Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancer wears traditional Native American clothing as he performs a hoop dance for festival participants.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancer wears traditional Native American clothing as he performs a hoop dance for festival participants.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Ukrainian dress including embroidered shirts, aprons, and floral skirts as they dance in a single line on a raised stage, holding each others' hands.

Photograph of Mexican folk dancers performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the female dancers wear dresses with long skirts, white boots, heavy jewelry, and elaborate headpieces. The four dancers perform on a raised stage in front of a large crowd of festival participants.

Photograph of Pleasanton Cowboy Homecoming area at the 19th Annual Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three children are learning how to rope using a replica bull. They stand behind the replica, while the oldest child hands the ropes to the second and third children.

Photograph of a child making a necklace out of rigatoni in the Italian Booth at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl strings the noodles through yarn at a small table. Festival participants are visible behind the girl, interacting with the Italian booth.

Photograph of children making necklaces out of rigatoni in the Italian Booth at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two volunteers are helping several children string the rigatoni onto strings of yarn. The activity is sponsored by the cultural booth.

Photograph of a man cooking Cajun gumbo at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a striped shirt, jeans, and a straw hat as he uses a large wooden paddle to stir the metal drum. Festival participants are visible in the background, interacting with festival exhibits.

Photograph of the Guadalupe County Pecan Specialties at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two women are standing behind a table filled with desserts made from pecans. A woman stands on the left, holding a basket of pralines, while a woman on the right holds a pecan pie.

Photograph of a roping demonstration at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a child wearing a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, large belt, jeans, and a short-sleeved shirt shows another child how to hold the rope in the appropriate manner. The other child stands to his right, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and athletic shoes.

Photograph of a dancer from the Arathi School of Indian Dance performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The performer wears an embroidered sari with many bracelets, necklaces and anklets. She performs on a stage in front of a striped canopy.

Photograph of a Panamanian folk dancer performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman wearing an elaborate dress with layers of lace and embroidery performs on a raised stage under a covered pavilion for a large audience of festival participants.

Photograph of a dance performance by Folkloric Group Mi Peru at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man and a woman wearing traditional Peruvian clothing perform in front of a large audience of festival participants.

Photograph of performers belonging to the Arathi School of Dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The performers wear embroidered saris with many bracelets, necklaces and anklets, with shells and leaves in their hair.

Photograph of performers belonging to the Arathi School of Dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The performers wear embroidered saris with many bracelets, necklaces and anklets. They perform on a stage in front of a striped canopy.

Photograph of Jean Schnitz playing her grandmother's hammer dulcimer at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jean wears a short-sleeved shirt and floor length skirt as she sits behind the instrument, playing under a canopied picnic area. Several festival participants stand around Jean, watching her play.

Photograph of a girl playing with a handmade toy at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl wears a short-sleeved shirt and shorts with a hat as she pulls the strings attached to the arms of a wooden frog, made by Lee Haile.

Photograph of Lee Haile at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Lee stands behind a wooden workstation, building toys by hand as festival participants watch.

Photograph of a boy walking on rope bridge in Frontier Playland at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young boy balances on a rope bridge. He wears a backwards baseball cap, t-shirt, and jeans. Another boy is visible walking behind him on the bridge.

Photograph of gospel singer Lucy McGuffin performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Lucy has her hair pulled back into a light-colored handkerchief and she wears a collared shirt and round earrings. She sings into the microphone she holds in her right hand.

Photograph of a member of the Contemporaries Choir of the Second Baptist Church performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the man wears a polo shirt with jeans as he performs in front of a microphone for festival participants.

Photograph of the Contemporaries Choir of the Second Baptist Church performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, five men wearing matching polo shirts with jeans, crowd around a single microphone, performing for a festival participants.

Photograph of the Alsatian Dancers resting outside of the dance floor at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three girls and two boys dressed in traditional Alsatian clothing rest against a makeshift board, waiting for their turn to perform.

Photograph of a Csardas Hungarian dancer performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancer is wearing a long white skirt and loose white shirt underneath a dark vest and sash. The dancer stands on one leg and taps the side of his boot with both hands.