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This week's ITEMS TO NOTE...
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Friday May 16 Phil Adams is guest DJ at the Press Box in
Westminster Lanes. open dance at 8pm
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Friday May 16 TGIF Robert
Cooper Ballroom dance at Avant Garde, 8pm East Coast Swing lesson, 9pm dance
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Friday May 16 Military night Big Band Dance at
Memories in Whittier, Pete
Jacobs Wartime Radio Revue,
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Saturday
May 17
Carrie Lucas teaches WCS basics &
beyond workshop from 10am - noon at Avant Garde
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Saturday
May 17
Lisa Narita
& Eric Myers teach a WCS "Sharpen Up Your Dancing" Workshop, 1-3:00 pm.
Cost $20.00 in advance/ $27 at the door ($18.00 Dance-Today
Members) Avant Garde Ballroom II
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Saturday
May 17
Robert
Cooper teaches a Bolero workshop at Avant Garde 3 - 6pm
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Saturday May 17 Alex Fung teaches group lessons at
ClubOne Studio, noon
Intermediate ChaCha, 12:45 Intermediate Rumba
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Saturday
May 17 Martin Parker
has his 3rd Saturday dance at DanScene in Costa Mesa, WCS workshop
with Martin at
7pm, open dance 8pm
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Saturday May 17
High
Desert Dance Classic monthly 3rd Saturday workshop and dance.
Patti Jobst and
Dave Graybill teach West Coast Swing workshops from 1 - 4pm, the dance
has a 6pm lesson followed by 7pm open dance, Palmdale Senior Center
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Saturday
May 17 Christian Country Roundup
at Top Cats. line dance lesson at 7 and country 2 step lesson at 7:30, open dance at 8pm
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Saturday May 17
Pure Salsa Saturday at DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove, lesson at 8pm,
dance 9 - midnight
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Sunday
May 18 Remembrance Day dance at
LA Swing at Golden Sails in Long Beach, lesson at 2pm included in
cover, open dance 3 - 7pm
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Sunday May 18
DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove has a workshop on Men's Leading Techniques
(Latin), 4-6pm
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Sunday
May 18 OCWCSDC Patti
Jobst and Dave Graybill teach Intermediate WCS at 6pm,
Beginner WCS at 6:45, open dance will be at 7:30. This week is
also the monthly John Tripp Memorial Progressive Jack & Jill for beginner,
intermediate and advanced (June starts the new J&J schedule of intermediate
and masters on the 1st Sunday and beginners and advanced on the 3rd Sunday)
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make
your reservations now for
May 24 38th Annual Spring Fling Anniversary Dance & Tri-City Dance
Contest, 6-10pm, El Cajon Elk's Lodge, 1400 E. Washington Ave, El Cajon,
limited to 230 guests, 858 274-6422 Live
music by Rhythm Masters, no host bar, (supported by LA Swing)
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SPECIAL NOTE:
FOR THE DAILY EVENTS,
CLASSES THAT ARE
GRAYED OUT ARE DARK
THAT NIGHT (NO CLASS)
At the bottom of this page, you will
find addresses, phone numbers and websites to most places mentioned.
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*****Thursday*****
May 15th |
Phil Adams will be teaching WCS at 7pm and NC2 at 8pm in Costa
Mesa (Newport/22nd, upstairs) at Orange County Dance and Theater
Arts (by the old Shakey's),
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Carrie Lucas teaches
WCS
at OC's newest dance studio,
Dance Asylum in Costa Mesa, 6:30 beginning West Coast Swing,
7:15 pm int WCS
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Michele Adams
new at the Bea Hive in
Garden Grove, Country 2 step at 7pm, Ladies Swing Dance Team at 8pm
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DanScene, Martin Parker teaches Intermediate WCS at 7pm, new
series starts first Thursday of the month
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Lisa Narita teaches a 6 week series in Hustle at 6pm, Adv WCS at 7pm,
Int WCS at 8pm, new series May 15
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Doug
Endo teaches WCS at the
Hacienda, Adv (by permission) at 6:30, Int 2 at 7:30, open dance
follows (big crowd, good dancers)
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Top Cats
has Country
2step at 7pm, Swango at 8pm and Hustle at 9pm, all Level 3,
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DanScene has Salsa
with Frank, beg at 7pm, int at 7:45, int/adv at 8:30, Oleg and
Tatiana teach Foxtrot at 8:15
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The
Dance Family Studio in Pasadena, WCS at 7:30 and 8:30
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Brandin Iron in San
Bernardino,
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Shesha teaches a 6 week series of
Lindy at the Heritage Park Community Center in Irvine
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Cindy Roberts
teaches beginning Country 2 step at 7:30, Riverside
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Country night at the
Prince O Whales,
Playa Del Rey (near LAX), free line dance lesson at 8:30, live band or
country DJ
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Alpine Village
Country dancing and lesson (free)
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Louie Herrera in Yorba Linda
Line dancing at 7pm, Beg Country 2
step at 9pm Freckled
Frog Learning Center , 18555 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba
Linda.......in the Stater Bros. Shopping Center. 714 779-FROG , call
Louie at 562 805-9866 for more info starts 4/17
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Cindy's
Dance,
May workshop is country 2 step, open dance follows, Impulse Dance
Productions, Aliso Viejo
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Club One Studio,:
samba at 7pm, jive at 7:45
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Ballroom Latin Combo, $5 Jon Gatyas teaches Fox Trot, Waltz,
Rumba, NightClub-2Step, Same steps in all! 4 for price of 1, GiGi
310-318-7945 REDONDO BEACH ELKS near Catalina & Torrance Blvd at 315
Esplanade, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Park in back.
