The Sho-Jo-Ji Dancers, organized in 1955 under the sponsorship of the Japanese American Citizens League - Cleveland, has served as cultural and goodwill ambassadors of the Cleveland-area Japanese American community for years. They performed traditional Japanese dances in the Cleveland Asian Festival space at the 2026 Fan Expo in Cleveland on March 14.

Here is one of their dances.

Beverly Kerecman

Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese Dancers

They also taught some simple steps to people in the audience. Here are some snippets.

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Cleveland Fan Expo
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March 14, 2026

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