Photograph of Krakowiak Polish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancing pairs of men and women wear historical Polish dress as they perform for an audience at dusk.

Photograph of Krakowiak Polish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancing pairs of men and women wear historical Polish dress. Members of the audience were called to the stage to participate with the Polish dancers.

Photograph of Krakowiak Polish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dance pair consists of a man and a woman wearing historical Polish dress as they perform for an audience at dusk. The woman wears a white shirt with large, draping lace sleeves under a black leather bodice embroidered with brightly-colored flowers. Her colorful skirt and floral headband match the flowers on the bodice. Her dance partner wears a bright blue sheath over a white undershirt, secured with a red belt. A peacock feather extends out of his red hat.

Photograph of Krakowiak Polish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancing pairs of men and women wear historical Polish dress. Members of the audience were called to the stage to participate with the Polish dancers.

Photograph of Ukrainian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers, from St. Seraphim's Orthodox Cathedral Church in Dallas, Texas, wear traditional Ukrainian clothing including elaborate dresses, crowns made of flowers, and decorative cloth as they perform on-stage.

Photograph of Ukrainian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers, from St. Seraphim's Orthodox Cathedral Church in Dallas, Texas, wear traditional Ukrainian clothing including elaborate dresses, crowns made of flowers, and decorative cloth as they perform on-stage.

Photograph of Ukrainian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers, from St. Seraphim's Orthodox Cathedral Church in Dallas, Texas, wear traditional Ukrainian clothing including elaborate dresses, crowns made of flowers, and decorative cloth as they perform on-stage.

Photograph of Krakowiak Polish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancing pairs of men and women wear historical Polish dress as they perform for an audience at dusk.

Photograph of a member of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing Flamenco at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a blue and green top with a long skirt and wears a white bow in her hair and a long scarf around her neck.

Photograph of the San Antonio Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear white dresses with yellow and white plaid aprons. Filipino-American dancers also share the stage, dancing together.

Photograph of the Lijauco Bayanihan Dance Ensemble performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dance team, from Laredo, Texas, wears long green or yellow dresses with white aprons and hats. Each woman carries a small glass votive in each hand.

Photograph of the Lijauco Bayanihan Dance Ensemble performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dance team, from Laredo, Texas, wears long yellow dresses with white aprons and hats. Each barefoot woman extends one arm in the air as the other trails by her side.

Photograph of a tinikling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A girl wearing a white dress with a yellow and plaid apron holds hands with a festival participant, showing her how to jump in and out of the tinikling poles.

Photograph of the Amelab Lebanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each dancer wears a black top with gold beading on the straps and a brightly colored skirt. They perform on stage in front of a crowd of festival participants, who sit on a grassy hill.

Photograph of Tanya Zwan performing a Middle-Eastern dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Tanya wears a top made of small gold medallions, a matching belt, and a long purple skirt. She also wears a gold crown in her hair and small finger cymbals on each hand.

Photograph of Mexican folk dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of boys and girls form a line on the stage, with the girls wearing white dresses embroidered with pink and orange flowers, and the boys wearing white suits with white fedoras.

Photograph of members of the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing dances, from the Mexican state of Yucatan, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of boys and girls--Left to right) Sylvia Rodriguez, Diane Garcia, Ernest Rodriguez,and Anthony Medrano--form a line on the stage, with the girls wearing white dresses embroidered with pink and orange flowers, and the boys wearing white suits with white fedoras. A colorful backdrop decorates the stage.

Photograph of Ernest Rodriguez and Terry Luna, members of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, performing "Danza de Las Cintas," from Yucatan, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers each hold a long ribbon as they dance. The boys wear a white suit and hat with red bandannas, while the girls wear satin dresses with colorful flowers embroidered along the bodice and hem.

Photograph of Mexican folk dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two performers embrace in front of a large crowd of festival participants. The girl wears a blue shirt and a yellow gingham skirt with black lace trim, while her young dance partner wears a blue shirt with white jeans and a red bandanna around his neck.

Photograph of Mexican folk dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two performers embrace in front of a large crowd of festival participants. The woman wears a red shirt with a green gingham skirt, while her dance partner wears a blue shirt with white denim pants.

Photograph of the Amelab Lebanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each dancer wears a black top with gold beading on the straps and a brightly colored skirt. They perform on stage in front of a crowd of festival participants, who sit on a grassy hill.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two boys stand together on stage, wearing traditional Native-American dress including beaded earrings, headdresses, and necklaces.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a boy stands on stage wearing traditional Native-American dress, including a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a boy stands on stage wearing traditional Native-American dress, including a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces.