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Want to know what is going on in the dance world around Orange County and Los Angeles County?   You have come to the right place.  Find out where to dance and/or take lessons every night of the week.  Join our mailing list.  See an example of our weekly newsletter for This Week in Dance

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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Here is a sample of what is in the weekly newsletter

  • May 23 - 27 FreZno Dance Classic, Country and swing convention in Fresno

  • Friday May 24  Press Box in Westminster   Jerry Dawson teaches chacha at 6pm, intermediate west coast swing at 7pm,   open dance with Bob Brewer at 8pm (lessons and dance are separate costs) 

  • Friday May 24 TGIF Swing  7:30pm Beginning West Coast Swing Lesson (FREE for Beginners!!!), 8pm Intermediate/Advanced WCS Lesson with Samantha Buckwalter, 9PM-Midnight Dancing - Top 40, Classic & Blues! Music by DJ Andy Red Hot Ballroom, 12745 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA

  • Friday May 24 Swing Peedro at Peoples Palace in San Pedro, 7:00 lesson, all levels.   8pm open dance with Esquires Big Band

  • Friday May 24 Ballroom/Latin Dance with Hae Ran at Avant Garde, lesson at 8pm, open dance at 9pm

  • Friday and Saturday nights, Brian Lyn Jones and his Misfit Cowboys is doing a fundraiser at The Ranch. in Anaheim  His hometown was Moore, OK (where the tornado hit) for 20 yrs

  • Saturday May 25  Int/Adv Ballroom Workshop ''Viennese Waltz & Bolero Workshop'' with Doreen Fineman at Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, noon - 4pm

  • Saturday May 25 Memorial Day Weekend Special 4th Saturday Swing Dance at Avant Garde with Ray Stanton (Carrie Lucas returns next month with DJ Mark Lester)
    7-7:30 pm Beg-Int Country 2-Step
    7:30- 8 pm Int. West Coast Swing
    8:00-12:30 Dance & Party With Potluck Dinner & Dessert! Avant Garde in Newport Beach will supply the B-Que Chicken and you bring the side dishes or desserts! (Please call Carrie 714-296-8061 to ask what you can bring or just bring your Favorite dish or snack!) Great Music with DJ Ray Featuring: West Coast Swing, Country 2-Step, Cha Cha, Waltz, Nightclub 2-Step   We will play mostly West Coast Swing but will have more Country Two Step than usual. Door Prizes! Mixers Refreshments Dress Country! & get ready to Party! All Military are FREE! for this Memorial Day Party, We appreciate your Service! Dance Lessons & Party $15 Party only 8:00 $12

  • Saturday May 25 30th-Anniversary Celebration of our Pasadena Ballroom Dance Assoc. in Pasadena, CA, with Pete Jacob's Wartime Radio Revue full Swing Orchestra! $20 this special night includes special guests, performances, light hors d'oeuvres, door prizes galore, cake...and more... Don't miss this special night at PBDA! Grace Hall, 73 N. Hill Ave., in Pasadena (behind the church). Free parking, couples & singles of all ages welcome! www.pasadenaballroomdance.com
    Plus... Guest instructor and dancer extraordinaire, Steve Bailey (from San Francisco) will join us this Saturday for Lindy Hop classes and a special Balboa class! Lindy level II: 11:00am-12:00pm; Lindy level III: 12:00-1:00pm. $15. class; $75 six-week Lindy Hop series (and, as always, level III students can come early and take level II at no extra cost!). Balboa beg/intermediate class: 2:30-3:30pm, $15. (Must know your basics in Bal). Learn a great "Bailey pattern" in Balboa!

  • Saturday May 25  Hacienda/Double H by LAX, FREE waltz lesson with Mike Kluck at 7:30, open dance at 8:30

  • Saturday May 25  HB Christian Singles. Dancing for Life (freestyle) 4th Saturday of the month starting May 25, 2013. June 22, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 21, Oct. 26, Nov.23, Dec. 21, 2013 , Location: Avant Garde Dance Studio, 4220 Scott Dr. Ballroom # 2, Newport Beach, CA 92660. (949) 422-7600 (714) 625-3508 7 - 11 PM $10.00 with a Healthy Dish/Drink $15.00 without

  • Saturday May 25 Lemondrop Club  Embassy Suites Santa Ana (55/Dyer) Star Trek Speed Dating,  7pm - midnight 8pm - midnight,  mostly singles and freestyle , $10   (Lisa and Chris with Sound FX will be performing June 1st)

  • Sunday May 26 - June 23 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,  

  • Sunday May 26  The Starting Gate in Los Alamitos, country dancing, usually FREE  Southern Caliber at 2pm,   

  • Sunday May 26  OCWCSDC at The Clubhouse in Placentia  Intermediate WCS lesson  at 6:15. open dance at 7pm with guest DJ MARK LESTER, no contest

  • Monday, Memorial Day, most classes are closed, check with the dance studio ahead of time to verify if they have class.   Teachers, please let me know if you have class on Monday, I will update it at http://www.ocdance.com/thisweek.html

  • Wednesdays at the Hacienda by LAX are now for Tango, new beginner tango with ILONA at 7:30, open dance at 8:30

  • Wednesdays  Michele Adams at the Golden Sails in Long Beach, lessons and dance, $15 for the night or $8 for one class

    7pm int west coast swing

    7:45 hustle

    8:30 rotating class

    9:15 open dance with my favorite DJ Mark Lester

  • You can find DJ Mark Lester's schedule at http://www.wcs-dj.com/ .  You will also find a link to pictures he has taken at events he DJ's at Mark's Smugmug.   See if yours is there.

     

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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