Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, June 29 to July 6.
EVENTS
Music Center’s Dance DTLA: Have fun learning new dance steps when expert dance instructors provide dance lessons and DJs spin the tunes, 7-11 p.m. on Fridays through Aug. 18. Salsa, 7-11 p.m. June 30. Lessons are free. No dancing experience required. Food and beverages will be available for purchase (no outside food or drink allowed). Upcoming: West African Dance, July 7; Reggaetón, July 14; Country Line Dancing, July 21; Samba, July 28; Afro-Cuban Rumba and Cuban Rhythems, Aug. 4; Disco, Aug. 11; Bollywood, Aug. 18. Check the website for instructors and DJs. Dances are subject to change. Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. www.musiccenter.org/dancedtla
Fourth of July Family Parade: Parade line-up, 9:30 a.m. July 4 (coffee and donuts for purchase from LA Donut truck, 8 a.m.); parade begins 9:45 a.m. from 4415 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. The low-key parade, with red, white and blue decorated people, bicycles, strollers and wagons (no motorized vehicles), proceeds on Agoura Road to Berniece Bennett Park, 31800 Village Center Drive. Activities and food trucks (Dog Gone It and Kona Ice) at the park, 10 a.m.-noon. 818-706-1613. www.wlv.org/parade. Flyer details: tinyurl.com/ycknsj8m
Sunland-Tujunga 4th of July Day Parade: Sunland-Tujunga Rotary Club presents the annual parade with the theme, “Sunland-Tujunga the Beautiful,” 10 a.m. Route: Foothill Boulevard at Summitrose Street, west on Foothill to Sunland Boulevard. www.facebook.com/Sunlandrotary. www.stnc.org/readpost.php?news_id=1024
July Fourth Parade: Valley Village Homeowners Association presents a neighborhood parade with red, white and blue homemade floats and displays and marching bands, 10 a.m.-noon. Parade begins on Addison Street (going west), right on Ben Avenue, right on Otsego Street, crossing Colfax Avenue and continuing on Otsego…
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