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Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly dance workshop takes place at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. This month Kulik will teach the Mambo.

The Mambo is a flashy Cuban dance known for its complicated footwork. It was first created in the late 1940s by Perez Prado. By the 1950s the Mambo had gained popularity and was performed in the ballrooms of major cities.

Kulik will teach senior-friendly Mambo dance steps and sequences.

The dance can be tricky and beginners often make the mistake of moving too soon, as the Mambo requires dancers to begin on the second beat of the music rather than the first. Today it is a dance most often only performed by advanced dancers.

Popular Mambo songs include “Mambo Italiano,” Papa Loves Mambo,” and “Mambo #5.”

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.