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Ballroom Dancing at the
Phoenix Club
in Anaheim, lesson with Jan Mongell at 6:30, open dance at 7:30 with
band "Little Big Band"
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Global Rhythm
Dance Studio in Huntington Beach, rotating social dance lessons, Feb
dance of the month is WCS
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Global Rhythm
Dance Studio in Mission Viejo, country
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Salsa and Mambo lessons at
DanceSportCa in Garden Grove, lesson at 7, 8 and 9pm, check
schedule for detail of class and level
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Latin dance lessons at the
Imperial Ballroom 7pm, 8pm
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Alma Frey teaches salsa at
Avant Garde, class at 9pm, salsa social dance follows
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Salsa lessons at
SalsaSwing in Costa Mesa
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Long Beach Dance Centre,
salsa at 7pm, all levels, 6 week series starts Apr 3, May 15
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Ballroom-Latin Combo at Redondo Beach
Elks, 7pm FT-Waltz-Rumba-N2S Lesson for $5, email Jon Gatyas at
psalm3011@invitation.to
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Tropicaleiza,
Strictly Brazilian Samba at Avant Garde with Julie
Simon at 6pm
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Zydeco
dancing at
the Golden Sails, lesson at 7pm, cd dancing 8:15 - 10pm,
Information: Karen Redding (562) 438-1255, (562) 708-8946 or
karinovations@verizon.net
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*****Friday*****
May 16th |
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Jerry Dawson teaches at the Press Box, 4 week series
May 2,
Level 1A (know the basics) WCS at 6pm, Int/Adv WCS at 7pm (open
dancing follows, separate cost) , -
Press Box is open at 8pm for WCS and more, rotating DJs Bob Brewer,
Dave Koppelman, Jerry Dawson, (see above about Jerry Dawson's class
before open dancing), May 16 is
special guest DJ Phil Adams!!
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Phil Trani's Long Beach, great band, usually good for WCS and
ECS, very small dance floor, good idea to bring your own dance
partner
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WCS lesson at 7:30 at
The Hacienda $5, May 16 is Mike Eads, May 23 no lesson, May 30
Patti Jobst, June 6 is Patti Jobst
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Eric Myers and
Lisa Narita teach at Avant Garde, WCS styling & syncopations at
6pm, WCS techniques and turns at 7pm, 6 weeks starts May 23
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Louie Herrera teaches Beg WCS at 6:30, line dancing at 7:30, La Mirada
Resource Center, 13700 La Mirada Bl, La Mirada, for more info email
dancewithlouie@yahoo.com
or call 562 805-9866
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Martin Parker beg
foxtrot at 7pm and tango
at 7:45 at DanScene in Costa Mesa, new series starts first Friday
of the month
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Club Salsa,
Capistrano Beach, 6pm Beg Salsa, 7pm ECS, 8pm Rumba
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Swing
night at the
Atomic Ballroom
introductory lesson at 8:30 (included with admission), $8
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Big Swing
night at
Memories in Whittier, 2 levels of
lessons start at 7:30, open dance at 9pm, DJ
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Starting Gate, band
starts at 9pm, some WCS dancing but gets too crowded with freestylers,
May 9 BelAirs, May 16 Downtight, May 23 MidWestCoast, May 30 Breezin
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EZ Dancing in Anaheim, lesson at 7:30, social dancing 8:30 - midnight
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Salsa and
Cumbia lessons at
SalsaSwing in Costa Mesa
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Long Beach Dance Centre,
Salsa at 7pm, 6 week series May 16
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Tapas Nightclub, Newport Beach, Flamenco Dinner Show 7:30, Salsa lesson at
8:30 with DJ Karlos and Esteban, Salsa dancing follows
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JC Fandango salsa
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Prince O Whales, live
band, Playa Del Rey
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Temecula Stampede, country lessons at 7pm and dancing every Friday
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Cowboy Country has lessons at 7 & 8pm, live band (DJ at break)
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Borderline Bar
& Grill in Thousand Oaks, 7pm 2 Step, 8pm West Coast Swing,
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Club One Studio
Ballroom/latin party (free lesson) in upstair ballroom, 8:00pm - midnight
Also, Salsa party (free lesson) with Alma & JD in downstair ballroom, 8:00pm -
midnight
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Salomon Rivera teaches at JC Fandango in Garden Grove starting April 25th
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Every
Friday, Salsa lesson and dance party at
Global Rhythm Dance
Studio in Huntington Beach
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Every
Friday
Tango lessons
and dance at Downey Elks lodge, lesson at 8pm by Miriam Larici,
