Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival 2026, festival fever spreads throughout the city on weekend

'Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival 2026'

(Cheonan = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoo Eui-ju = The 'Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival 2026', which opened on the 1st in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, expanded the stage to Cheonan Samgeori Park over the weekend and spread the festival fever throughout the city.

On the 3rd, a youth street dance contest, an e-sports rhythm game, and a large-scale folk dance were held simultaneously on a special stage at Cheonan Sports Complex and Cheonan Samgeori Park.

At the newly renovated Sunken Square of Cheonan Samgeori Park, the 'Street Dance Paldo Competition' was held in which youth representatives from 16 cities and provinces across the country competed.

The 'Pump It Up World Championship', an immersive e-sports competition combining rhythm games and dancing, was held at the indoor tennis court at Cheonan Sports Complex.

On the main stage of the sports complex, the Group A competition of the first round of the 'International Dance Competition' was held. Thirteen teams, including the Cheonan City Dance Company, Slovakia, Panama, and Greece, participated and presented a stage that added modern creations to each country's unique traditional dances.

Meanwhile, the previous day, the 'Cheonan Heungtaryeong Dance Festival 2026' street dance parade was held in a 550m section extending from Bangjuk-an Intersection in Sinbu-dong to the terminal intersection, turning the city center into a huge dance stage.

About 1,500 people from 40 teams, including domestic and foreign professional dance groups, universities, and citizens, participated in the parade and competed with choreography that took advantage of each team's unique characteristics.

Cheonan Mayor Jang Ki-soo said, "To celebrate the weekend, we have placed programs that cross generations and borders at both the downtown sports complex and the historical Samgeori Park. We hope you can enjoy the colorful dance scene without interruption by using the free shuttle bus that connects the two event venues."