Wearing a choker made of black ribbon, a stud in her nose and a lipstick-red corset over a black short-sleeved shirt, Apryl Smathers strutted into the Spanish Fly Dance Club a little before 7:30 on a Thursday evening. She wore black, strappy shoes with just a bit of heel showing underneath charcoal-gray suit pants with light gray pinstripes, and she’s here to teach people to dance.
Shall we dance?
Columbia night club offers a taste of Latin culture with free dance lessons
Saturday, March 10, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CST;
updated 3:18 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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