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Below is a list of lessons, workshops, social dancing and events in the Orange County, Long Beach, L. A. area (Avant Garde to Hacienda to Memories).  It includes West Coast Swing, Nightclub 2 step, Hustle, Cha Cha , Salsa, East Coast, Lindy and other Ballroom. 

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• Friday July 3 Press Box has open dance at 8pm with DJ Bob Brewer, no lesson with Jerry Dawson, Jerry returns next week with a new series, save the date for July 10th with the 2nd qualifying round for the $1000  progressive Jack & Jill

• Friday event July 3 West Coast Swing dance at You Can Dance Studio in Hermosa Beach, hostess Rhonda Diamond, 7:30 - 8:15pm lesson with Michele Adams, open dance at 8:15pm with DJ Helen Tocco

• Friday July 3 DanScene has a ballroom party  8:30 - 11:30, David Grace DJ, tango lesson with David at 7:45, open dance at 8:30

• Friday July 3 Ballroom Dance at Avant Garde, DJ Doreen, rumba lesson with Doreen at 8pm, open dance at 9pm

• Friday June 26 Ballroom Dance at ClubOne Studio, DJ Doreen, American Foxtrot Lesson with David Howland at 8pm, open dance at 9pm (now downstairs)

• Saturday  special event July 4th West Coast Swing & Phil Adams Bootcamp at the Lemondrop Dance at the Radisson in Newport Beach (by John Wayne) with DJ Mark Lester playing great WCS (and more) music. Beginning WCS at 5pm, Beg/Int WCS at 6pm, foxtrot at 7pm open dance at 8pm  It never hurts to brush up on your basics, $20 for bootcamp, $20 for dance or $30 for both.  What a deal!  free Buffet included in dance (2 pasta dishes, salad and bread)

• Saturday July 4  Andre's Ballroom dance at Avant Garde in Newport Beach,  lesson at 7:30 & 8:15, party 9pm

• Sunday megabash July 5 Lemondrop Night Club & LA Singles Society, Mega Holiday Weekend Bash, 7p-12mid, Orange County Singles Meet LA Singles, Over 300 expected for this Party, Culver City Courtyard Marriott, 6333 Bristol Parkway, 90230 (405 & Sepulveda Exit), dance lesson with Michele Adams at 7pm, open dance at 8, buffet and lesson included in $20 cover

• Sunday July 5 Phil Adams teaches nightclub 2 step at 11am, Int/Adv WCS at noon, country 2 step is at 1pm, $10 each,   Sunday classes are held at Linda Buell's Dance Studio located at 20942 S. Bloomfield, Lakewood

• Sunday July 5 Debbie D'Aquino starts a new 5 week west coast swing series at the The Studio, Art of Dance in El Segundo, 2pm beginning, 3pm intermediate, 4pm styling.  Drop-ins welcome.

• Sunday July 5 LA Swing meets at the Golden Sails in Long Beach, lesson (included) at 2pm, open dance at 3pm - 7pm, always a live band, wear red, white and blue

• Sunday July 5 OCWCSDC at Top Cats, Intermediate WCS lesson at 6:15 - 7pm, Beginner at 7 - 7:30 (other room if enough people), , open dance at 7pm, no contest tonight

• Lisa Narita & Eric Myers at Avant Garde, beg WCS at 6pm, Int WCS at 6:30, open dance at 7pm, DJ Eric Myers

• Sunday July 5 Ladies styling with Yesenia 6-7 p.m., 7-8 Beginner salsa 8-9 Intermediate salsa with Raul Santiago cost is $10.00 music starts at 9 p.m.

• Tuesdays  July special  Carrie Lucas teaches beginning west coast swing 6 - 6:45 and int/adv west coast swing from 7 - 7:45pm, $10 each, open dance follows with Carrie as DJ, at the new 210 Restaurant, Bar & Dance in San Juan Capistrano, July special -- buy dinner between 5 and 7pm on Tuesday and get a coupon for a free class that night

• Tuesdays new Ben & Melina have added an intermediate WCS lesson at 7:45 at Skinny's in North Hollywood, $10 (cash only)

• Tuesday July 7 Jerry Dawson teaches at the Press Box, new 4 week series, Nightclub 2 step, int WCS at 7:30

• July 1 - 5  28th annual Greater Phoenix Swing Dance Club 4th of July convention

• sign up now for the Inland Valley Swing Dance Festival July 17 - 19, Hilton San Bernardino, for both country and swing enthusiasts, prepay and save

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.