open dance 9pm - 1am, dress is nice but not formal
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ONCE A
MONTH FRIDAY DANCES
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1st (and
3rd) Fridays
South Bay Dance Club, Cesar
Ricuarte is club DJ,
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1st
Friday
DanScene has a ballroom party
8:30 - 11:30, David Grace DJ, lesson at 7:45, open dance at 8:30, next dance
June 6
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1st (& 4th) Friday Ballroom Dance, DJ
Doreen, Lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm
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2nd
Friday
Country Western Dance, San
Pedro Elks Lodge, food and bar available, David & Nadine Bateman, live band
(Music Plus) from 7 - 11pm, next dance is June 13
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2nd
Friday
USABDA dance at Avant
Garde, next dance June 13
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3rd
Friday
TGIF Robert
Cooper Ballroom dance at Avant Garde, 8pm lesson, 9pm dance,
May 16 is ECS, June 20 is Rumba
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3rd Fridays
South Bay Dance Club, Cesar
Ricuarte is club DJ
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4th Friday Ballroom Dance at
ClubOne Studio, DJ
Doreen, Lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm
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***** Saturday*****
May 17th |
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see "items to note" section for
special Saturday dances -
Michele Adams teaches at Golden Sails, Beginning Salsa at 11am,
Beg/Int WCS at noon, 1pm is Advanced WCS, must bring partner,
no rotation (great class), Beginning West Coast Swing at 2pm each class only $7
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Mike Miller teaches beginning social dance at 10am, First United
Methodist Church in Lakewood
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Global
Rhythm Dance Studio in Huntington Beach has yoga and middle
eastern dance in the morning and afternoon, Feb 9 starts beginning
ballet at 3pm
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Club Salsa,
Capistrano Beach, Latin Exercise at 10am, Intermediate Salsa at 11am -
Hacienda, May 10 Swingtime dance party, May 17 2
step, May 24 no dancing, May 31 ChaCha -
Atomic Ballroom has Swing night on the 1st Saturday and a
Ballroom Dance on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays, dance is free if
you take either lesson, 7pm for beginners, 7:45 for
intermediate, open dancing at 8:30pm, May 10 Bolero, May 17 Waltz,
May 24 NC2, May 31 tango -
Starting Gate will have the same schedule as Friday (also gets
crowded with freestylers) -
Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks has Hot Country Nights
every Saturday, lessons at 6:30 and 7:30 -
Salsa dancing at JC Fandango
now in Garden Grove (on Chapman at Harbor) -
Most Saturdays,
The Dance Family in Pasadena has a ballroom dance at 8pm
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Club One Studio, ChaCha
(Int 2) at noon, Rumba (Int 2) at 12:45, Foxtrot (Beg 2) at 1:30, Waltz (Beg 1)
from 2:15 - 3pm
Ballroom lessons with Asuka Kondoh at 5pm and 5:45
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Every Saturday,
Club One Studio in Costa Mesa, lesson at 7:30, open dance at
8:45, one ballroom has a swing party, the other has a salsa party
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Every
Saturday, dance party at
Steppin Out with Cindy
Roberts, Riverside, lesson included in admission, 8pm
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Pasadena Ballroom
dance Swing dance, 8pm
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For
country dancing, there is
Cowboy Country,
Montana's,
In Cahoots,
Prince O Whales,
Temecula Stampede
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ONCE A MONTH SATURDAY DANCES
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1st (& 3rd)
Saturdays,
Carrie Lucas teaches WCS basics &
beyond workshop from 10am - noon at Avant Garde May 3 & 17
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1st
Saturday dance Phil
Adams, Hacienda, Beg NC2 workshop 3 - 5pm, Int NC2 5 - 7pm, WCS hitting the
breaks 7 - 8, Swingtime Dance Party at 8pm (party is free),
next dance June 7
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1st
Saturday Ballroom Blitz with
Robert Cooper,
7pm lesson, 8pm dance, June 7 is Bolero
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1st
Saturday dance
Top Cats Christian
dance, Tom Hickey DJ, lesson at 7 and 7:30 next dance is June 7
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1st
Saturday hustle dance at ClubOne Studio in Costa Mesa, beg lesson at 7pm, int at
8pm, open dance at 9pm
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1st
Saturday Salsa dance at
DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove, lesson
is included with the dance, best pure salsa music by DJ Bernard
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2nd
Saturday dance,
Lisa Narita with
Eric Myers DJing at Avant
Garde, dance starts at 8pm next
dance June 14
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2nd Saturday dance,
Carrie Lucas and
Jack Berard at the Bea Hive, lesson at 6pm, open dance 7 - 10:30,
next dance June 14
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2nd
