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Jennifer Jasgur of Birmingham (right) follows the lead of dance instructor Fernando Caducio of Bloomfield Hills.

Boris and Irina Gorovets of Farmington Hills

Saturday
Night Fever

YAD couples put their salsa-dancing shoes on.

Rachel and Scott Leibovitz of Birmingham

BY ROBIN SCHWARTZ I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARMANDO RIOS

It takes two to tango — and with that in mind, dozens of young Jewish couples
gave a night of salsa dancing a whirl during a Latin-inspired evening sponsored
by the couples committee of the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit. A group of about 70 people gathered at the Polish
Cultural Center in Troy on Jan. 12 to sip sangria, nibble tapas and take part
in a group dance lesson given by Fernando "Fred" Caducio, who teaches at
Rhythm 'N' Shoes Ballroom Dance Studio and the Detroit Skating Club, both
in Bloomfield Hills, and the Link Ballet Studio in Troy among other locations.
"Fernando's very charming, and his enthusiasm really pumped everyone up," said
Michele Rosenblum of Birmingham, who co-chaired the event with Jennifer
Freedland of West Bloomfield. Following the lesson, those who were brave
enough took part in a dance competition. "There were definitely some men who
were a little hesitant at first," said Freedland. "But they were troupers!"

liana Glazier and Lowell Schmeltz
of West Bloomfield

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Francine Price Krasner and Phil Arbit
of West Bloomfield

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Stuart and co-chair Jennifer Freedland of West Bloomfield

Co-chair Michele Rosenblum and husband,
Scott, of Birmingham

Adam Kaplan and Gabriella Burman of Huntington Woods

Steve and Jennifer Jasgur of Birmingham

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FEBRUARY 2008 •

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