David Crowder and Joslyn Valverde, are reflected in the middle of the dance floor of the Tango Room in Sherman Oaks. Crowder and Valverde have been taking tango lessons for about three months, saying that the tango is, “the most elegant, most passionate.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Crowder and Valverde, embrace on the floor of the Tango Room. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Tango dancers move very close together and their legs are often intertwined. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The dancing doesn’t start till after 10 pm on Saturday nights, with the more experienced dancers showing up midnight and later. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
