COBAEP Plantel 35 wins third place in state dance contest

Students from Plantel 35 of the Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Puebla (COBAEP) in Chilchotla secured third place in the State Mexican Folkloric Dance Contest. The competition, held on October 1 and 2 at the Teatro del Complejo Cultural Universitario, featured categories for both upper secondary and higher education.

The delegation performed the ‘sones de artesa’ from Cruz Grande, Guerrero, an Afro-Mexican cultural tradition originating from the municipality of Florencio Villarreal in the Costa Chica region. This dance style is rooted in freedom celebrations where participants performed footwork on inclined wooden canoes, which eventually evolved into the wooden box known as an ‘artesa’.

The performers wore traditional attire representing the region's identity, including embroidered blouses, floral skirts, and bead necklaces for female students, while male students wore white clothing, coastal hats, and red neckerchiefs.