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• Today's events
Percussive step dancing, Tennessee Valley Step Dance Company, Irish hard shoe, Canadian step, tap, traditional and contemporary clogging, buck dancing and flatfooting, beginners 6-7 p.m., intermediate and advanced 7-9 p.m, Whitesburg Elementary School, 6810 Whitesburg Drive, 6-9 p.m., $8, 679-8032.

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Rocket City Cloggers, Optimist Recreation Center, 703 Oakwood Ave., 6:30 p.m., 427-5775.

• AKA 'pearls' set for year of change
For 51 years, the Epsilon Gamma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. has introduced young women to society with a grand social affair. On Feb. 27, the tradition continues with the AKA Debutante Presentation and Ball in the Von Braun Center North Hall.

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• Today's events
Twin City Cyclones vs. Huntsville Havoc, Von Braun Center Arena, 700 Monroe St., 7:35 p.m., $10-$17, 518-6163 or huntsvillehavoc.com.

• Today's events
Rocket City Dance Club, ballroom and Latin dance, Rocket City Dance Club, 2614 Artie St., 8-10 p.m., $10, 534-4994 or www.rcdcdance.com.

• 2-minute Times
Young Marines of North Alabama will begin boot camp at 8 a.m. Jan. 10 at the Marine Corps Reserve Training center, 2506 S. Memorial Parkway.

• Trials can build strengths
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved." - Helen Keller

• Trends for kids for the new year
Intermediate ballroom and Latin classes, Southern Elegance Dance Studio, 3005 L&N Drive, Suite 6, 7 p.m., $10, 519-8011 or www.southernelegance.info.

• Today's events
New Year's Eve Party, Southern Elegance Dance Studio, 3005 L&N Drive, Suite 6, 8 p.m.-midnight, $50, includes dinner and champagne toast, 519-8011 or www.southernelegance.info.

• Today's events
Percussive step dancing, Tennessee Valley Step Dance Company, Irish hard shoe, Canadian step, tap, traditional and contemporary clogging, buck dancing and flatfooting, beginners 6-7 p.m., intermediate and advanced 7-9 p.m, Whitesburg Elementary School, 6810 Whitesburg Drive, 6-9 p.m., $8, 679-8032.