*****Thursday*****  July 2

• Swing and Soul at Swingin the Blues,  Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, west coast swing dance to Blues Soul, R&B, 7pm beg & 7:45 Int lesson by Ben & Melina, new 7:45pm adv class with guest instructor, dual DJ's Helen Tocco and Justin Zillman, all ages welcome 7/2 guest instructor Pete Green

• DanScene, Martin Parker teaches Intermediate WCS at 7pm,  new series starts first Thursday of the month,

• Lisa Narita and Eric Myers at Avant Garde, 6 week series, 6pm, advanced Hustle, 7pm adv. WCS, 8pm int. WCS

• Doug Endo teaches WCS at the Hacienda, Adv (by permission) at 6:30, Int 2 at 7:30,  open dance follows (big crowd, from novice to advanced)

• Top Cats has Country 2step at 7:15pm, West Coast Swing at 8:15pm, all Level 3, dark July 2

• WCS dancing at Khoury's  in Long Beach with Oscar (from El Dorado), 5 - 9pm

• DanScene has Salsa with Frank, beg at 7pm, int at 7:45, int/adv at 8:30,  Oleg and Tatiana teach Int Standard at 8:15

• The Dance Family Studio in Pasadena, ballroom and WCS

• Brandin Iron in San Bernardino, free before 7pm, lesson at 7:30

• Shesha teaches a 6 week series of Lindy at the Heritage Park Community Center in Irvine 

• Hip Kitty Jazz in Claremont, swing night, lesson at 7pm

• new Country 2 step with Rhonda Diamond and Don Baker at the Golden Sails in Long Beach, 7pm beginner, 8pm int/adv, $7 per class, free happy hour buffet from 4 - 7pm, please support the bar, dark every 3rd Thursday due to comedy night at GS dark 7/16

• Country night at the Prince O Whales, Playa Del Rey (near LAX), free line dance lesson at 8:30, live band or country DJ 

• Alpine Village Country dancing and lesson (free) , DJ and band,  May 28 -Christian Simmons & Broken Arrow

• Cindy's Dance,  June workshop is beginning hustle open dance follows, Impulse Dance Productions, Aliso Viejo,

• Club One Studio,: Bollywood at 5:45, samba at 7pm,   jive at 7:45

• Mike Miller teaches 6 pm Tango and 7 pm Foxtrot at Ballroom Craze, 3092 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach

• 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.

• 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" alternating with the Yachtsman

• Fullerton Dancesport  6:30pm-7:15pm  Newcomers Waltz, 7:30pm-8:15pm  American Rumba, 8:30-10:00pm   Latin/Ballroom Practice Party (free)

• John & Katie Watson new Ballroom classes start July 2 at Monrovia Community Center – 7 pm beginning nightclub 2 step,  8 pm beginning Texas 2 step

• Salsa and Mambo lessons at DanceSportCa in Garden Grove, lesson at 7, 8 and 9pm,  check schedule for detail of class and level

• Salsa social at Bea Hive Ballroom, 

• Alma Frey teaches salsa at Avant Garde, class at 9pm, salsa social dance follows  

• Salsa lessons at SalsaSwing in Costa Mesa

• Salsa dancing at Mama Juana's Studio City

• Long Beach Dance Centre, salsa at 7pm, all levels, 6 week series

• Ballroom-Latin Combo at Redondo Beach Elks, 7pm FT-Waltz-Rumba-N2S Lesson for $5, email Jon Gatyas at psalm3011@invitation.to 

• Sierra Madre Community Center, dance lessons 7 & 8pm

• Lindy by the Sea at Rebekah Lodge in El Segundo, beginning classes,  7pm, 8pm, 9pm

• Jerry Dawson teaches at the Press Box, 4 week series, Beginning WCS at 6pm, Int/Adv WCS at 7pm  (open dancing follows, separate cost) series starts first Friday of the month, dark July 3

• Press Box is open at 8pm for WCS and more, with DJ Bob Brewer, (see above about Jerry Dawson's class before open dancing), $1000 Jack & Jill, prelim monthly, next contest is July 10,

• Social dance at the Bea Hive in Garden Grove,   live band Hill Tops, pay online and save

• 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 

• The Hacienda  Beg/Int cha cha 7;30-8:30 and 8:30-9:30 Salsa on 2 with Raul Santiago cost is $10.00 and music starts at 9:30 p.m.

