HR1034 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago on its 36th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago was founded on February 17, 1982 and incorporated on March 28, 1983; and

WHEREAS, The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago will be celebrating its 36th anniversary at the Studebaker Theatre, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, on May 11, 2018, doing what it loves to do, performing the inspirational and tradition rich folkloric dances of Mexico; and

WHEREAS, The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago through its authentic dance performances has been successful in its efforts to educate the public on its vast dance repertoire and to preserve this heritage among the Mexican community; and

WHEREAS, The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago has toured nationally and internationally; it performed in Mexico in 1988 and in Ireland in 2007 and 2009; it performed for President Reagan's 1985 visit to Chicago Heights, the 1987 Pan Am games before then-Vice President Bush, the 1994 World Cup before President Clinton, and Mexican President Fox's visit to Chicago in 2001; it also performed for Governor James Thompson, Governor Rod Blagojevich, Mayor Richard Daley, Mayor Harold Washington, and world renowned musical duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme; it performed with mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan in 2003, 2004, and 2018, Pepe Aguilar in 2007 and 2009, Juan Gabriel in 2009, and Los Tigres del Norte in 2016 and 2017; and

WHEREAS, The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago has received almost 300 awards, grants, and recognitions; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago on its 36th anniversary; we honor them for their success in educating the public on Mexican heritage through dance, and we extend our best wishes to them for continued success in all of their future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago as an expression of our respect and esteem.