Kokoro band members (from left) Jesse Acuna, Wayne Horino, Gary Lieback, Glenn Nishida, Jennifer Cella, Lauren Wong, Stephen Santiago, Michael Chung, Wayne Nagao. (Photo courtesy of Kokoro)
Kokoro band members (from left) Jesse Acuna, Wayne Horino, Gary Lieback, Glenn Nishida, Jennifer Cella, Lauren Wong, Stephen Santiago, Michael Chung, Wayne Nagao. (Photo courtesy of Kokoro)

GARDENA — Leonard Kim presents “Just Like Ol’ Times 2014” on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Gardena Elks Lodge, 15501 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena. Dinner buffet from 7 p.m.

Kim, owner of Cherrystones Restaurant, started the dances to recreate the heyday of the Asian dances in the ’60s and ’70s.

The band Kokoro will headline the dance, providing music with soul. Consisting of almost all Asian Americans, the group covers music from Motown to country, rock and pop; from the hits of the ’60s to current Billboard chart-toppers. Asian Persuasian will sing doo-wop classics, and there will be a special performance by Audrey Kamiya.

Tickets: $50 per person; $600 for a table of ten. For more information, contact Kim at (310) 329-8200 or (310) 594-0033.

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