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Roberta Kulik, will present a special dance program titled “Christmas around the World” at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

The program will feature dances from many different countries. Background, dance history, a presentation of dances and some audience participation will be included. A reception is to follow.

Kulik teaches a monthly dance class at the Arms that focuses on a different form of dance each time. She also presents a monthly tap dance workshop.

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

The public is invited to a performance by the Clyde Park Dancers at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The Clyde Park dancers, ranging from ages two to nine years old, will perform ballet for the residents and the public in honor of Veterans Day.

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the dancers belong to the Clyde Park District. She has been teaching ballet at the district for more than eight years. Each spring her students put on a recital. For the past three years they have taken part of that recital to residents and the public at the Arms.

This year’s spring recital was titled, “New Crown for the Royal Princess,” with each dance number representing a gem on the crown. At the Arms there will be seven gems performed to modern music.

“To dance is to live,” said Kulik, “and these girls really love to dance.”

Kulik has also been teaching monthly dance workshops at the Arms for over five years.

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 event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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.

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly tap dance workshop takes place at noon, Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

The first 15 minutes features basic tap moves that can be done either sitting or standing. Kulik continues the class with 45 minutes of basic tap steps and routines. Tap shoes are welcome, though not required.

This type of dance is a left-brain/right-brain workout great for coordination, balance and memory.

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.

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly tap dance workshop takes place at noon, Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

The first 15 minutes features basic tap moves that can be done either sitting or standing. Kulik continues the class with 45 minutes of basic tap steps and routines. Tap shoes are welcome, though not required.

This type of dance is a left-brain/right-brain workout great for coordination, balance and memory.

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

Taught by Roberta Kulik, the Oak Park Arms’ monthly dance workshop takes place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Kulik will be teaching traditional ballet barre exercises and senior-friendly routines. Basic moves on the barre include plies, eleves, battement tendus and rond de jombes.

Plies stretch the leg muscles by bending at the knees either partially or completely. An eleve is performed by rising to the balls of the feet. In a tendu the working leg opens and closes, stretching along the floor and ending in a point. A rond de jombe requires the working foot to make a semi-circular motion either while in the air or on the floor.

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.