Attendees of the 2023 edition of the ever-popular UTRGV Ballet Folklorico production, Alegría, will notice new regions added to this year’s performance that directors, dancers and musicians say will not disappoint.

Here you’ll find scenes from the first official performance which was held Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at the UTRGV Performing Arts Center in Edinburg.

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Dancers perform a dance from the state of Veracruz, Mexico during the UTRGV Ballet Folklorico Alegria 2023 performance on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Dancers perform a dance from the state of Veracruz, Mexico during the UTRGV Ballet Folklorico Alegria 2023 performance on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
A dancer performs Calabaceados from Baja California Norte during Alegria 2023, a show put on by UTRGV’s Ballet Folklorico, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
The production consists of 40 dancers, 20 musicians, choreographers and scene designers for the Alegria 2023 show by UTRGV’s Ballet Folklorico on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Seven regions are represented in the Alegria 2023 show put on by UTRGV Ballet Folklorico, including Veracruz on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
UTRGV’s Ballet Folklorico dancers perform during the opening night of 2023 Alegria at the Performing Arts Center Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
An Alegria dancer for the UTRGV Ballet Folklorico pauses Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Swirling colorful dresses represent the Huasteca Veracruzana region during UTRGV Ballet Folklorico’s Alegria 2023 on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Dancers perform opening night of the UTRGV Ballet Folklorico’s Algeria 2023 on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
UTRGV Ballet Folklorico’s Alegria 2023 performance Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
The director of UTRGV Ballet Folklorico’s Alegria 2023 says half of the regions represented in this year’s production, seen here Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 in Edinburg, are new. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
Traditional dresses representing Huasteca Veracruzana are seen backstage during the Alegria 2023 production at UTRGV’s Performing Arts Center Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
The dancers flash big smiles throughout the performance of UTRGV Ballet Folklorico’s Alegria 2023 on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
The largest production of the year for UTRGV’s Ballet Folklorico is the annual Alegria performance, seen here Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])

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