On February 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a plan to change the composition of the Supreme Court. He had been stymied by a Court that steadfastly refused to approve many of his New Deal measures.He was determined to get around the Court and to get his measures approved.DR was not one to take defeat quietly. In the wake of his overwhelming re-election in 1936, FDR proposed his âcourt-packingâ plan. He claimed that up to six new Justices could be appointed to the Supreme Court. He innocently explained that he was not trying to threaten the Justices or influence the Courtâs rulings.
Mexicoâs best known folk dance troupe is the Ballet FolklÃ³rico de MÃ©xico, which was founded by dancer Amalia HernÃ¡ndez in 1952. The troupe consists of forty dancers, a mariachi band and sixteen other musicians. Counting support staff such as costume and set designers, the organization involves over 600 people.
Educational centers throughout Mexico gave dance classes and the Departamento de las Bellas Artes created a Dance School in the Federal District in 1932 (JimÃ©nez de Pomar 87). Despite an overall decline in popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, the Mexican government again made a concerted effort to promote folkloric dance and preserve it for its aesthetic and social value.