The Ballet Folklorico "Sentir Criollo" is an institution dedicated to sharing the
Hispanic culture in the United States. The institution shows the hispanic culture
through dances. The Ballet Folklorico "Sentir Criollo" has been around for seven years,
and within these seven years they have numerous presentations that rank nation-wide. The
founders of the organization are: Alexis Renteria, coreographer and director; Helen Rodriguez,
Public Relations; and Helmer Torres. The organization started in 1994, and in 1996 it was
registered in New Jersey as a Non-Profit Organization. The motive and main objective of the
organization is to provide teens and adults with extra curricular activities to keep them off of
the streets, another motive is to show our Hispanic culture and to teach teens and adults about
our Heritage. Our final motive is to bring a little bit of our latin countries here to the United
States.
