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baile

American  
[bahy-lay] / ˈbaɪ leɪ /

noun

  • bailes
    plural
  1. an event at which people gather to dance, especially where dancers perform Mexican and Spanish folk dances.

  2. the venue in which such an event is held.


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But Esparza Loera saw the proverbial writing on the wall about a decade ago, when he covered a baile folklorico performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

Typical festivities include parades, street food, block parties, mariachi competitions and baile folklórico, or folkloric dance, with whirling dancers wearing shiny ribbons with braids and bright, ruffled dresses.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

Typical festivities include parades, street food, block parties, mariachi competitions and baile folklórico, or folkloric ballet, with whirling dancers wearing shiny ribbons and braids and bright, ruffled dresses.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

Their sets dipped into African drums, reggaetón, baile funk, cumbia, IDM, metal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

By February 13, Elvio pronounced her ready to go to the baile.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

Since dedicating himself full-time to content creation, he has become a dance star of sorts, with club promoters flying him out to bailes in more than 25 states, including Kansas, Tennessee and South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Cruz hopes this youth interest in bailes can sustain itself, especially after experiencing the post-quebradita lull in the late ’90s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

The Sylmar-based TikTok influencer is part of a growing spectacle in the culture of bailes, attracting new and young crowds with his gliding footwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

What did Aunt Consuelo know about what pochas wore to bailes?

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

To the traveler, riding along his road at night, the deep regular rumbling of the drums of distant "bailes" comes with indescribable weirdness.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Otto Schoenrich

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