Starting the new year with another grantee spotlight! This week we are featuring Vika S. Hernandez
Vika is a local dance artist, creative director, and event producer. She has spearheaded Oceanside’s 1st World Rhythm & Dance Festival and is ready to make more magic for the 2nd World Rhythm & Dance Festival happening on May 16, 2026!
Congratulations @vikadances !
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Hello beautiful dancers! Are you passionate about Brazil’s healing dance languages, love to be in nature, and need a healing tropical adventure to reset your nervous system? I would like to invite you to my Movement Mystics: Summer Solstice Healing Dance Retreat in Yelapa, Jalisco, Mexico 🇲🇽 in June 18-June 21, 2026! Here are the details ⬇️
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This retreat is designed to reconnect your mind, body, and spirit through embodied dance and movement focusing on the alchemy of elements (earth, air, fire, and water), the sacred forces of nature, as well as dances that activate joy, release trauma, and promote healing. Set against the backdrop of Yelapa’s lush natural beauty, this exclusive experience is open to all the deep divers, soul seekers, and heart-centered warriors looking to reset their nervous system in a peaceful and beautiful setting.
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Highlights:
* Daily Healing Dance Workshops: Immerse yourself in the world of dance with daily workshops that blend various dance styles, including Afro-Brazilian Orixa Dances, Samba, Samba-Reggae as well as other experiential dance workshops. These sessions will help you explore the healing potential of movement while building a conscious connection to your emotional, biological and spiritual body.
* Oceanfront Accommodations in a Treehouse Palapa
* Delicious Meals
* Waterfall Adventure
* Solstice Meditation with Cacao
* Yoga
* Cultural experiences exploring the beautiful seaside village
* Optional Add-on: Healing Temazcal Ceremony (traditional sweat lodge-highly recommended)
* Optional Add-on: Body Massage
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Link in bio. Limited spots. A deposit will lock in your spot, and flexible payment plans are available. Send an email or dm to get started.
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#womensretreat #wellness #wellnesscoach #danceislife #movementmedicine #danceretreat #afrobraziliandance #braziliandance #ptsdrecovery #healthyliving #knowthyself #healthyself #dance
And that’s a wrap for Oceanside’s 2nd World Rhythm & Dance Festival! Thank you to all the artists involved in making this a reality, thank you to our drummers, world masters of cultural arts, dancers, musicians, community members, non profit organizations, sponsors, community partners, and wellness vendors, for your support, skill, energy and art!!! WE did it!! We have TONS of material to post. More coming…
Clip with Sambamerica Dance & Drum Collective @sambamerica_dance
Musical Direction by Rafael Hernandez. @rafael_capoeira_sd
Drummers:
@vikadances@aki_drums@treenie62@grangie143
Lisa P
@regenjenna@sarahbellamondragon
Stilt Man Extraordinaire : @llamaruda
Videography 🎥 @_mrdj
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Follow us @worldrhythmdancefest to catch all the great moments!!!
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#worldrhythmdancefestival #sambareggae #batucada #sambamericadancecollective #oceanside
Schedule for the 2nd World Rhythm & Dance Festival on Saturday May 16th! We kick off with Samba+Samba Reggae Dance Workshop with @vikadances and continue dancing with so many great artists! At 2pm our performance segment begins and welcomes incredible talent all over our SD region, so please join us for this fabulous community event! See you tomorrow!
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Excited to welcome you to Oceanside’s 2nd annual World Rhythm & Dance Festival happening this Saturday May 10am-5pm at the Oceanside Library Courtyard and Civic Center Plaza. We have so much to offer and can’t wait to see you! Entire festival is FREE. Community workshops, performances and live music! 🎶 Get workshop details and performance line up via Link 🔗 in bio.
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🎥 Filmed by @gramercyarts
📍Location: @bookablstudio
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#worldrhythmdancefestival #oceansideculturaldistrict #performance#festival #oceanside
Debuting my newest dance piece inspired by Ogum, Warrior Orixa, with elements of Capoeira during the World Rhythm & Dance Festival on May 16th. “Forged in Fire 🔥” is dedicated to all the wounded warriors fighting silent battles, who have gone through spiritual (ego) death many times over, and had to rise out of the ashes. This one is for you ⚔️ Honored to share the stage with so many talented teaching and performance artists. Check out @worldrhythmdancefest Link 🔗 in bio for the full festival schedule. Asé.
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#worldrhythmdancefest #ogum #warrior #ptsd #afrobraziliandance
Precious moments with my sweetheart ❤️😭 She decided to join me in my Samba class for Mother’s Day and it’s moments like these that are often left unrecorded! So grateful my dear friend @simonetalaricoross for capturing this magical moment and all of the dancing Mamacitas for the energy. #gloriaestefan #ifyouknowyouknow
Thank you for the feature @theosidermag We are just one week away from the World Rhythm & Dance Festival on May 16th 10am-5pm 📍 Oceanside Library & Civic Center Plaza. ❤️ 💃🏽 🥁 Get ready O’Side! This event is FREE and includes community dance workshops, drum workshops, World Dance Show with performances featuring local talent, and live music with Kimba Light! Full event schedule is online, click link in bio. 🔗 See you soon! 🥳
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#worldrhythmdancefest #oceanside #oceansideculturaldistrict #dance #festival
Hello beautiful dancers 💛 I’ll be offering a special Samba class on Mother’s Day 💧 🌼 🌹 🌺 🌷 Hope you can join me Sunday May 10th at 9am @bookablstudio in Oceanside 🌊
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#oceanside #dance #mothersday #eueágua #samba
Ready for the best fest in O’Side? Looking forward to welcome Sambamerica Dance & Drum Collective to the World Rhythm & Dance Festival on May 16th! Co-directed by Vika S. Hernandez (dance) and Rafael Hernandez (drum), this group has performed throughout Southern California for over a decade. Bringing the vibrant dance and drum traditions of Brazil 🇧🇷 to Oceanside! We can’t wait to see you at the show! Performances begin at 2pm. FULL EVENT SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE NOW. Link 🔗 in bio.
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#sambamericadancecollective #drum #oceanside #oceansideculturaldistrict #brazil