• Eric Myers and Lisa Narita teach at Avant Garde, intermediate WCS styling & technique at 6 - 7:30pm,  4 weeks series starts 1st of month, dark July 3

• Martin Parker  Beginning tango at 7pm  and int. tango at 7:45 at DanScene in Costa Mesa, new series starts first Friday of the month, July classes start July 10, dark July 31

• Swing night at the Atomic Ballroom dance at 8:30

• Big Swing night at Memories in Whittier, 2 levels of lessons start at 7:30, open dance at 9pm,  DJ 

• Starting Gate, band starts at 9pm, some WCS dancing but gets too crowded with freestylers, 

• EZ Dancing in Anaheim, lesson at 7:30, social dancing 8:30 - midnight,

• Salsa and Cumbia lessons at SalsaSwing in Costa Mesa

• Long Beach Dance Centre,  Salsa at 7pm, 6 week series 

• Tapas Nightclub, Newport Beach, Flamenco Dinner Show 7:30, Salsa lesson at 8:30 with DJ Karlos, Salsa dancing follows

• Esteban Conde teaches bachata and salsa at Century Ballroom in Tustin, salsa dance follows

• Prince O Whales, live band, Playa Del Rey 

• Temecula Stampede, country lessons at 7pm and dancing every Friday

• Cowboy Country has lessons at 7 & 8pm, live band (DJ at break) 

• Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, 7pm 2 Step, 8pm West Coast Swing,   

• Club One Studio Ballroom/latin party (free lesson) in upstair ballroom, 8:00pm - midnight 

• Fullerton Dancesport  6:30pm-7:15pm  Beginning Salsa, 7:30pm-8:15pm  Advanced Salsa

• Salomon Rivera teaches at JC Fandango in Garden Grove

• 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

• Argentine Tango party at Dance Asylum in Costa Mesa. 7:30 beginner lesson, open dance 8:30 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Fridays

• ONCE A MONTH FRIDAY DANCES

• 1st (and 3rd) Fridays South Bay Dance Club, Cesar Ricuarte is club DJ,

• 1st Friday DanScene has a ballroom party  8:30 - 11:30, David Grace DJ, lesson at 7:45, open dance at 8:30

• 1st Friday Milonga Dance at Avant Garde, Tango

• 1st (& 5th) Friday Ballroom Dance, DJ Doreen,  Lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm

• 1st Friday Salsa y Bachata dance at DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove, lesson is included with the dance, best pure salsa music by DJ Bernard 

• 2nd Friday Country Western Dance, San Pedro Elks Lodge, food and bar available, David & Nadine Bateman, live band (Music Plus) from 7 - 11pm,

• 2nd Friday USA Dance at  Avant Garde,

• 2nd Friday  Anaheim Senior Center, Ballroom dance, live band, 7 - 10 pm

• 3rd Friday TGIF Robert Cooper Ballroom dance at Avant Garde, 8pm lesson, 9pm dance 

• 3rd Friday ClubOne Studio in Costa Mesa. "JT's" Social Dance Lesson at 8:15p then dancing from 9p to midnight.

• 3rd Fridays South Bay Dance Club, Cesar Ricuarte is club DJ

• 4th Friday Ballroom Dance at ClubOne Studio, DJ Doreen, Lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm 

• 4th Friday  Anaheim Senior Center, Ballroom dance, live band, 7 - 10 pm

• 5th Friday Ballroom Dance at Avant Garde, DJ Doreen,  Lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm

• 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 a rotating dance dark 7/4

• Club Salsa Dance Studio, 34202 Camino Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, 92624, 949-234-0295, Sandra Rivera, Salsa Champion, 10am    Latin Exercise (Excellent Cardio), 11am  Salsa Patterns (Intermediate Levels)

• 3rd Saturday  Lisa Narita  & Eric Myers teach a WCS "sharpen your skills"  workshop at Avant Garde, 1 - 3pm

• 3rd Saturday Robert Cooper ballroom workshop at Avant Garde in Newport Beach, 3 - 6pm  

• Mike Miller teaches West Coast Swing at 10am and Rumba at 11 am, First United Methodist Church in Lakewood, dark July 4

• Fullerton Dancesport  morning and afternoon ballroom classes, check website for schedule

• The Dance Family has Saturday morning ballroom classes

• Club Salsa, Capistrano Beach, Latin Exercise at 10am, Intermediate Salsa at 11am

• Club One Studio, afternoon ballroom lessons, Tea Dance follows from 3 - 6pm, dark July 4

