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WESTCHESTER VolumeH 4 • Number 126 ERALWHYTMedia.Typepad.com MarchD 5, 2009 • USA $1.50 Apollo Theater Isle of Bound Hope Page 20 Page 5 Of Significance Avitat CEO Yonkers IDA Creates Jobs and Real Business Continues PGS . 1, 7 Benefits for Taxpayers Calendar Battle with undergoing a positive for economic development PG. 8 transformation. Safe, that had been talked Cuisine County affordable housing is about—but only talked PG. 8 going up in once-neglected about—in Yonkers for Economic Executive’s neighborhoods. Some years. 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WHYTLegal @gmail.com WESTCHESTER HERALD March 5, 2009 3 The Anthropology of Tango Dance Yonkers, NY -- The from Sergio Segura, lectures created by begging for more. Anthropology of Tango and the dancers Anton Gazenbeek All forms of tango dance Dance is an exciting and from the Strictly and Sergio Segura as are discussed in detail entertaining multimedia Traditional Argentine a part of their “Tango and represented, from the performance exploring Tango Dance Center. Preservation Project”. quaint “Canyengue” of the the history of tango and Costume design is by The show 1900s to the stately Tango will be performed on Ann Gazenbeek, the demonstrates all Salon of the 1940s to the Saturday, March 28th 2009 videos are generously the unique styles creative Tango Fantasia at the Yonkers Riverfront provided by the and forms of tango, of the 1960s and the wild Library.