Things to Do in Manhattan Beach

Dancers, athletes, and the not-so-nimble can get the personalized Pilates instruction that they're not getting from their butcher, member of Congress, or cargo cult. Today's side deal gets new customers one private Pilates session at Pilatesblue for $38 (a $75 value). This private studio in Culver City features the Best Pilates in Los Angeles according to Citysearch and will provide the mat and any equipment you need. Call a week in advance to schedule your appointment.

The world may never know how many it really takes to tango (what about the musicians, don’t they count?), but today’s Groupon will answer more basic questions, such as how to move your hips, with four beginning classes at Oxygen Tango for $25 (a $49 value). Beginner classes are available Monday through Thursday from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and are divided into four different, four-week units (Tango 101, 102, 103, and 104). You can take the units in any order, and instructors shift timeslots for the various units each month—making scheduling as flexible as your limbs will soon become.

The Dinner Detective's renowned troupe of talented actors engages audiences with an evening of laughs, intrigue, and suspense as mock murder accompanies a four-course meal where everyone in attendance is a suspect. A dressed-down cast of professional Hollywood- and Chicago-trained sleuths circulates through the crowd, sniffing out phony alibis and asking the hard questions to solve the mystery of each whodunit. Before the night is over, the fictional criminal is cuffed and the most accurately detecting diner takes home a prize package. The Dinner Detective leases out its gumshoes to clean up crime during private events such as fundraisers, family reunions, or embezzlement hearings. The thespians have sharpened their entertaining chops by performing for such Fortune 500 companies as Universal Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering.

The Green Yogi's team of certified instructors boasts a wealth of yoga knowledge and a dedication to guiding students through power Vinyasa classes that earned the eco-friendly studio Southbay magazine's award for best yoga studio in 2011. The beautiful storefront space envelopes students with gleaming floors made of FSC lumber, energy-saving lighting, and reclaimed furnishings illuminated with floods of natural sunlight to ward off fitness-minded vampires. Students of all skill levels gather in the relaxing space for power Vinyasa class, where they hone physical and emotional strength and balance. The 60- to 90-minute sessions fill the practice space with motivating music as focused downward dogs flow through a dynamic series of postures linked together with deep, mindful breaths.