Paris Airports Help Passengers Groove
August 1, 2008
By France.com
A service at Paris area airports will have people dancing in the terminals. Literally.
As a special summer promotion provided by Aeroports de Paris, dance classes will be offered to passengers before they hop, or samba, onto their flight. Call it France's version of the reality hit So You Think You Can Dance. Styles include tango, salsa, modern jazz, and mambo. There is even instruction in hip hop and rock and roll.
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