But on a stage in San Gabriel next month, in a Star Dance of the imagination, music for dancing will play once more.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-17/monterey-park-searching-for-answers

Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo, second from right, joins others in prayer outside Monterey Park City Hall in Monterey Park on Sunday, January 22, 2023 for the victims of the mass shooting at the Star Dance Studio.

Source: https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2023/01/23/monterey-park-looks-for-answers-in-aftermath-of-deadly-attack-on-dance-hall/

“When you watch people dance there and at places like Star Dance, you see the purest expression of a tight-knit community, and people embracing life — that’s one reason why the violence directed at their patrons is so devastating,” she said.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/us/monterey-park-shooting-victims.html

Wong Wei, who lives near the scene of the shooting, had four friends who were at Star Dance Studio on Saturday night, including his sister.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting