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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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This week's ITEMS TO NOTE...   

• Thursday Sept 2 Swingin' the Blues 2 yr anniversary party, Special Event Pricing - Dance only is $10 (no discounts), Normal class pricing - but dance is and extra $5   Facebook
  - 7:00pm Int/Adv Ladies WCS Styling w/ Malia San Nicolas
  - 7:00pm Beg WCS w/Ben Morris "Using Compression".
  - 7:45pm Int WCS w/Ben Morris "Styling, Technique, & Theory."
  - 7:45pm Adv WCS w/ Jessica Cox  If you'd like to book a private with her while she is at Atomic contact Ben Morris at  benmorrisdance@gmail.com or 303-598-8635
  - 8:30pm Dance to LIVE Blues Funk & Soul featuring Sir Harry Bowens & Terra Deva, and DJ Helen Tocco  

• Friday Sept 3 Jerry Dawson  teaches at the Press Box in Westminster. 6pm beginning west coast swing, 7pm int. WCS, open dance for WCS and more with DJ Bob Brewer at 8pm.  Lessons and dance are separate costs.

• Friday Sept 3 Lisa Narita starts a 4 week series of beginning country 2 step at Avant Garde at 6pm, WCS styling and technique with Lisa & Eric at 6:45

• Friday Sept 3 Doreen's Ballroom Party at Avant Garde in Newport Beach, rumba lesson with Doreen at 8pm, open dance at 9pm

• Saturday Sept 4 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)    Phil offers OC Dance members all 3 workshops (5 hours) for only $20

• Saturday Swing & Soul Party (ECS/Lindy) at Top Cats, 7:45 group class, open dancing at 8:30 with Mikey Pedroza and Nikki Marvin

• Saturday Sept 4  LA Swing 40th Anniversary Dance at Golden Sails, Marina Room in Long Beach, cocktails at 6pm, dinner (filet mignon & chicken). Swing Shift 7 - 11pm

• Saturday Sept 4 Ballroom dance with Mike Miller at the Bea Hive in Garden Grove, lesson 7pm - open dance follows

• Saturday Sept 4 Ed Van Ornum's Ballroom dance at Avant Garde in Newport Beach,  lesson at 8pm, party 9pm,

• Saturday Sept 4  The original Cuban Pete's Caribbean Grill Grand Opening 5201 Clark Ave in Lakewood (previously in Anaheim and is now where the Hop was), 5pm to 2am   Salsa music & dancing   Facebook

• Saturday Sept 4  Lemondrop Dance at OC Hilton by John Wayne, free lesson at 7pm, DJ playing  70's and 80's from 8 - midnight  This dance is mostly singles and freestyle dancing (largest singles dance in OC). $20 cover includes buffet, lesson, open dance and parking (self park, mention Lemondrop on way out)

• Saturday Sept 4 Starlight Dance in San Diego, Ben Morris is guest instructor   Facebook   6:30 - midnight

• Sept 4 & 5 Israeli Dance Camp at Avant Garde in Newport Beach

• Sunday Sept 5 LA Swing at Golden Sails in Long Beach, lesson at 2pm and open dance 3 - 7pm

• Sunday Sept 5  OCWCSDC at Top Cats Intermediate WCS lesson  at 6:15 - 7pm,  check website for schedule,  I am pretty sure the Masters and Intermediate has been rescheduled

• Monday Labor Day, most classes are closed.  Please check schedules before attending.  Martin Parker at DanScene in Costa Mesa will teach int hustle at 7pm and int/adv WCS at 8pm  and Michael Miller will teach ballroom at 7pm and 8pm in Lakewood.  Phil Adams, Carrie Lucas and Lisa Narita classes are dark

• Tuesday Sept 7 and every Tuesday Khoury's in Long Beach has swing night, Shakey Pete and the Faultline performs live 7 - 10pm $5

• Tuesday Sept 7 Jerry Dawson starts a new 4 week series at the Press Box in Westminster, east coast swing at 6:30 and west coast swing at 7:30

• Orange County Great Park in Irvine has Friday dance parties and Saturday concerts.  Admission is free, parking is $10

• Free OC concerts in the park

• Press Box news.... coming Oct 9... Country Western lessons on dancing on Saturday nights

• Sept 2 - 5 Embassy Ball   Dancesport Championship and World Cup, Hyatt Regency Irvine

• Sept 18  Michael Miller & Teresa Shiry present a One Day Mini Dance Camp, Lakewood First United Methodist Church, 11am - 3:30 pm, prepay and save

• Sept 19 Light the Night fundraiser for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society at Angel Stadium  (I am doing the walk)

SPECIAL NOTE:  FOR THE DAILY EVENTS, CLASSES THAT ARE GRAYED OUT ARE DARK THAT NIGHT (NO CLASS)

*****Thursday*****  September 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,  7:45pm adv class with guest instructor, all ages welcome.  9/2 guest instructor Jessica Cox

• 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, hustle level 3 at 6:45, WCS level 4 at 7:30, WCS level 3 at 8:15

• 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  in Placentia, Tom and Sossy teach Country 2step at 7:15pm, West Coast Swing at 8:15pm, all Level 3

• 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

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

• 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 Swing/lindy dancing and lesson, DJ and band, 

• Country Night at Torrance Elks Lodge, Tom Hickey DJ, dance host and instructor, line and couples dance at 7pm, open dance 8 - 11pm, cash bar (no food), $5 cover, 1820 Abalone, Torrance, dark Sept 2

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

• Mike Miller teaches 6 pm Tango and 7 pm Foxtrot on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at Ballroom Craze, 3092 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach.

