Sherry Kraft of Southfield, Bert Green of West Bloomfield, Tessa Goldberg of
Farmington, "Mambo" Marci Iwrey of Novi and Laura Segal of Franklin
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Jewish dancers join
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To widen the appeal to the Jewish
community, YA Salsa will host free
workshops led by international salsa-
dancing stars to JCC members March
27-28 at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield before its
next social in Farmington. For more
information go to www.yasalsa.org .
Evening Of Fun
YA Salsa socials start with begin-
ner and intermediate lessons. In the
center of a circle of rotating beginner
couples, "Mambo"
Marci Iwrey, 52,
of Novi capably
leads the beginners
though basic steps
and how to work
with a partner, when
to hold hands and
when
to let go.
Marci Iwrey
A dancer all her
life, she fell in love
with the rhythms of Latin music
around 15 years ago. Private and
group lessons in studios around town
eventually led her to salsa dance
floors and workshops around the
world. Now a longtime professional
and volunteer teacher of salsa danc-
ing, she defies anyone who hears this
infectious music to sit still.
"We are all here to dance she
instructs. "Don't be shy to introduce
yourself to someone else and say you
are a beginner as the evening goes
on:'
On the other side of the room,
more advanced dancers, who seem to
be more attached to the partners with
whom they arrived, review dips and
more complex dance combinations.
"The volunteers work very hard
Geme Kutsovsky and Gina Green
of Toledo practice a dip.
to put on these socials:' said Iwrey,
who, when not dancing, works at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield as b'nai mitzvah coordina-
tor. "We are all bonded here for the
love of what we do, to bring the joy of
dance no matter your race, religion
or age:'
After an hour of instruction,
the floor opens up for three hours
of dancing. Some beginners hang
around the sides watching the eclectic
gathering of dancers while others
brave it out and look for a dance
partner.
Sherry Kraft, 34, of Southfield has
a background in swing and ballroom
dancing. She enjoys the social and
less-formal aspects of salsa dancing
compared to ballroom and started
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