OC Dance Links

Places to Dance
Lessons
Events
Dance Clubs
DJ's
Misc. Dance Links
Bands

Places to Dance

Press Box Westminster Lanes, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nights, west coast swing
Top Cats the Dancer's Nightclub, Placentia
Hacienda at LAX El Segundo, DJ, dancing most nights. lessons, Thursdays brings in the best dancers
DanceSport Ca Saturday and Sunday socials
Memories Whittier 1940's style supper club
Atomic Ballroom Irvine, great place for east coast and Lindy, other dances too
Clay's Stage, underground dance venue for hustle
Starting Gate Los Alamitos, live bands, mostly freestyle
Tia Juana's Irvine,
Khoury's Long Beach, live bands, mostly swing dancers, check with them first, they have dropped some dance nights
Golden Sails Hotel Long Beach, PCH Club
Cowboy Country Long Beach, all cowboy, all the time, live bands
Montana's San Dimas, the wilder side of country
Temecula Stampede, Temecula
Borderline Bar & Grill Thousand Oaks
Alpine Village Torrance, live bands, big floor, different styles each night, check their schedule
Prince O Whales, Playa Del Rey, live band Friday and Saturday, new country night on Thursday, free line dance lesson
Brandin' Iron Saloon and Dance Hall San Bernardino
In Cahoots Fullerton 714 441-1666
Texas Loosey's Torrance, country 310 540-9799
The Derby Los Feliz
The Blue Cafe Long Beach, Huntington Beach
Phil Trani's Long Beach, restaurant, good band, small dance floor, bring your own dance partner
JC Fandango Garden Grove, Latin music
Salsaholics listing of places to find Salsa dancing
Latin Dance Forever listing of Latin dance lessons in LA
Let's Eat, Oc listing of OC nightclubs by city

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Lessons

Phil Adams Dance , various locations, home of Swingtime Dance Club
Country Dance Sport, Michele Adams, Long Beach and Garden Grove
Dance Sounds Patty Straight, Costa Mesa
DanScene Martin Parker, Costa Mesa
Dance Today Lisa Narita & Eric Myers, Avant Garde Ballroom, Newport Beach
Top Cats Placentia
Ben Morris and Melina Ramirez, also at www.socalswingdance.com
Carrie Lucas Avant Garde, Newport Beach, Press Box
Jerry Dawson Tuesdays and Fridays at Press Box, Sundays in Tustin
Club One Studio Costa Mesa
Long Beach Dance Center/ Belmont Shore Chalet
The Bea Hive, Garden Grove
Dance Chatter Trish Connery, West Hollywood, Hacienda by LAX
5678 Dance Studio, Buddy Schwimmer, Redlands
The Dance Family Studio, Pasadena, Francisco and Stacey Martinez
DanceSport California Garden Grove
Avant Garde Ballroom, Newport Beach
Dance Asylum, Costa Mesa, full service ballroom, retail outlet and custom made ballroom gowns
Defore Dance Studio, Costa Mesa
EZ Dancing, Anaheim
Robert Cooper, Avant Garde
Swing World Skippy Blair, Downey
Mike Miller, Long Beach
Cindy's Dance Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Dana Point, San Clemente
Hacienda at LAX El Segundo
Street Swing, Sonny Watson, Northridge
Psalms 30:11 Long Beach
Patti Jobst Orange County
OCDTA Orange County Dance and Theater Arts in Costa Mesa
Atomic Ballroom Irvine
Londance Studio, South Coast Metro, Laguna Niguel
Mary Ann Nunez Downey
OC Swing East Coast, Lindy
Latin Hips, Salomon Rivera
Salsera Alma Fey, salsa lesson
Esteban Conde, salsa Costa Mesa
We Love to Dance Hollywood Park, Bennie Corpos
Starlight Dance Studio Michael Kiehm, San Diego
Ultimate Dance Studios Aliso Viejo
DanceDK, David Katz, Granada Hills
Steppin' Out Cindy Roberts, Riverside 951 785-1674
Pasadena Ballroom Association
The Dance Zone Gene DeWald, Ballroom, Duarte
Zydeco Golden Sails, Long Beach
Global Rhythm Dance Studio in Huntington Beach and Mission Viejo, social dances, middle eastern, jazz, ballet, Latin
The Ballroom Way Orange County private, group, wedding dance, various locations

kids

OCDTA Costa Mesa
Linda Buell's Dance Studio Lakewood
Global Rhythm Dance Studio in Huntington Beach and Mission Viejo
Freckled Frog Learning Center, dance, music, art Yorba Linda

