A certain look sideways, eyes lowered. Unconscious flex of muscles beneath a flashy T-shirt. A smile, a glance, a wiggle of hips or lips or brows.

Where would you be without a little flirting? Married? Hooked up? Maybe not. But attracting the opposite sex is how our species perpetuates.

NEW YORK (NNPA)—Smiling broadly, the spirited petite woman named Sylvia weaved through the ballroom crowd at the Sheraton New York Hotel, holding a camera ready to aim. She snaps two or three pictures; then excitedly heads back to her seat, leaning back into her husband’s arm.

After only a moment, she bounces back up and heads back toward the stage.

EDDIE LEVERT

Tapped on the back by a friend trying to greet her, she suddenly swings around, her face beaming.

Yelling over the jamming music of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of the O’Jays, she says, “Oh, I’m fine, girl! I’m here! And Eddie is here! And I am having a good time!”

Once again she disappears into the crowd toward the stage. Her husband relaxes at the table, chuckling at her enthusiasm.

Friday 2

Smooth Jazz

Club Duo presents Smooth Jazz Friday’s from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University Center, 100 Lytton Ave., Oakland. DJ Sly Jock will play music for one’s dancing pleasure and Roland Ford will also get the evening started with line dancing. This is an over 30 event and patrons cannot wear timberlands, jeans and sneakers. The admission is $10. For more information, call 412-734-8470 or visit www.clubduopgh.com.

Several of Pittsburgh’s famous faces put on their boogie shoes and sashayed for charity during the third annual “Dancing with the Celebrities of Pittsburgh” last month.

Much like the popular “Dancing with the Stars” television program, this event paired 14 celebrities with local dance instructors. The couples trained for about three months, displaying their skills at the benefit program held at the Westin Convention Center.

CELEBRITY DANCERS—Danielle Nottingham, with Chris Roth, dance instructor, after they finished dancing the American Cha Cha. They finished third in the competition.

Event celebrities ranged from television and radio personalities such as WPXI news anchors/reporters Danielle Nottingham, Peggy Finnegan, and WPXI chief meteorologist, Julie Bologna; Jim Lokay, KDKA traffic and transportation reporter, Jennifer Antkoviak, KDKA news anchor; Michele Michaels, WDVE radio personality; Kate Guerriero, Tribune Review columnist, to Lou Guarino, owner of Louis Anthony Jewelers, and Ziggy Murin, master hair colorist/stylist of Izzazu Salon, just to name a few.