    

  WEEKLY SATURDAY SOCIAL DANCES

   

• Atomic Ballroom   Ballroom Dance 7pm for beginners, 7:45 for intermediate & 7:45 for adv, open dancing at 8:30pm, July 4 lesson tango

• 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,

• Tea Dance party at Club One Studio in Costa Mesa 3 - 6pm, dark July 4

• 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday, dance party at Steppin Out with Cindy Roberts, Riverside, lesson included in admission, 8pm

• Pasadena Ballroom dance Swing dance, 8pm

• weekly Saturday ballroom dances in El Segundo, Cost is only $3.00! Doors open at 7 p.m. at El Segundo Joslyn Center, 339 Sheldon Street, El Segundo, just north of Rebekah Hall, enter on Sheldon and Grand. (in the park). Free parking. General dancing with a great variety of music by Ed Fiester till 9:45 p.m. Refreshments and drawing.

• Hacienda, every Saturday, lesson and open dancing, 3rd Saturday hustle party dark July 4th

• Salsa dancing at JC Fandango now in Garden Grove (on Chapman at Harbor)

• Salsa dancing and lesson at Tapa's in Newport Beach

• Every Saturday Tango Mundo dance at DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove, 7pm beginning lesson, 8pm intermediate lesson, open dance at 9pm - 1am (or later), An elegant evening of Argentine Tango with Edmundo & Elizabeth Thomas, dark July 4

• 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

• For country dancing, there is Cowboy Country,  Montana's, In Cahoots, Prince O Whales, Temecula Stampede Montana's is closed July 4th

          MONTHLY SATURDAY SOCIAL DANCES

• 1st Saturday dance Phil Adams, Hacienda, Intermediate Country 2 step workshop 3 - 5pm, Int NC2 5 - 7pm, WCS hitting the breaks 7 - 8, Swingtime Dance Party at 8pm (party is free),  next party July 11 (2nd Saturday)

• 1st Saturday Ballroom dance with Mike Miller at the Bea Hive in Garden Grove, lesson 7pm - open dance follows, dark July 4th

• 1st Saturday Andre's Ballroom dance at Avant Garde in Newport Beach,  lesson at 7:30 & 8:15, party 9pm, there is a party July 4

• 1st Saturday hustle dance at ClubOne Studio in Costa Mesa, beg lesson at 7pm, int at 8pm, open dance at 9pm, dark July 4

• 2nd Saturday WCS dance, Lisa Narita with Eric Myers DJing at Avant Garde, dance starts at 8pm   

• 2nd Saturday Ballroom dance, JT's singles ballroom dance at Club One in Costa Mesa, lesson at 8:15, open dance at 9pm, 

• 2nd Saturday dance, Ballroom Dance at Top Cats, doors open 7pm, lesson at 7:30, open dance at 8:15, 

• 2nd Saturday dance WCS, Goebel Center in Thousand Oaks, Louise & Woody Bretz,

• 3rd Saturday  DanScene party with workshop at 7pm, open dance at 8pm,

• 3rd Saturday  Christian Country Roundup, lesson at 7 and 7:30, open dance at 8pm Top Cats,

• 3rd Saturday Valley's WCS dance at Jay B's Dance Hall in Woodland Hills, 7pm beginning lesson, 8pm int. lesson, open dance 9pm

• 3rd Saturday USA Dance at Club One Studio in Costa Mesa, ballroom

• 3rd Saturday Swing (lindy) dance at The Dance Family in Pasadena

• 3rd Saturday Salsa dance at DanceSport Ca in Garden Grove, lesson is included with the dance, best pure salsa music by DJ Bernard

• 3rd Saturday dance at the Brandin Iron in San Bernardino, WCS, 2step and more

• 3rd Saturday Movin Up Dance, Dance North County, Encinitas, Classic Christian Events 7 - 11:30pm

• 4th Saturday Carrie Lucas at Avant Garde, rotating lesson at 7pm, open dance for WCS and more at 8pm

• 4th Saturday, Diamond Swing Dance, DJ David Koppelman, hostess Rhonda Diamond,  The Regency Ballroom in Lomita , separate ballroom for hustle, int/adv rotating lesson and beginning WCS lesson at 7pm,  open dance 8pm

• 4th Saturday SoulNBlues at The Dance Family Studio in Pasadena. Hosted by Doug Silton, for West Coast Swing, Blues & Lindy Hoppers All ages. Cover: $10. Students 1/2 Off. Free Intermediate class with Doug from 8:30-9:00 PM (WCS, Blues & Lindy Partnering Class), July will be the 3rd Saturday

