Roxanne Shelby teaches Middle Eastern Dance to Santa Monica College students on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. Shelby taught the students a variety of Middle Eastern dances, including Dabke from the Levantine region, Khaleeji from the Arabian Gulf, and an overview of several Egyptian folk dances, including what is commonly called “Belly Dance” in the West. Shelby is the founder of JuzurArts, an organization dedicated to the preservation and education of the art of Middle Eastern Dance.

Members of the media test drive the all-new Ford Fusion hybrid at the Santa Monica Civiv Auditorium during a press conference on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.

The all-new Ford Fusion is the most fuel-efficient midsize sedan in America with an EPA-certified 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway and 47 mpg combined fuel economy rating for its hybrid model.

Fusion Hybrid tops the Toyota Camry Hybrid by 8 mpg highway and 4 mpg city, and delivers the highest-ever fuel economy numbers in city and highway driving for a midsize sedan.

"The new Fusion is part of our plan to offer vehicles with the very best quality, fuel efficiency, safety, smart design and value," says Alan Mulally, Ford president and CEO. "We are absolutely committed to class-leading fuel efficiency as a reason to buy Ford vehicles, with customers able to choose the fuel-efficient powertrain that best fits their lifestyle."

Joe Mantegna who plays David Rossi on A&E's Criminal Minds films a scene along the Santa Monica Boardwalk on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.

Santa Monica residents Patty Factor (left) and Ilene Krischer  relax on a giant, 6-sided artistic rope hammock at Bergamot Station Art Center’s "People Park." on Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012. The hammock was created during Santa Monica Museum of Art’s  “Knotwork Workshop-Let’s Make a Hammock” on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Participants learned firsthand the art and engineering of knots from SMMoA’s director of education Asuka Hisa, Knowhow Shop’s Kagan Taylor and Justin Rice, and structural engineer Josef Taylor. The Knotwork Workshop instructed participants in a series of knotting and layering techniques to weave an original hammock designed specifically for Bergamot Station’s People Park.

Scuba divers from Eco Dive Center remove litter from Santa Monica Bay during Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 15, 2012. Over 60 nations participated making this the largest volunteer day on the planet! Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) began in 1985 and has grown into a huge annual event. Every state with a coastline participates, including the Great Lakes states, and even some inland states clean river and lake shores. Heal the Bay and the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors are the Los Angeles County coordinators for the state of California's Coastal Cleanup Day. They bring out over 10,000 volunteers to cleanup sites each year in L.A. County to over 50 sites along Santa Monica Bay and along inland creeks and waterways. Last year, over 12,000 volunteers from Los Angeles County joined together to pick up over 180,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches and waterway. Coastal Cleanup Day involves individuals, schools, community and company volunteer groups. Volunteers in Los Angeles County typically collect tens of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclable during a three-hour period. By filling out the trash "data cards" during the cleanup, volunteers are helping to identify and stop polluters in the future. Most people clean at the beach and on foot, but there are also special cleanups for inland creeks, boaters, kayakers, and divers. By far the most common item picked up are cigarette butts. Some of the more unusual items found in recent years were a chandelier, a briefcase full of graham crackers, and a bridal gown.

Dozens of high performance Fords were featured during Los Angeles Shelby American Automobile Club's 8th Annual Tony Sousa Car Show at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, September 15, 2012. The show was open to all Shelby, Cobra, Mustang and Ford cars. Featured cars included various classic Mustangs, as well as newer models belonging to club members. Net proceeds will benefit the LAPD Pacific Division's Winter Wonderland toy give away this holiday season.

Santa Monica Fire Chef Scott Ferguson  hit’s a double against the Santa Monica Police department during the SMPD VS SMFD annual softball game at Clover Park on Friday, September 14, 2012. The SMPD won by to 2 runs, 16- to 14.

Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica Secretary Maggie Hall gives a back backpack full of school supplies to an elementary school student during the Santa Monica PAL's (Police Activities League) Back 2 School Open House on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012