Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles opens ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!’s 10th anniversary season on Sept. 11

Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles. Courtesy photo.

Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles. Courtesy photo.

SANTA BARBARA — Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles opens ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!’s 10th anniversary season with free performances at Isla Vista School (Sept. 11), Guadalupe City Hall (Sept. 12) and the Marjorie Luke Theatre (Sept. 13).

The company was founded in 2011 by Kareli Montoya, who began dancing professionally at the age of 12 in Los Angeles and later studied at the University of Colima in Mexico. Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles has performed in high-profile venues such as the Nokia Theater, the Greek Theater, the John Anson Ford Amphitheater, the Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival, and during halftime for the L.A. Clippers.

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