Saturday dance, Ballroom Dance at Top Cats, doors open 7pm, lesson at
7:30, open dance at 8:15, June 14 samba
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2nd
Saturday dance WCS,
Goebel Center in
Thousand Oaks, David Katz & Louise & Woody Bretz, next dance June 14
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3rd
Saturday
Carrie Lucas teaches WCS basics &
beyond workshop from 10am - noon at Avant Garde May 3 and 17
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3rd Saturday
Lisa Narita &
Eric Myers teach a WCS "sharpen your skills" workshop at Avant Garde, 1 - 3pm
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3rd
Saturday
Robert Cooper
holds a ballroom workshop at Avant Garde, 3 - 6pm, no partner needed
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3rd
Saturday
DanScene party with workshop
at 7pm, open dance at 8pm, next dance May 17
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3rd
Saturday Christian
Country Roundup,, lesson at 7 and 7:30, open dance at 8pm Top Cats, next dance
May 17
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3rd
Saturday Salsa dance at
DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove, lesson
is included with the dance, best pure salsa music by DJ Bernard
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4th Saturday
Michele Adams at the
Bea Hive, WCS lesson and dance 6 - 10:30
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4th
Saturday
Carrie Lucas at Avant Garde, 3
workshops then open dance, next dance is June 28 (no May dance)
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4th Saturday,
WCS Dance DJ Dave
Koppelman, hostess Rhonda Diamond, NEW VENUE in the South Bay, The
Regency Ballroom in Lomita
starting May (formerly at the Long Beach Dance Center) May dance is
held May 31 (5th Saturday due to Frezno)
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4th Saturday
Inland Empire
Dance Club meets in Redlands, lesson at 5pm and 6pm, open dance
7 - 10:30, dark Memorial Day weekend (Frezno), next dance June 28
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DanScene has a Tango Party with Luba on 1st, 2nd, and 4th Saturdays, tango
lesson with Felix at 7:30, open dance at 8pm, lesson and party $15, party only
$10
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*****Sunday***** May 18th |
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Phil Adams teaches hustle at 11am, Int/Adv WCS at noon,
musicality is at 1pm, Beg 2 WCS at 2pm, Beg 1 WCS at 3pm, $10
each, FREE beginning WCS class at 4pm. Sunday classes are
held at Linda Buell's Dance Studio located at 20942 S. Bloomfield,
Lakewood,
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WCS
lesson with
Trish Connery,
Hacienda, 2:30 - 3:30, Beginning WCS at 3:30, beyond the basics at 4, new 6 week
series stars May 11
- The Studio, Art of Dance
with WCS lessons every Sunday, instructor
Debbie D'Aquino,
Basics at
2pm, Intermediate at 3pm. Styling at 4pm,$45 for 5-wk series or $12
drop-in visitor (310) 833-7511, 113 Main Street, El Segundo 90245, dark
June 1
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WCS
classes with
Jamie Bayard
at LA Dance
Experience, Westwood, 1pm advanced movement/choreography, 2pm Intermediate
Pattern/Technique for social dancing, 3pm Beginning , 6 week series
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OC
Tavern,
Live jump-swing bands (currently 2000 Lbs. of Blues) 3:00
pm--7:00 pm no cover. The concert hall is an open floor
venue, not hardwood floor unfortunately, but no one seems to mind!
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2nd
Sunday Country
Potluck Dance at the Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester,
Playa Del Rey, $7, 6:30 - 9:30, bring vittles for chuck wagon table,
full bar available (so no outside drinks or water bottles), Knobby
310 452-2100, Tom 310 287-1419 May 11, June 8
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Ben Corpos teaches WCS & Hustle at Hollywood Park Casino, check website for
times, levels and prices
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West
Coast Swing lessons with Ray Stanton at Temecula's newest dance studio Miss Sue's Dance, Int WCS at
4pm, Beg WCS at 5pm, social dance follows 6 - 9pm
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Club One Studio,
Tea Dance Party 3 - 6pm
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Cindy's Dance
Beg
WCS at 5pm, Beg/Int WCS at 6pm, Int WCS at 7pm, Impulse Dance Productions, Aliso
Viejo
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WCSDC has a dance at the Press Box,
WCS
lesson with Michele Adams at
6:00pm, open dance at 7pm
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Lisa Narita
and Eric Myers at Avant Garde, beg WCS at 6pm, Int WCS at 6:30, open
dance at 7pm, DJ Eric Myers
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OCWCSDC
is open tonight at Top Cats, doors open 6:30, lessons
taught by rotating teachers. Intermediate WCS at 6pm, Beginner at
6:45, open dance will be at 7:30 May 18 Patti Jobst teaches and they have their monthly
progressive jack & jill, June 1 Trish Connery teaches and the
new progressive starts with Intermediate and Masters (both will
always be 1st Sunday, novice and advanced will be 3rd Sunday)
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Psalms 30:11 social
dance, 6 - 10 pm, May lesson is Brazilian Samba, lesson at 6:30, open dance at 7:30 ,
