Hundreds gather for California Dance Festival in Sacramento
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR DANCE ON IN SACRAMENTO. IT’S ALL PART OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA DANCE FESTIVAL IN KCRA 3’S. MIKE TESELLE SHOWS US WHEN AND WHERE YOU CAN BOTH LEARN TO DANCE AND WATCH THE BEST PERFORM. LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GET YOUR GROOVE ON THIS WEEKEND? WELL COME HERE. THE STAGE IS SET. WE ARE IN THE BALLROOM OF THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL HERE IN SACRAMENTO FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA DANCE FESTIVAL. AN ENTIRE WEEKEND. FRIDAY. SATURDAY. SUNDAY OF DANCE INSTRUCTION CLASSES FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, BEING TAUGHT BY SOME OF THE WORLD’S BEST DANCERS. AND EVERY NIGHT THERE’S A SHOW FOR YOU TO ENJOY. AGAIN. YOU ARE INVITED. AND THE COOLEST THING ABOUT THIS WAS HOW IT STARTED. IT STARTED WITH ONE SINGLE EMOTION REVOLVING AROUND THIS GUY. LARRY. TONY. I’LL LET HIM EXPLAIN. I COULDN’T SIT AT HOME ALL DAY DOING NOTHING. AND SO I JUST STARTED TO INVITE ALL MY FRIENDS. I SENT 10,000 TEXT MESSAGES A TO COME AND DANCE. AND THEY BECAME THIS. AND THAT WAS TO COME DANCE ALONG THE RIVER, RIGHT? YEAH. THE OLD SACRAMENTO RIVERFRONT EVERY SUNDAY. SO WHEN YOU FIRST INVITED PEOPLE, HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP? SIX. BUT THEN ABOUT 230. NOTHING LIKE 2000 THAT COME FOR THE FESTIVAL EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND SO ALL OF THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THAT SADNESS IN COVID. SO THE BIG QUESTION IS, DO YOU FEEL HAPPY NOW? I’M SO HAPPY. SO ONE LAST TIME, IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GET YOUR GROOVE ON AND FIND YOUR HAPPINESS, MIGHT I SUGGEST THE DOUBLETREE IN SACRAMENTO?
Hundreds gather for California Dance Festival in Sacramento
Updated: 5:51 PM PDT Jun 19, 2026
Hundreds of people are participating in the fifth annual California Dance Festival in Sacramento. The event is happening at the DoubleTree by Hilton, where attendees can both learn to dance and watch performances.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Hundreds of people are participating in the fifth annual California Dance Festival in Sacramento.
The event is happening at the DoubleTree by Hilton, where attendees can both learn to dance and watch performances.
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