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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 spice, aromatic vegetable product used as a flavoring or condiment. The term was formerly applied also to pungent or aromatic foods (e.g., gingerbread and currants), to ingredients of incense or perfume (e.g., myrrh), and to embalming agents.  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.

At The Tango Room in Sherman Oaks, two couples, Julie Friedgen and her husband, Angel Echeverria, and Alexis White and wife, Barbara Thomas The Hon. Barbara Thomas (Lady Judge) (born 28 December 1946) is Chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and of the Governing Body of the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Born Barbara S.
, give tango lessons to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Tango requires the two dancers to be really close to each other, which is one of the difficult things to teach beginners.

``People are so used to only hugging their relatives, and tango asks you to hug a stranger,'' Friedgen said. ``Tango is called a three-minute love affair. Because generally a tango lasts for three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. , and for three minutes, you are embracing another human being as you move around the dance floor.'' them about the actual state,'' Verdin said.

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

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