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LA Swing meets at the Golden Sails in Long Beach on the 1st, 3rd and 5th
Sundays, lesson (included) at 2pm, open dance at 3pm - 7pm, always a live
band, this is the 3rd Sunday , In June, the cover will increase to $5
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Montana's in San Dimas,
is now closed on Sunday nights
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Hustle
classes with
Debra Hampton at the
Hacienda
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Shesha teaches a 6 week series afternoons at Avant Garde for Lindy,
Balboa, Swing see website for times and costs
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Tap
lessons and swing at
Atomic Ballroom
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DanceSport Ca
Sunday workshops 4 - 6pm,
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Bea Hive in Garden
Grove has a new Sunday schedule, Ladies styling at 2pm, beg/int
rueda at 3pm and a Mambo Social from 4 - 8pm (social is only $5)
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Cafe Sevilla opens at 5pm, buffet
and salsa class 5:30 - 6:30, dancing after FREE 21+ dress to
impress, 140 Pine Ave, Long Beach
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Belly
dancing at
SalsaSwing in Costa Mesa, 10:30
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Lindy by the Sea at Rebekah
Lodge in El Segundo, beginning classes, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
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*****Monday*****
May 19th |
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Phil Adams teaches
at the Hacienda, Int. WCS at 7pm, Nightclub 2 step at 8pm, Drop-in's welcome,
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Carrie Lucas teaches ladies WCS
styling from 7pm - 8pm, ClubOne Studio in Costa Mesa
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Ben Morris and
Melina Ramirez teach at Cal Tech Pasadena, beg lindy at 8:30, Int WCS at
9:30
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Jack Berard teaches WCS
at the Bea Hive in Garden Grove (Chapman/Brookhurst), Beg WCS at 7pm,
Int WCS at 8pm
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Mike
Miller teaches at the United Methodist Church in Lakewood, WCS at 7pm,
rotating social dance at 8pm, $10 each or $15 both
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Ben Corpos teaches WCS and NC2
at Hollywood Park Casino, check website for times, levels and prices
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DanScene
Martin teaches Nightclub 2step at 7pm and adv WCS at 8pm, new
series starts first Monday of month
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Lisa Narita teaches a
6 week series for Nightclub 2step, Beginning 1 at 6pm, Beg/Int at 7pm,
Intermediate at 8pm, Hustle level 2&3 at 9pm, new series on May 12
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Cindy Roberts
teaches WCS & Hustle, new 6 week series , Riverside
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Cindy's
Dance WCS at 7pm and Country (couples only) at 8pm , San Clemente Rec
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Memories, dancing at
8pm, happy hour 8 - 9 pm, swing lessons at 7 8 and 9pm,
open dance follows
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Julie Simon teaches
Tropicaleiza (Cardio African, Caribbean
Brazilian Dance) at the Bea Hive in Garden Grove at 6:30
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Lesson at 7pm and 8pm at
Imperial Ballroom, ballroom,
various dances
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Borderline
Bar & Grill, Thousand Oaks, Country 2 step lesson at 6:16, WCS at 7pm,
3rd lesson is WCS (tougher than 2nd class)
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ClubOne Studio
Waltz at 7pm, quickstep at 8pm Also, Carrie Lucas's Swing Class: Lady's Styling,7:00pm -
8:00pm
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Long Beach Dance Centre,
beginning ballroom, 6 week series starts Mar 31, May 12
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Sachi Bar in Long Beach has
salsa lessons at 8:30, open dance 9:30 - 1am, last Monday of the month is a
live band
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Salsa
beginning 1 & 2 at
SalsaSwing , Costa Mesa
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Salsa
with
Lisa Arreguin at the
Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Culver City beg at 7:30, int at 8:30
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Club Salsa,
Capistrano Beach, Beg Salsa at 7pm, Continuing Salsa at 7pm
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Louis
Herrera teaches Salsa, Intermediate at 6:30, Beginning at 7:30, Lam Mirada
Resource Center, 13700 La Mirada Bl, La Mirada, for more info, email
dancewithlouie@yahoo.com or
call 562 805-9866
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Tia Juana's, country
dancing, lesson at 7pm
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Tustin Dance Center
has adult tap at 6pm and adult jazz at 7pm
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Global Rhythm
Dance Studio in Huntington Beach and Mission Viejo, rotating social
dance lessons
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MTV
jazz funk class at
DanceSport Ca
in Garden Grove with Michael Nunez at 8pm |
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*****Tuesday*****