Dance Clubs

Orange County West Coast Swing Dance Club (OCWCSDC) Jack Smith, Top Cats in Placentia
West Coast Swing Dance Club, every Sunday evening at Press Box in Westminster, Ca , open J&J 4th Sunday
LA Swing Dance Club , Long Beach, 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays, always a live band
South Bay Dance Club based in El Segundo, a club to promote ballroom and social dancing
Valley Swing Dance Club, Sonny Watson, San Fernando Valley
Caltech Ballroom Dance Club, Pasadena
Inland Empire Swing Dance Club, 5678 Dance Studio, Redlands, call Buddy Schwimmer at 909 335-0721
Central Coast Swing Dance Club, John Wheaton
Innovations San Diego
Desert Swing Dance Club, Palm Springs Sunday dances at Billy Reed's
Poinsettia Dance Club/Connexions Ventura County
The Next Generation Swing Dance Club San Francisco
Redwood Empire Swing Dance Club Santa Rosa/Sonoma County
Santa Cruz Swing Club
Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club Phoenix

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Events

Monterey Swingfest Monterey Jan 17 - 21, 2008
Hurray for Hollywood Dance Festival, (hustle) Hacienda by LAX, Feb 8 - 10, 2008
Capital Swing Convention, Feb 14 - 17, 2008
High Desert Dance Classic, Lancaster, Ca Mar 14 - 16, 2008
Boston Tea Party, Danvers, MA Mar 27 - 30, 2008
LA Premier Dance (LAPD) April 11 - 13, 2008
Reno Dance Sensation, Reno, April 3 - 6, 2008
SwingDiego San Diego May 1 - 4, 2008 (new website address is www.swingsandiego.com )
USA Grand Nationals, Atlanta, Ga May 22 - 26, 2008
Frezno Dance Classic Fresno May 22 - 26, 2008
Jack & Jill O'Rama Anaheim, June 12 - 15, 2008
Liberty Swing, Newark, NJ June 25 - 28, 2008
Greater Phoenix Dance Club 4th of July Convention July 2 - 6, 2008
Miami Dance Magic July 17 - 20, 2008
Inland Valley Dance Festival (formerly Brandin Iron) San Bernardino July 18 - 20, 2008
Summer Salsa Mambo Festival, July 24-27, 2008
Summer Dance Camp Palm Springs, Wyndham Hotel, July 31 - Aug 3, 2008
Arizona Dance Classic, Hilton Squaw Peak UCWDC Aug 7-10, 2008
South Bay Dance Fling San Jose Aug 29 - Sept 1, 2008
Desert City Swing, Sept 5 - 7, 2008
World Swing Dance Championship The Connexxion, Irvine, Sept 12 - 14, 2008 http://www.myspace.com/theconnexxion
Boogie by the Bay San Francisco, Oct 9 - 12, 2008
Paradise Country Dance Festival, Marriott Hotel, Ontario, Oct 17 - 19, 2008
Halloween Swingthing Irvine Hyatt Regency, October 30 - Nov 2, 2008
US Open Anaheim November 27 - 30, 2008
Las Vegas Dance Finale last chance to qualify for Worlds, UCWDC, Dec 11 - 14, 2008
Hawaii Dance Sensation Oahu, HI Dec 20 - 23, 2007
Orange County Dance Camp, Dec 27 - 31 2007, Avant Garde, Amer Smooth, Amer Rythm, Intl Latin, NYE dance
NYE Dance Camp and Salsa Extravaganza Palm Springs Dec. 31, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
Worlds UCWDC Country Dance World Championships Dec 31 - Jan 7, 2008

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Dj's

Jumpin Jack Jack Smith, Irvine
Dance Sounds Patty Straight, Costa Mesa
Dance Mix DJ Brian and Pi-lan

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Misc. Dance links

Rec.arts.dance (RAD) The definitive usenet newsgroup for dancers
Jordan and Tatiana
Kyle Redd and Sarah Vann Drake
Robert Cordoba and Deborah Szekely
Gary Jobst
World Swing Dance Council
UCWDC United Country Western Dance Council
USA SwingDance Network
LatinDance.com
DancePartner.com find a partner that shares your passion, search by style, height, location, list yourself for free
Martini Blues Huntington Beach Blues club, live entertainment, dining
Ballroomdancers.com
Notably Unique clothing, jewelry, shoes, dance cd's, accessories, store in Anaheim
Dance Spots Network locate dance spots and teachers throughout the US and Canada
People Who Dance social dance group dedicated to fun and learning. includes Palm Springs Dance Camp, has a great links page
Strictly Westie based around NY, covers WCS nationally
Tango Afficionado Los Angeles online tango resources
The Hustle Lounge

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Bands good for WCS

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updated 2/3/08