• 4th Saturday Christian Singles at Top Cats, lesson at 7pm, open dance at 8pm, freestyle dancing

• 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

• Phil Adams teaches nightclub 2 step at 11am, Int/Adv WCS at noon, country 2 step is at 1pm, $10 each,   Sunday classes are held at Linda Buell's Dance Studio located at 20942 S. Bloomfield, Lakewood, there is class on July 5th

• WCS lesson with Trish Connery, Hacienda, 2pm is beginning west coast swing, 3pm is WCS beyond basics, 4pm is WCS Intermediate, 5pm is beginning social ballroom , dancechatter.com

• Martin Parker  performance class at noon

• 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 (laswingdanceclub.com)

• Tia Juana's in Irvine "Live Band Night" on Sundays.  They mainly list country and blues bands. start 6pm

• Starting Gate in Los Alamitos has a live band from 2 - 6pm (usually country) on selected Sundays,  

• 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

• 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 ,

• Ben Corpos teaches hustle (all levels) and beyond basics WCS afternoons in El Segundo

• Fullerton Dancesport 10:00am-10:45am Viennese Waltz (All Levels), 11:00am-11:45am  American Waltz,12:00pm-12:45pm  International Cha Cha

• Mike Miller  teaches a monthly Rotating Dance at 1 pm and Beginning Country Western 2 step at 2 pm at First United Methodist Church in Lakewood

• Club One Studio, Tea Dance Party 3 - 6pm

• Caltech Ballroom Dance Club in Pasadena, Beginner American Ballroom with Andre Fortin, 10 Sundays, 12-2pm starts June 21st

• Cindy's Dance Beg WCS at 5pm, Int WCS at 6pm,  Impulse Dance Productions, Aliso Viejo 

• Lisa Narita & Eric Myers at Avant Garde, beg WCS at 6pm, Int WCS at 6:30, open dance at 7pm, DJ Eric Myers

• OCWCSDC at Top Cats, lessons  taught by rotating teachers. Intermediate WCS at 6:15 - 7pm, Beginner at 7 - 7:30,   intermediate and masters progressive Jack & Jill on the 1st Sunday, rotating types of Jack & Jill on 2nd Sunday, novice and advanced progressive Jack & Jill on 3rd Sunday, no contest on 4th Sunday 

• Montana's in San Dimas   1st Sunday of the month (only) 5 - 10pm, lessons with Lyndee Brown Beginning WCS at 5:30 and Intermediate WCS at 6pm, 50% WCS, 30% C2S, balance of NC2, ChaCha, hustle, Waltz (no line dancing) $10, July party is July 12

• Psalms 30:11 social dance, 6 - 10 pm, lesson at 6:30, open dance at 7:30 ,

• Hustle classes with Debra Hampton at the Hacienda

• Shesha teaches a 6 week series afternoons now at Atomic Ballroom for Lindy,  Balboa, Swing see website for times and costs   

• DanceSport Ca Sunday workshops 4 - 6pm, dark July 5

• The Dance Family in Pasadena has salsa and tango lessons in the afternoon

• Bea Hive in Garden Grove has a new Sunday schedule, free basic salsa class at 2:30, 3pm beginning salsa and intermediate salsa, 4pm practice dancing, 5pm Merengue, 6 - 10 ballroom dancing,

• Hacienda  Ladies styling with Yesenia 6-7 p.m., 7-8 Beginner salsa 8-9 Intermediate salsa with Raul Santiago cost is $10.00 music starts at 9 p.m.

• 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

• Belly dancing at SalsaSwing in Costa Mesa, 10:30

*****Monday*****  July 6

• Phil Adams teaches at the Hacienda, Int. WCS at 7pm, country 2 step at 8pm, Drop-in's welcome

• Carrie Lucas teaches west coast swing ladies styling at Avant Garde in Newport Beach, 7 - 8pm new

• Mike Miller teaches at the First United Methodist Church in Lakewood, Waltz at 7pm, rotating social dance at 8pm, No classes the first Monday of each month

• DanScene   Martin teaches nightclub 2 step at 7pm and adv WCS at 8pm, new series starts first Monday of month

• Lisa Narita teaches a 6 week series for Nightclub 2step, beginner at 6pm, intermediate. at 7pm, adv at 8pm and intermediate Hustle at 9pm