May 20th |
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Phil Adams teaches at Memories. Int Country 2 step at 7pm,
Int WCS at 8pm, country dance team at 9pm -
Martin Parker teaches WCS at DanScene, Beginning WCS at 6:30,
Int WCS at 7:15, WCS hitting the breaks at 8:15 -
Patty Straight
May schedule, Country 2 step at 6:30,
Country Waltz at 7:30, no class on 5th Tuesday Apr 29th -
Top Cats has social Nightclub 2step
at 7:30pm, -
Jerry Dawson teaches at the Press Box, 4 week session Apr 1,
NC2 at 6:30, int WCS at 7:30, open dance after class -
Doug Endo teaches WCS at the
Hacienda, Int 1 at 6:30, beginning at 7:30
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West
Coast Swing at Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood is now every Tuesday, no cover, beg West
Coast Swing lesson by Ben Morris and Helen Tocco at 8pm is free, open dance at
9pm (free) Hip hop, contemporary and R&B
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Cindy's Dance,
Laguna Hills Rec Center, 7pm Beginning WCS, Int WCS at 8:15
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new classes with Louie Herrera in Yorba
Linda Beg Ballroom 7pm, Beg
Salsa 8pm, Beg W. C. Swing 9pm Freckled
Frog Learning Center , 18555 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba
Linda.......in the Stater Bros. Shopping Center. 714 779-FROG , call
Louie at 562 805-9866 for more info starts 4/15
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Cindy Roberts
teaches salsa & WCS in Riverside
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Atomic Ballroom,
Argentine Tango, swing, Swing dance party follows at 8pm, $5
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DanScene has Beg. Salsa with Frank, 8:30
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Alpine Village Country
lesson and dancing (free)
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Free country dance
lesson with Marlene Taylor
at InCahoots in Fullerton 6:45 & 7:30
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Country dancing at
OC Tavern Concert
Hall, 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente (949) 542-8877,
Country dance lessons w/ the Kelly Bros. (free) Live country
western bands 8:00 pm $5.00
Myspace link
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Club One Studio
Strictly Brazilian Samba with
Julie Simon, 6:30pm - 7:30pm.
Medley Latin Fitness (dance your way to fitness) with Asuka 7:45 -
8:30pm
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Ballroom lessons with Robert Cooper at Avant Garde, one month lessons at
7pm, two month lessons at 8pm, 6 month masters class at 9pm (must have
instructor approval for this class)
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Global Rhythm
Dance Studio in Huntington Beach, rotating social dance lessons
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Global Rhythm
Dance Studio in Mission Viejo, country
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Salsa,
Mambo and ChaCha lessons at
DanceSport Ca
, lessons at 7, 8 and 9, check the schedule
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Salsa
night at
TiaJuana's, lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm, Alma & Rudy teach
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Salsa lessons at Dance Dynamics in Downey, Joby Brava, see website for times
and levels
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Salsa lessons at PCH Club (Golden Sails) with Juan Pablo & Jorge Arturo,
7:30 - 9:30, one teaches beginning, the other teaches intermediate
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Long Beach Dance Centre,
Beg salsa at 7pm, Int salsa at 8pm, 6 week series starts April 1, May 13
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Beginning
Salsa lessons at the
Imperial Ballroom , 7pm
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Zumba
lessons at SalsaSwing, Costa Mesa
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Adult Ballet at the
Tustin Dance
Center, 8pm
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Ben Morris
and
Melina Ramirez teach WCS at DanceSport CA in Garden Grove, Beginning WCS
at 7pm classes start at the first of the month, Beg 2 WCS with Helen at
7pm, 8:15pm is Intermediate WCS for improving
technique & learning syncopations, not a series, Open dance
follows around 9:15.
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Carrie Lucas
has West Coast Wednesdays at the Press Box, rotating social
dance lesson at 7pm , int. WCS at 8pm, open dance 9:00 - 9:30 -
Phil Adams teaches intermediate Country 2 step at 8pm, Linda
Buell's in Lakewood, many go to Cowboy Country after class, -
Michele Adams
teaches at the Golden Sails, 15 minute hustle lesson
in March at 6:45pm free with WCS lesson, beg 2 WCS at 7:00pm, WCS hitting the breaks at 8:15pm,
$7 each or $10 for both
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Lisa Narita teaches,
Beg 1 Hustle at 6pm, Beg 1
WCS at 7pm, Beg 2 WCS at 8pm, new 6 week series
on May 14
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Patty Straight May
schedule, East Coast Swing at 6:30 and Int ECS at 7:30, open dance at 8:30
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Sonny Watson teaches at the American Legion in Reseda, Beg WCS at 7pm,
Int/Adv WCS at 8:30, followed by the Valley Swing Dance Club's week
dance at 9pm with DJ Jack Smith.
