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VALLEY DANCES EXPLORING DIFFERENT CULTURES THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE.


Lead your partner across the dance floor in a passionate Argentine tango
For the modern international dance form that evolved from the Argentine Tango, see Tango (dance).
Argentine Tango is a social dance and a musical genre that originated in Argentina and Uruguay.
, perform a traditional Korean dance Korean dance is a type of dance, historically derived in Korea. This article looks at the history of Korean dance, from shamanistic early rituals three thousand years ago, through folk dance to contemporary dance, as well as newer trends like Korean versions of Russian classical  in a colorful hanbok dress, take your children to a Mexican folkloric dance class or spice things up with a belly dance.

These cultural dances are available around the Valley for people wanting to try something new or maybe get reacquainted with something they practiced in their youth.

On Gresham Street Gresham Street, in the City of London, is named after Thomas Gresham and runs from St. Martin's Le Grand near St Paul's Cathedral in the west, past Guildhall, to Lothbury in the east.  in Northridge, Hi-Za Yoo has her own Korean dance studio where she has been teaching 14 different traditional dances since 1999. She has about 60 students, 5 to 75 years old, learning the precise steps of graceful dances from the Far East.

``Korean dance is characterized by gentle curves and controlled graceful movements,'' Yoo said.

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(1 -- color) Gary Chu and Esther Kroner take to the dance floor at The Tango Room in Sherman Oaks.

(2 -- color) From left, Janet Yoo, Veronica Kang, Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK)

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 Kim, Judy Chung, Rachel Kim and Jean Doh doh or do
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Music (in tonic sol-fa) the first note of any ascending major scale

Noun 1. doh - the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
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 (center) are dressed in the Boo Chae Chum (fan dance) attire

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Date:Jul 26, 2006
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