{"id":400019,"date":"2026-07-16T00:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/400019\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T00:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:10:18","slug":"experience-a-world-of-artistic-expression-at-dance-fest-on-aug-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/400019\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience a world of artistic expression at Dance Fest on Aug. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prepare to bust a move for the return of Dance Fest, an all-ages artistic showcase put on by the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/park-and-facilities\/parks-centers-pier\/homeland-cultural-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Homeland Cultural Center<\/a>, on Saturday, Aug. 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking place from 5-7 p.m. at Cesar E. Chavez Park Amphitheater (401 Golden Ave.), Dance Fest will feature 10 cultural performances that weave together global performing arts traditions. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnic-style dinners as community members demonstrate their creative skills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCulture and the arts are the fabric of our community, and Dance Fest is a powerful reminder of how the arts bring people together, celebrate our shared cultures and strengthen community connections,\u201d said Mayor Rex Richardson in a public statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Enriquez_Hispanic_Heritage_Month_Oct.11089.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124960\"  \/>Community members of all ages dance with one another on stage as various Latin genres of music play at the third annual Heritage Hispanic Celebration at Chavez Park on Oct. 11, 2025. (Justin Enriquez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dance Fest lineup will include the following Homeland Cultural Center classes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Popping and locking<\/p>\n<p>Breakdance<\/p>\n<p>Drumming<\/p>\n<p>Poetry<\/p>\n<p>Aztec dance<\/p>\n<p>Khmer martial arts and dance<\/p>\n<p>West African dance<\/p>\n<p>Hmong arts<\/p>\n<p>Micronesian arts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Homeland Cultural Center, located at MacArthur Park (1321 E. Anaheim St.), hosts free year-round cultural classes and drop-in programs for people of all ages to explore traditional and urban contemporary dance, music and the arts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDance Fest reflects the creativity and cultural richness that makes Long Beach such a special community,\u201d said District One Councilmember Mary Zendejas in a public statement. \u201cThis is an event we continue to look forward to each year\u2013an event that uplifts local talent and brings people together by celebrating culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about PRM\u2019s free summer event calendar, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/recreation-programs\/programs-and-classes\/summer-family-entertainment2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">lbcity.info\/lbsummer<\/a>. For more information about the Homeland Cultural Center, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/park\/park-and-facilities\/parks-centers-pier\/homeland-cultural-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">center\u2019s webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/the-signal-tribune-newspaper.square.site\/\" aria-label=\"BANNER PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS (online) (1)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784160618_215_BANNER-PRINT-SUBSCRIPTIONS-online-1.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"800\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prepare to bust a move for the return of Dance Fest, an all-ages artistic showcase put on by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400020,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[5282,160547,160548,1043,16881,160549,131,133,132,19187,2239],"class_list":["post-400019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-arts","tag-cesar-e-chavez-park-amphitheater","tag-dance-fest","tag-event","tag-free-events","tag-homeland-cultural-center","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-mayor-rex-richardson","tag-performing-arts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}