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In Cahoots, Riverside, country dancing, cover $3 (their
website is uninformative)
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Louie Herrera teaches Country 2 step at
Cowboy Country, a short line dance lesson follows, cover $3,
social dancing starts at 8:30, big crowd
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Jack Berard is teaching at beginning
Country 2 step at 7pm and beginning west coast swing at 8:15pm,
Club Salsa in San Juan Capistrano
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Chino Senior Center, 6pm
line dance, 7pm intro to ballroom, 8pm beg WCS, register at 909 591-9834
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Cindy's Dance Laguna Hills, line dance lessons at 7pm, country couples at
8:15
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Shesha hosts the
Strutters Ball at the Women's Club of Orange, swing dance (lindy), lesson at 7pm
and 7:45, open dance at 8:45
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Long Beach Dance
Centre, east coast swing 7pm, 6 week series, starts Apr 2, May
14
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Rhythm Club has a Swing Party
every Wednesday in El Segundo. lindy hop jitterbug
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Mayflower Ballroom in Inglewood has a ballroom dance every Wednesday, $9, 7
- 11pm, big band sounds of the Tanner Bros. Orchestra
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ClubOne Studio
"Social Dance class" series (Argentine Tango) with Esteban, 6:15-7:00pm;
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Global
Rhythm Dance Studio in Huntington Beach rotating social
dance lessons at 6:30, middle eastern lessons at 7:30 & 8:30
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Global
Rhythm Dance Studio in Mission Viejo, ballet and jazz
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Alpine Village, 8pm,
pop bands
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Debra Hampton teaches
adv hustle at the Hacienda, 7:50, $5, open dance follows
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Mike Miller and Patricia teach at Recreation Park , 7th & Park in Long Beach, beginning Latin Dance mix at 7pm, beginning west coast swing at 8pm
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Ballroom
lessons at
Imperial Ballroom, different dance
each week, 8pm
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Cindy Roberts teaches ballroom, Riverside
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Salsa lessons at Dance Dynamics in Downey, Joby Brava, see website for times
and levels
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Rumba &
Waltz and Hip Hop lessons at
SalsaSwing, Costa Mesa
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Salsa &
Ballroom at the Atomic
Ballroom Salsa Dance follows at 8:30
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Salsa with
Lisa Arreguin at the
Regency Ballroom in Lomita, beg at 7:30, int at 8:30
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Cohiba Nightclub Long Beach has salsa lessons at 8pm followed by open dance
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Mambo Nights
at the Hilton in San Gabriel
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Cafe Sevilla
Long Beach Salsa, live music free salsa class at 8:30pm with Rudy
Zalez, age 21 & over, dress to impress, 140 Pine Ave Long Beach
90802 562 495-1111
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The Dance
Family, Pasadena, belly dancing, lindy hop, balboa
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Social Latin
Bash dance party every Wednesday at
Club One Studio in
Costa Mesa, lesson too
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May 24 Michele Adams 4th Saturday WCS & more at the Bea Hive, 6 -
10:30 (Not positive this event is taking place, should know by
next week)
May 24 USA dance
at Avant Garde, Ed VanOrnum teaches West Coast Swing at 8pm, open dance
at 9pm with DJ Cesar
May 24 38th Annual Spring Fling Anniversary Dance & Tri-City Dance
Contest, 6-10pm, El Cajon Elk's Lodge, 1400 E. Washington Ave, El Cajon,
limited to 230 guests, make your reservations now! 858 274-6422 Live
music by Rhythm Masters, no host bar, (supported by LA Swing)
May 25 Patti
Jobst teaches West Coast Swing for the
Desert Swing Dance Club
at Billy Reed's in Palm Springs. 1 - 3pm
May 22 - 26
Frezno Dance Classic
May 29 Last day for lower priced registration for
Jack & Jill O'Rama, full weekend only $115, It goes up to $135
after this
May 29 - June 1 Los
Angeles Salsa Congress, LAX Radisson, tickets limited to 3,000
May 31
WCS Dance
with DJ Dave Koppelman, Rhonda Diamond hostess at a NEW VENUE in the
South Bay at the Regency Ballroom in Lomita (formerly at LB Dance Center) ,
Free Zumba lesson at 6pm, Free Beginning WCS lesson at 7pm with Rhonda &
Don, Int. WCS lesson by
Luis Crespo at 7pm open dance at 8pm, 2nd ballroom
with hustle (held 5th Saturday in May instead)
May 31 Monte Carlo night
Top Cats, fundraiser for their dance team
to Worlds
May 31 USA Dance
at ClubOne Studio, International night, Oleg & Tatiana teach Inter
Tango at 8pm, open dance at 9pm
June Patty Straight
teaches Samba and Waltz on Tuesdays and Hustle & Int Hustle on
Wednesdays
June 1 Last day for early registration of $135 for
Summer Dance Camp in Palm Springs, goes up to $165 after this.
