classes, and there he discovered the talented Cristina España, who soon became his partner. Now they dance together to all Latin rhythms, salsa, stomps, riverdance, plus tap callejero. They have performed in the IGA, the Club Italiano and various discos, always showing people what a group of talented dancers can do.


It all came together when Freddy formed the “National Guatemalan Dance Group,” made up of six dancers and four musicians, all Guatemalans: Cristina España, Jacki Machon, Camilo Urcuyo, Raul Baiton, Bonnie Hurtao, plus the leader, Freddy. Add to that ballet dancer Vickie Alvarez and you have a great presentation — worth seeing. The entire group will be performing at IGA in late November and December, with an intriguing story that goes like this:
A witch named Denebola hopes to win over two men, Andres, boyfriend of Esmeralda, and Antonio, boyfriend of Luna, by casting a spell and interchanging them. But her wrath and limited knowledge of the force of evil result in confusion. To her surprise, her spell interchanges Antonio and Esmeralda instead.
You’ll have to go to the theater to find out what happens next. Shows will be at IGA November 28-30 and December 12-15, all beginning at 8:00 p.m. except Sundays, when they begin at 5:00 p.m. •