• Caltech Ballroom Dance Club in Pasadena,  Beginner West Coast Swing with Doug Silton, 8 Mondays starting June 22,  8:30-9:30pm. Also Beginner Hustle with Gary Ulaner, Mondays starting June 22, 9:45-10:45pm

• Monday Night Swing at Golden Sails in Long Beach, FREE lindy dancing (except with live band) 7:30 - 11pm, Shakey Pete every first Monday ($10), July 20 The Kid & Nic Show ($10)

• Cindy Roberts teaches WCS & rotating social dance, 6 week series , Riverside

• Memories, dancing at 8pm, happy hour 8 - 9 pm, swing lessons at 7 8 and 9pm, open dance follows

• Ben Corpos in El Segundo, west coast swing, nightclub 2 step

• Borderline Bar & Grill, Thousand Oaks, Country 2 step lesson at 6:16, WCS at 7pm, 3rd lesson is WCS (tougher than 2nd class)    

• Mike Miller teaches at the First United Methodist Church in Lakewood, rotating ballroom lessons at 7pm and 8pm, No classes the first Monday of each month

• Bea Hive in Garden Grove, Lindy/ECS ,  Latin Rhythms

• ClubOne Studio  Waltz at 7pm, quickstep at 8pm  

• Fullerton Dancesport  6:30pm-7:15pm American Cha Cha, 7:30pm-8:15pm American Foxtrot, 7:30pm-8:15pm American Foxtrot, 8:30pm-9:15pm Argentine Tango with Luba Gousseff

• Atomic Ballroom, Irvine, ballroom lessons with Doreen, ballroom practice dance follows

• Long Beach Dance Centre, beginning ballroom, 6 week series

• Country dancing at TiaJuana's in Irvine, doors open at 7pm, 2 lessons

• Alpine Village in Torrance, big band ballroom dancing, free (best to bring a partner)

• 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

• Salsa beginning 1 & 2 at SalsaSwing , Costa Mesa

• Club Salsa, Capistrano Beach, Beg Salsa at 7pm, Continuing Salsa at 7pm

• Salsa lessons at The Dance Family in Pasadena

• Tustin Dance Center has adult tap at 6pm and adult jazz at 7pm

• Phil Adams teaches at Memories in Whittier, Beg WCS at 6pm (beginning class is free), Beg2/Int 1WCS at 7pm, Int/adv WCS at 8pm,

• Martin Parker teaches WCS at DanScene, Beginning WCS at 6:30, Int WCS at 7:15, performance class at 8:15

• new Carrie Lucas teaches beginning west coast swing 6 - 6:45 and int/adv west coast swing from 7 - 7:45pm, $10 each, open dance follows with Carrie as DJ, at the new 210 Restaurant, Bar & Dance in San Juan Capistrano, July special -- buy dinner between 5 and 7pm on Tuesday and get a coupon for a free class that night

• Patty Straight August schedule, West Coast Swing at 6:30, nightclub 2 step at 7:30, DanScene in Costa Mesa, dark in July

• Top Cats has WCS at 7:30pm and 2 step at 8:30, both level 1 & 2

• Jerry Dawson teaches at the Press Box, 4 week series, Nightclub 2 step, int WCS at 7:30, series starts first Tuesday of the month

• Doug Endo teaches west coast swing at the Hacienda, Intermediate 1 at 6:30, beginning at 7:30,  open dance follows

•  Ben Morris & Melina Ramirez Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood  no cover, new 7:45 intermediate WCS $10

• Trish Connery teaches at the Moose Lodge in Burbank, 6 week series 7:30 beginning west coast swing, 8pm WCS beyond basics, 9pm Country 2 step beginning and beyond, details here

• Ben Corpos in El Segundo, ballroom and country 2 step

• Ed Van Ornum teaches rotating social dances at Avant Garde

• Robert Cooper teaches ballroom at Avant Garde

• Cindy Roberts teaches salsa & WCS in Riverside

• Atomic Ballroom,  lindy lessons followed by swing dance party

• Lindy by the Sea at Rebekah Lodge in El Segundo, Intermediate/Advanced classes,  7pm, 8pm, 9pm

• DanScene has Beg. Salsa with Frank, 8:30 

• Alpine Village salsa lesson and dancing (free)

• Free country dance lesson with Marlene Taylor at InCahoots in Fullerton 6:45 & 7:30

• Country dancing at OC Tavern Concert Hall, San Clemente, Country dance lessons with Kelly Boyz, (free). Live country western bands, 8pm, $5 MySpace link

