baile
Americannoun
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bailes
plural
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an event at which people gather to dance, especially where dancers perform Mexican and Spanish folk dances.
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the venue in which such an event is held.
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In a phone call with De Los, she fondly recalled dancing “La Chacha” by norteño singer Cornelio Reyna as the chambelán de honor at her cousin’s baile sorpresa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
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
“El Madrileño,” his acclaimed 2021 album, veers lithely between global genres — bossa nova one moment, salsa, Mexican norteña or Brazilian baile funk the next.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2023
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
“It is a fine dress. Fidencio told me today that there is to be a dance, a baile, next month on the day of Saint Valentine. Lucky will play his guitar there. Is this true?”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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
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
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
What did Aunt Consuelo know about what pochas wore to bailes?
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Fandangos and bailes of the day of victory tired all.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Richard Savage
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