▁Div isions . ▁ ▁Fol k lor ic ▁Bal let ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁when ▁several ▁dan cing ▁cou ples ▁organized ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁would ▁represent ▁the ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁College , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁R ector , ▁Ig na cio ▁Ma ci el ▁Sal ced o , ▁name ▁this ▁group ▁as ▁the ▁Fol k lor ic ▁Bal let ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara . ▁The ▁Bal let ▁a ims ▁to ▁spread ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁Mexican ▁cultural ▁trad itions ▁expressed ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁d ances ▁by ▁present ing ▁in ▁their ▁ch ore ograph ies ▁a ▁recre ation ▁of ▁elements ▁present ▁in ▁every day ▁life ▁in ▁several ▁Mexican ▁regions . ▁At ▁present , ▁the ▁Bal let ▁is ▁composed ▁by ▁fifteen ▁cou ples ▁of ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁twelve ▁cou ples ▁of ▁sing ers . ▁The ▁resident ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁children ' s ▁bal let ▁is ▁composed ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁sing ers . ▁As ▁a ▁total , ▁the ▁Bal let ▁has ▁ 1 6 8 ▁artists ▁trained ▁in ▁dance ▁or ▁music . ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁Univers itar ia ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁Univers itar ia ▁is ▁the ▁publishing ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁which ▁publish es ▁academ ics ▁texts , ▁manual s , ▁mon ograph s ▁and ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁books . ▁Through ▁the ▁publishing ▁of ▁these , ▁the ▁Editor ial ▁a ims ▁to ▁spread ▁knowledge