• 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)

• Fullerton Dancesport  6:30pm-7:15pm West Coast Swing, 7:30pm-8:15pm  East Coast Swing, 8:30-10:00pm   Latin/Ballroom Practice Party (free)

• Dance Asylum  International Tango at 8pm with Oleg Suvorov

• Salsa, Mambo and ChaCha lessons at DanceSport Ca , lessons at 7, 8 and 9, check the schedule  

• Salsa lessons at PCH Club (Golden Sails) with Juan Pablo & Jorge Arturo, 7:30 - 9:30, one teaches beginning, the other teaches intermediate

• Beginning salsa with Hanh at Dance Asylum, 7pm

• Tia Juana's in Irvine, salsa, live bands, 8pm

• Club One in Costa Mesa social dance lesson at 6:45, salsa lesson at 7:30, Salsa party with Alma & JD in downstair ballroom 8:30pm

• Club Salsa Dance Studio, 34202 Camino Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, 92624, 949-234-0295,  Privates 3 to 6,  6:30pm Ballroom classes resume in June with Kirk, 7:30pm Progressive Beg. Salsa Techniques, with Royce, 8:30 p.m. Continuing Salsa  -  (All Levels), with Royce

• Belly dancing at ClubOne in Costa Mesa, 2 classes to choose from 11am or 6:30pm

• Salsa dancing at Mama Juana's Studio City

• Long Beach Dance Centre, Beg salsa at 7pm, Int salsa at 8pm, 6 week series

• Zumba lessons at SalsaSwing, Costa Mesa

• Adult Ballet at the Tustin Dance Center, 8pm

• 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

• Carrie Lucas has West Coast Wednesdays  at the Press Box, rotating social dance lesson at 7pm (June is Nightclub 2 step), advanced WCS at 8pm, open dance 9:00 - 9:30

• Michele Adams teaches at the Golden Sails, beginner WCS 6:30 - 7pm (beginner class is free), WCS styling, technique and footwork at 7:00pm, hustle at 8pm,   $7 each or $10 for both  

• Phil Adams teaches at High Steppers Studio in Victorville, 6pm beg country 2 step, 7pm beg salsa, 8pm beg WCS, 9pm Intermediate country 2 step

• John & Katie Watson new 8 week series West Coast Swing classes start July 1 at Monrovia Community Center – 7 pm Beginning class,  8 pm Intermediate/Advanced.

• Lisa Narita teaches, Beg 1 Hustle at 6pm, Beg 1 WCS at 7pm, Beg 2 WCS at 8pm

• Patty Straight  August schedule, foxtrot at 6:30 and Int foxtrot at 7:30, open dance at 8:30, DanScene, Costa Mesa, dark in July

• 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. 

• Foxfire in Anaheim Hills, live band,  meetup group meets there sometimes, helps to bring your partner if you want partner dancing

• Cowboy Country Nightclub (All Country * All the Time)... Country Two-Step 7pm ... Line Dancing 8pm ... 3321 E.South St,  Long Beach ...562 630-3007     No Cover Before 7pm, big crowd

• Chino Senior Center, 6pm line dance, 7pm intro to ballroom, 8pm beg WCS, register at 909 591-9834

• Cindy's Dance  Impulse Dance Productions, Aliso Viejo, 7pm beginning WCS, 8pm nightclub 2 step in June

• 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

• Long Beach Dance Centre, east coast swing 7pm, 6 week series

• The Dance Family in Pasadena has east coast and lindy lessons

• Rhythm Club has a Swing Party every Wednesday in El Segundo. lindy hop jitterbug

• ClubOne Studio  "Social Dance class" series (Argentine Tango) with Esteban, 6:15-7:00pm; dance follows

• Bea Hive in Garden Grove, rotating social dance lessons and Latin lessons at 7pm and  8pm

• Fullerton Dancesport, rotating social dance lessons 6:30 and 7:30

• Alpine Village, 8pm,   pop bands, free

• Debra Hampton teaches hustle at the Hacienda, 7:30-8pm beginning hustle, 8-8:30 int/adv hustle, $5 each, open dance follows

• Cindy Roberts teaches ballroom, Riverside

• Rumba & Waltz and Hip Hop lessons at SalsaSwing, Costa Mesa

• Salsa lessons at the Atomic Ballroom Salsa Dance follows at 8:30

• Dance Asylum in Costa Mesa has rumba

• Mambo Nights at the Hilton in San Gabriel

• Cafe Sevilla Long Beach Salsa, live music, free salsa class at 8:30pm with DJ Karloz age 21 & over, dress to impress, 140 Pine Ave Long Beach  90802    562 495-1111

