Ferrer Stella 2013-03-13
This interview features Stella Ferrer who talks about her experiences with Ballet Folklorico Aztlan in Lubbock, Texas as well as her experience as a Hispanic, single mother.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Lahib Jaddo
Additional Parties Recorded: n/a
Date: March 14, 2013
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:01:15
Abstract
Biographical and family background 5 00:00:33 Being a dancer as a teenager 8 00:05:06 Going to South Plains College as a single mother 9 00:07:50 Daughter, violinist in a local mariachi group 12 00:14:13 Experiences dancing with Ballet Folklorico Aztlan 14 00:16:58 Why Ferrer got out of dancing 17 00:23:02 Dancing as veteran dancer, how mariachi and dance has changed 18 00:27:30 Career path, improving situation through hard work 23 00:42:50
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: audio cd available in reading room
Transcript: found on dspace, see below
Links
Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/315306
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