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Want to learn to dance?  West Coast Swing, Country 2 Step, Nightclub 2 Step, Hustle, Cha Cha, Salsa, Tango, Rumba, Samba, Lindy, Waltz, and other Ballroom dances.  We have the best instructors in the country right here in Southern California.  With names like Phil Adams, Michele Adams, Carrie Lucas, Martin Parker, Skippy Blair, Tom Hyatt,  Patty Straight,  Lisa Narita, Eric Myers, Jerry Dawson, Sonny Watson, Mike Miller, Bernard and Sonyo you will be sure to get the best instruction for every level of dance whether you have never danced before or if you are advanced. 

 

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  • Friday Jan 27 finals Jack & Jill  Press Box in Westminster, Ray Moose  teaches 5:15-6:05pm beg/int west coast swing,  Jerry Dawson teaches east coast swing from 6:20-7:10pm, Int/Adv WCS from 7:20-8:15pm, 8:15 open dance with DJ Bob Brewer (lessons and dance are separate costs) finals for progressive Jack & Jill

  • Friday Jan 27 Ballroom/Latin Dance with Hae Ran Avant Garde in Newport Beach, 

  • Friday Jan 27 Rhythm Addicts in Rancho Cucamonga Doors open 9pm, Mini-Lesson 9:30-10pm, Dancing until Midnight.  Take a break from it all and get your dancing on!! We’ll be playing a mix of music for your dancing enjoyment – Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Rumba, Swing, Chachacha and Bachata. A little of everything! Water, soda & light snacks provided. $5 to enrolled students. Non-students $10

  • Fridays  Atomic Ballroom Placentia  Salsa lessons in Placentia starting week 1 of Jan with Espie Hernandez, William Carpenter and Alan Pinel. In addition we are starting a new Friday night Salsa Dance Jan 27th. Monday night salsa will continue as usual with Espie and Pepe.

  • Saturday Jan 28 Lindy Workshop with Dean and Jewel, Atomic Irvine, noon - 4pm

  • Saturday Jan 28 Marcelo Rivero Salsa Workshop intermediate and advanced at Avant Garde in Newport Beach, noon - 3pm

  • Saturday Jan 28 special  Retirement and Birthday Surprise party for Jack Carey, 2 - 6pm, DJ Jumpin Jack, Atomic Placentia, watch it FREE on Global Dance TV (register here)   It is a surprise, don't tell him.

  • Saturday Jan 28 Carrie Lucas at Avant Garde, Phil Adams teaches WCS at 7pm, open dance for WCS and more at 8pm, DJ Mark Lester

  • Saturday Jan 28 Diamond Swing Dance, DJ David Koppelman, hostess Rhonda Diamond,  The Regency Ballroom in Lomita , separate ballroom for hustle, int/adv WCS lesson by Pete Green  and beginning WCS lesson at 7pm,  open dance 8pm,

  • Saturday Jan 28 Dance Time N Temecula  Dance to a variety of great music of West Coast, EC. Night Club 2 Step, Hustle, Cha Cha & more. January will have a lesson in West Coast Swing, by Guest Instructor, Diane Lynn, 4 time US Open finalist, and elected to The Swing Dance Hall of Fame , The Studio location is Artistic Dance Academy, 41695 Elm St, Ste 401, Murrieta, 92562. $10.00  $12.00 includes Lesson, lesson begins at 6:00, Dance 7:00 – 10:00

  • Saturday Jan 28 Hacienda Hotel by LAX, Double H club, free waltz lesson with Mike Kluck at 7:30, free open dance at 8:30

  • Saturdays Dance Palace in Aliso Viejo: Country Line Dancing w/some West Coast & Country 2 Step~Lessons from 7:30-8:30pm, then open dancing until 11:30pm~Cost $10.00

  • Sat, Jan 28th: **9pm-1am**Free Lesson at 8:30pm***Join the RhythmAddict family in Rancho Cucamonga the last Saturday of every month for a night of fun Salsa dancing on an expansive dance floor with great music & friendly dancers. Not a nightclub - we have a cozy space where all levels are welcome to enjoy the music and dance floor. We don't sell drinks, but you are welcome to bring your own. Always light snacks, water & sodas free to everyone. Only $5 to RhythmAddict students and those who pay online or join the VIP guest list - otherwise $10 at the door. Make plans now to join us for a fun time!

  • Saturday Jan 28 Lemondrop Club at Elks Lodge in Newport Beach, 2nd floor ballroom,  DeAnna teaches country 2 step and line dance lesson at 7pm (she met her husband at a Lemondrop dance),DJ plays 70s 80s and more, mostly singles and freestyle, $10 cover, $3 garage parking

  • Sunday Jan 29 DanceChatter Workshops with Worlds Champion Trish Connery
    1:00-1:45 pm – Country 2-Step: Change Your Direction: Check Aways & Other Cool Moves
    1:45-2:30 pm – Nightclub: Put Shaping in Your Dance!
    2:30-3:15 pm – Hustle: The BEST Hustle Footwork EVER!
    3:15-4:00 pm – West Coast Swing- doo-da-doo-da-doo-da..Make your WCS Sing, SWING, Move and FLOW (and look better at it, too!)
    $40 for all day/all 4 workshops; $12 per individual workshop, Double H Club, Hacienda Hotel, 525 N. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, 90245

  • Sunday Jan 29 LA Swing at Golden Sails in Long Beach, 2pm lesson, open dance 3 - 7 pm, always a live band

  • Sunday Jan 29 Cindy's Dance Nightclub 2 step workshop, 7 - 8:30, $15, Capistrano Beach

  • Sunday Jan 29 Starting Gate in Los Alamitos. country dancing, free, American Made plays 2 - 6pm (they have pretty good food there too)

  • Sunday Jan 29 Kobe Steakhouse in Seal Beach is beginning live Swing and Jazz Dance on the 4th Sunday of each month, Barbara Morrison and Jack Hale quartet

  • Sundays  Atomic Placentia  Buddy Schwimmer's classes Sunday West Coast Swing classes in Placentia have slightly different times starting at 3pm with Beg Night Club Two Step. 3:45pm is Beg Hustle. 4:30pm is Beg/Int West Coast Swing. 5:15pm is Int/Adv West Coast Swing.

  • Sunday Jan 29  OCWCSDC at Atomic Placentia,  Intermediate WCS lesson at 6:15. open dance at 7pm, no contest  DJ Jumpin Jack, novice mixed level strictly swing (you choose your partner and one must be novice)

  • Wednesday Patty Straight  teaches at DanScene in Costa Mesa,  In February foxtrot at 6:30 and east coast swing at 7:30

  • Marcelo Rivero (OC salsa and tango instructor) has published a new list of Salsa Clubs with reviews and comments

  • Coning soon... Michele Adams at Avant Garde in Newport Beach, Sundays noon - 2pm

  • Phil Adams has negotiated a discounted rate with Hacienda Hotel by LAX.  Request  the "dancer's discount" and get a room for $60 anytime through June (when their tourist season starts).   For those who hate driving home late, contact the hotel and make your reservations now for Phil's 1st Saturday dance on February 4th.  Tell all your friends about this great rate (they don't have to be a dancer)   Check out the schedule for the Double H Club.   contact Phil if you have questions/concerns

 

You can find the best places to dance like the Press Box, Hacienda, Avant Garde, Memories, Atomic Ballroom,  Golden Sails (PCH Club), DanceSport California,  Country Cowboy,  In Cahoots,  the Bea Hive

 


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