• MamaJuana's in Studio City, salsa with DJ Ricky & DJ Curby 7pm - 2am, lessons with Walter Jones 7:30 - 9pm

• The Dance Family, Pasadena, belly dancing, lindy hop, balboa  

• Sierra Madre Community Center, dance lessons 7 & 8pm

July 10 Press Box qualifying for $1000 Jack & Jill,  will be open for Jerry Dawson's WCS class at 6 and 7pm and open dancing at 8pm with DJ Bob Brewer, congrats to Patty Ingram and Ron for 1st place and qualifying for the $1000 Jack & Jill finals,

July 11 1st Saturday dance Phil Adams, Hacienda, Intermediate Country 2 step workshop 3 - 5pm, Int NC2 5 - 7pm, WCS hitting the breaks 7 - 8, Swingtime Dance Party at 8pm (party is free),

July 11 Lisa Narita with Eric Myers DJing at Avant Garde, dance starts at 8pm  

July 11  Christian Singles Dance  (approx 300+ attend)  6:30-7:30pm  Dance Lessons   7:30pm-11:30  Dance, Flippin' DJs    Two Christian DJ's playing a variety of music for ages 19 to 91. $15 prepaid    $20 at the door Crossroads Christian Church, 2331 Kellogg Avenue, Corona 714/210-3337 

July 12 OCWCSDC  finals for the John Trip Memorial Jack & Jill for masters (over 50) and intermediate

July 12 Lemondrop By The Sea Dance, Jolly Roger in Dana Point, free appetizers, $15

July 17 Cal Tech Tango Club in Pasadena presents all night Milango party, workshop 8 - 10pm, open dance 10 pm until around 3 - 5am.

July 18  Mike Miller Ballroom social dance at Seal Beach Parks and Recreation Center, 3333 St. Cloud, Seal Beach.  7 - 10 pm

July 16 - 19 convention  Miami Dance Magic, you can book your room now (they go fast)

July 25  Carrie Lucas at Avant Garde, Phil Adams teaching WCS lesson at 7pm, open dance for WCS and more at 8pm

July 23 - 26 convention Salsa Mambo Dance Festival in Palm Springs

August 1 & 2 Carrie Lucas teaches 2 days of workshops in Las Vegas, info to follow

Aug 5 Mike Miller teaches intro to ballroom at 7:30, intro to club dancing at 8:30, Long Beach Parks & Rec (7th/Park)

Aug 6 - 10 convention Swingin Summer Dance Camp, Palm Springs, Jay Byam

Aug 29  Top Cats 5th Anniversary Party

Sept 10 - 13 convention  Lindy and Party (LAP) Dance  hosted by Ben Morris and Doug Silton, Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix, AZ

Oct 29 - Nov 1 convention Halloween Swingthing and Hustle Halloween in Irvine

Dance Cruises

Aug 30 - Sept 6 Joe Picconi cruise to the Mexican Rivera

Sept 12 - 19, 2009  Go Country's 3rd annual cruise, Alaska inside passage on the Golden Princess, join Shawn Parr

Sept 18 - 21, 2009 2 days, 3 nights, Ballroom and Swing Cruise from Long Beach to Ensenada with Mike Miller

Sept 20 - 27, 2009  Cruisefest Swing Dance Cruise, hosted by John Wheaton and Central Coast Swing, 7 days to Mexican Riviera,  Skippy Blair, Kelly Casanova, Luis Crespo, Martin Parker, Patti Jobst, Trish Connery & David Walkup, Ben Morris and Melina Ramirez, DJ Jumpin Jack  PRICES REDUCED   Mark and Nancy are going!!

Nov 8 - 15 Swing and Country Cruise to the western Caribbean, Julie Ward (Mattox), Lance Shermoen,

Jan 10  Sea Swing Sensation 7 day cruise to Mexican Riviera with Shesha and Nikki

Dance Fun Cruise and Tours, check their schedule for your type dance

Non-dance (some dance related)

Brother Yusef schedule

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

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/

Check out Woody's pictures from different dance events. You can check other pictures that Woody has taken at http://www.ocwcsdc.com/photos.shtml   Are there any of you?

See ya on the dance floor!!

Nancy