June 1
Patti
Jobst and Martin Parker teach 3 one hour workshops at DanScene in
Costa Mesa from 1 - 4pm, prepay for $10 per workshop, $15 per workshop
at the door
June 1 OCWCSDC starts a
format for the Progressive J&J. 1st Saturday will be Intermediate
at 7:45ish and masters at 8:15ish
June 4 Ben
Morris, Melina Ramirez, & Helen Tocco start a new beginner West
Coast Swing class at 7pm (tonight's class is free!!), Beginner 2 also at
7pm and Intermediate/Advanced WCS at 8pm, open dance follows (great
class!), DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove
June 7 Phil Adams
has 3 workshops and dance at Hacienda, 3-5pm Beg
Nightclub 2 step, 5 - 7pm Int/Adv NC2, 7-8pm WCS hitting the breaks, 8pm
Swingtime Dance Party (dance party is free)
June 8 Patti
Jobst teaches West Coast Swing for the
Desert Swing Dance Club
at Billy Reed's in Palm Springs. 1 - 3pm
June 8 Country Potluck Dance at the Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025
W. Manchester, Playa Del Rey, $7, 6:30 - 9:30, bring vittles for chuck
wagon table, full bar available (so no outside drinks or water bottles),
Knobby 310 452-2100, Tom 310 287-1419
June 12
Thursday workshop and dance with Ben Morris and Melina Ramirez for
the J&J O'Rama. You don't have to have a ticket for the convention
to go. only $10
June 14 Lisa
Narita has her 2nd Saturday dance at Avant Garde, open dance 8pm,
Eric Myers DJ
June 14
Ballroom dance at Top Cats in Placentia, doors open at 7pm, samba
lesson with Candi Davis at 7:30, open dance at 8:15, DJ Pi-Ian
June 12 - 15 Jack
& Jill O'Rama, Garden Grove
June 21
Robert
Cooper teaches a Waltz workshop at Avant Garde 3 - 6pm
June 21 Martin
Parker has his 3rd Saturday dance at DanScene in Costa Mesa,
workshop at 7pm, open dance 8pm
June 28 Michele Adams 4th Saturday WCS & more at the Bea Hive, 6 -
10:30
June 28 Carrie Lucas at Avant Garde, Ladies Styling at 3:30, men &
women WCS styling at 5pm, dinner break at 5pm, lesson at 7pm, open dance
at 8pm
June 28
Inland Empire Dance
Club meets in Redlands, lesson at 5pm and 6pm, open dance 7 - 10:30
June 29 LA Swing picnic,
Heritage Park, SFS, free to members, $5 for guests
July Patty Straight
teaches Int WCS and Int NC2 on Tuesdays and Tango & Int Tango on
Wednesdays
July 18 - 20
Inland Valley Dance Festival (formerly the Brandin' Iron) San
Bernardino Hilton Hotel
July 17 - 20 Miami
Dance Magic
July 24 - 27 Salsa Mambo
Festival, Princess Doral Resort in Palm Springs
July 31 - Aug 3 Palm Spring
Summer Dance Camp
August Patty Straight
teaches Int ChaCha and Int Foxtrot on Tuesdays and NC2 & Int NC2 on
Wednesdays
September Patty
Straight teaches Int Hustle and Rumba on Tuesdays and WCS & Int WCS
on Wednesdays
Wedding Dances by Michele Adams |
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Dance Cruises |
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Aug 28 -
Sept 9 Sea Magic VI Mediterranean Cruise with
Michele Kinkaid
September, 2008 Press Box
cruise to the Mexican Riviera, DJ & Host Bob Brewer
October 26 to November 2, 2008,
SALSALOWEEN
HAUNTED SHIP, click under Gingi when you register
Jan 4
Jump, Jive and Sail,
Lindy Dance Cruise 7 nights to the Western Caribbean
Apr 19 -
26, 2009
Shazam Cruise 2009
to the Western
Caribbean, Jordan & Tat, Kyle & Sarah, Parker & Jessica, Arjay & Melissa, Ronnie
and Brandi DJ Jumpin Jack
Dance Fun Cruise and Tours,
check their schedule for your type dance
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Non-dance (some dance
related) |
May 17 & 18 Doheny
Blues Festival line up includes Bonnie Raitt, Jonny Lang and Eric
Burden & the Animals
Jazz Festival
at Hyatt Regency Newport returns May 16 with Mindi Abair (she is
great!!!!), May 17 & 18 have a full line up
May 17 & 18 Duck-a-thon
at Huntington Beach Pier, wine tasting and rubber duck races, 2008
pirate theme features buccaneer ducks
Apr 5 -
May 18 Renaissance Pleasure Faire in
Irwindale (closing weekend)
May 24 &
25 Simi Cajun Creole Music Festival,
Simi Valley Memorial Day weekend
June 20 &
21 Bayou
Festival in Long Beach.
Rocky Horror Picture Show plays every Saturday at midnight on the Queen Mary
Blue Cafe, 2nd location, in Huntington Beach (PCH/Warner)
On-going
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe, Fullerton
On-going
Spaghetinni's Italian Grill and Jazz Club
Other OC jazz clubs
Anaheim Coupon/Discounts
Fancy shoe bags through Psalms 30:11
Literary Dance Cards dance greeting cards
Christian Singles Fun Events
www.calendarlive.com LA Times calendar section
Dr. Laura Reed, a fellow dancer, is offering a 10% "dancers discount"
for permanent makeup and corrective treatments www.artisticcosmeticsolutions.com/
Woody is selling a DVD of all photos he took at dance events for only $25,
email Woody at woody615@verizon.net,
You can check other pictures that Woody has taken at http://www.ocwcsdc.com/photos.shtml What a great photographer.
See ya on the dance floor!!
Nancy
Find me on MySpace and be my friend!
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