Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, danced continuously for 168 hours.
"Ballet isn't for everybody, but it can be for anybody," said Michelle Cave, founder of Ballet and Beyond.
The director of San Francisco's Mission Cultural Center fears the organization could disappear while its building undergoes seismic retrofitting, as they need to raise about $4 million before next summer.
San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.
The Mission was sizzling with the sights and sounds of Samba, Salsa and more, and thousands are here for the party. "Everyone getting together and just being part of Latin America."
It's a space where creativity and self-expression unfold in joyful, sometimes bold ways, and the dance floor really is a symbolic life stage.