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# A Day in the Life: Everyday Santa Monica Through the Lens
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/032008-story/
- Published: 2008-03-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T23:43:40.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

A weekly slice of life culled from one of Santa Monica’s more interesting aspects, “A Day in the Life” turns the focus on the everyday and thrusts the oftentimes overlooked into the spotlight. DAY A IN THE

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(Left) Bert Chan's Tap III class practices a routine at the Tap Academy on Lincoln Boulevard. (Photo: Photos by Alexis Hawkins)

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(Left) Bert Chan's Tap III class practices a routine at the Tap Academy on Lincoln Boulevard. (Photo: Photos by Alexis Hawkins)

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(Left) Bert Chan's Tap III class practices a routine at the Tap Academy on Lincoln Boulevard. (Photo: Photos by Alexis Hawkins)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 20, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032008.pdf?ref=smdp.com)