Valencia is an alternative rock/punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band is composed of Shane Henderson (Vocals), Daniel Pawlovich (Drums), JD Perry (Guitar), George Ciukurescu (Bass) and Brendan Walter (Guitar). Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands. George Ciukurescu and JD Perry grew up together; attending elementary school, high school, and their first year of college. They joined a band in 2001 called The Capgun Heroes with Brendan Walter and former member Sean Mundy. Shane Henderson sang in the band Attracted to Miss and Max played drums in The Emphasis. They formed the band that is known today as Valencia in 2004. The band is named after the wife of the protagonist, Valencia, in the book by Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughter House 5. In 2005 Valencia signed to I Surrender Records after the label's owner, Midtown's drummer Rob Hitt, heard their demo tape. After playing the Warped Tour in 2005, they released their first album, This Could Be A Possibility, in October 2005, which was re-released in September 2006. The album has received mixed reviews. In 2006, the band was named SPIN Band of the Day and was a finalist for Band of the Year, but lost to Nightmare of You. In May 2006 the band stopped touring because of the death of Shane's girlfriend in a car accident. In July 2006 Valencia traveled to Japan to play the Fuji Rock Festival. In 2007 the band toured with Boys Like Girls, The Audition and All Time Low in the U.S. Valencia also toured with We the Kings, The Cab, Charlotte Sometimes, and Sing it Loud in April 2008. In 2009 Valencia performed in the Soundwave (Australian music festival) with New Found Glory, Say Anything and Billy Talent. The band opened for blink-182 in June 2009 on their summer reunion tour.

   Dancing with a Ghost is the third full-length studio album by American pop punk band Valencia, released through I Surrender Records on October 12, 2010.

   After releasing a single album on major label Columbia Records, We All Need a Reason to Believe in 2008, Valencia re-signed with their former independent label I Surrender Records in early 2010. The band has said they changed back because they liked having "control over everything" and "were hoping to go to some place smaller again", additionally, their contract at Columbia was over a period of time which had come to an end. Around this time, Valencia's original drummer Maxim Soria also left the band. He was replaced by Daniel Pawlovich - who had taught Soria how to play the drums in a band years prior. Track List: