Root Magazine

Argentine tango party in San Francisco. All photos by Marcy Mendelson.

Salsa Night at Little Baobab. All photos by Marcy Mendelson

Diamano Coura West African Dance Company rehearses in Oakland, California for the 2006 performance. All photos by Marcy Mendelson

Dress rehearsal for the Diamano Coura West African Dance Company in Oakland, California. All photos by Marcy Mendelson

Costume Designer Jair Oliveira at work in his studio. Photos by Marcy Mendelson

Barcelona, Spain... Couples dance Sevillanas at La Feria. Photographs by Marcy Mendelson.

Romani women dance Flamenco Puro in the streets of Italy. Photographs/ Copyright, Rana Halprin

Maisa Duke and her Energia do Samba dance troupe kick it up at a San Francisco nightclub. Photographs by Marcy Mendelson

Maisa, Vanessa, Ingrid and Serena of Energia do Samba dance in San Francisco at Mangarosa Restaurant. Photographs by Marcy Mendelson