Homemade authentic Hispanic food from every Latin American country in Central America, South America, and even Spain will be available for the sampling. The music and entertainment stage will sizzle with the rhythms of Salsa, Meringue, Mariachi and Latin ballads brought to you by the area’s finest Latin performers. This is your opportunity to learn some moves to the hottest dancing in America today. Throughout both days giant marionettes and folkloric dance groups will be executing regional dances from countries such as Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Peru y mas. Fun for the Entire Family, Free Samples y mas!	Great Food!!!
	El Valle Verde
	Republica Dominicana
	Papis
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Cultural exhibit featuring arts and crafts from Guatemala, Ecuador El Salvador, Colombia, and Mexico; children’s games including a booth where they can make their own masks and paper flowers; dancing lessons; cascarones; face painting and others will be available for everyone’s enjoyment. Come and join us at this grand event. It is Fiesta Time!

Rides and Games Provided by MURRAY BROTHERS Dance Troop Highlight Danza Contigo Perú debuted in 1993 performing various Peruvian dances, specializing in Andean, afro and coastal region dances such as Festejo, Lando, Inga, Zamacueca, Toro Mata, Marinera Norteña, Marinera Limeña, Resbalosa, Tondero, Selvatica, as well as a variety of dances from the Andean region including Huayno, Huaylas and Coporales. Danza Contigo Perú brings the extraordinary variety of the Peruvian Dances (easily more than 5,000 different dances from more than 100 ethnic groups along the Andes, the Amazonia, and the coastal region of Perú) to the audiences with special emphasis on the staging, adaptation, and performance of traditional and period dancing featuring Peruvian musicians. Danza Contigo Perú has developed very important work in the art field community, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.  The organization received the 2004 Peruvian Consulate Award for folklore, 2006 Alma Latina Leadership Award, and opened for Perú’s national professional dance ensemble, Perú Negro during their Cincinnati Tour.  Danza Contigo Perú’s Director, Doni Jessen is also a certified Latin dance instructor, choreographer, and performer.  Through her dance studio, Cincy Salseros Son, her dance courses showcases different styles of Salsa, Cuban Son, Rueda, New York Salsa On the 2, Merengue, as well as Afro-Peruvian, Marinera and Latin Indigenous styles for men and ladies roles.  Danza Contigo Perú ensemble will be promoting at the festival an exclusive feature dance number that showcases both the Peruvian genre Lando with Cuban Rueda melody and steps to Celia’s Cruz’s exciting Salsa beat interpretation of the Peruvian genre Lando titled “Toro Mata.  "Toro Mata" ("The Bull Kill" in Spanish) is one of the most famous folk songs in Perú which has been recorded and developed by many different musical artists throughout its history.  Toro Mata is a type of Peruvian music initially developed by black slaves in Cañete and Chincha, Perú.  The fusion of both the traditional Peruvian Lando and Cuban Salsa melody is referred to as SALSA LANDO. Enjoy our “Toro Mata!”   We are always teaching in order to spread our love of the music and dance. Come join us! Our mission is simple. We want to engage as many fun people as possible to the exhilarating Peruvian rhythms and promote community.  Celebrating 15 years of sharing Latino culture.