• Phil Adams at High Steppers in Victorville, beginning salsa at 7pm and beginning ballroom at 8pm

• 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  check website for schedule

• John & Katie Watson American Social Waltz at 7 pm,  Rumba and Cha Cha at 8 pm - new 8 week series at Monrovia Community Center begins September 16.

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

•  Bea Hive Ballroom in Garden Grove, salsa lessons from 7-9pm but open dancing from 9 till midnight for $8.00.  Open dance is ballroom, latin and swing music.

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

• Cafe Sevilla, salsa dancing, Long Beach and Riverside locations,

• 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

• Dance Palace in Aliso Viejo has rotating parties, check schedule, 1st Thursday is hustle, 2nd is salsa, 3rd is swing

• 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

• Press Box is open at 8pm for WCS and more, with DJ Bob Brewer,

• Bea Hive in Garden Grove, line dancing from 7-8:30 and ballroom, latin, swing dancing from 830 till midnight

• 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  Every Friday Night at the Hacienda Hotel, Raul Santiago will be teaching a Beginner Hustle lesson from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m and Beginner/Intermediate Cha Cha lesson from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. and the cost is $10.00 per lesson.  They will be playing Salsa and Cha Cha music. The music starts at 9:00 p.m. with DJ Anne.  For more information contact Raul at rsantiagodance@aol.com , and remember there are 3 dance floors and No Cover charge.

• Eric Myers and Lisa Narita teach at Avant Garde, rotating class at 6:00 and 6:45    4 weeks series starts 1st of month

• Martin Parker  night club at 6pm, waltz at 6:30, chacha at 7pm, all beginner level at DanScene in Costa Mesa, new series starts first Friday of the month,

• Swing night (lindy) at the Atomic Ballroom dance at 8:30,

• www.theneighborhoodcup.com Come learn to Swing dance, always beginner friendly! Fun instructor, and participants rotate so come with or without a partner. Swing nights are every Fri except the first Fri of the month, only $5 minimum donation requested. The Neighborhood Cup cafe is attached to the Aliso Viejo library, and classes are held out back, in the atrium on smooth cement. Lesson is at 7:45pm/8ish, followed by 10 minutes of some other ballroom style. Open dancing follows, going til 10 or 11pm. Instructor Alec Marken is also available for affordable private ballroom/social dance lessons. Mobile: 949/370-0523  http://www.facebook.com/alecmarken    check schedule before attending

• 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 Dancesport 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)   

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

• Fullerton Dancesport  Latin lessons

• Every Friday  Tango lessons and dance at Downey Elks lodge, lesson at 8pm  open dance 9pm - 1am, dress is nice but not formal

• Dance Palace in Aliso Viejo, Ballroom/Latin Dance Nights are the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month from 8:00-11:00pm.

• Friday Milonga Dance at Avant Garde, Tango

ONCE A MONTH FRIDAY DANCES

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

• 1st Friday (sometime varies on date) DanScene has a hustle and groove party with Martin Parker and Asia Bautista,  8:30 - 11:30,  lesson at 7:45, open dance at 8:30, next dance Oct 8

• 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 ClubOne Studio Jill's Social Ballroom Dance, beginning ballroom lessons 8:15;m, open dance 9 - midnight, $10

• 3rd Friday 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 rotating dances

• Malia San Nicolas teaches west coast swing at Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, 4pm beginner, 4:45 intermediate

• 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)

• Kazumi Onoue DeVries,  On1 fundamental. Progressive class. Every Saturdays from 11:00am, 18956 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708, for more info, E-mail: kazumiart@msn.com  

• Mike Miller teaches West Coast Swing at 10am and Rumba at 11 am, First United Methodist Church in Lakewood, special one day mini dance camp on Sept 18

• 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

   

    

  WEEKLY SATURDAY SOCIAL DANCES

   

• Atomic Ballroom   Ballroom Dance 7pm for beginners, 7:45 for int & 7:45 for adv, open dancing at 8:30pm, 9/3 lesson is tango

• Midnight Milonga at Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, If you go to the ballroom dance, you can stay for milonga free

• 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,

• Hacienda, every Saturday, lesson and open dancing

• Tea Dance party at Club One Studio in Costa Mesa 3 - 6pm

• Ballroom party at Club One Studio in Costa Mesa 8 - 11pm

• Lemondrop Dance, over 40 singles in OC and LA, mostly freestyle

• 2nd & 4th Saturday, dance party at Steppin Out with Cindy Roberts, Riverside, lesson included in admission, 8pm

• Pasadena Ballroom dance Swing dance, 8pm

• Practice dance party at Kim's Ballroom in Westminster, 7 - 10pm

• 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.

• Buena Park Senior Center has a dance every Saturday, big band music, 7 - 10pm, $6 cover includes refreshments, 

• 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

• Starting Gate will have the same schedule as Friday (also gets crowded with freestylers) 

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

          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)

• 1st Saturday Lindy Party at Top Cats

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

• 1st Saturday Ed Van Ornum's Ballroom dance at Avant Garde in Newport Beach,  lesson at 8pm, party 9pm,

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

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

• 2nd Saturday Ballroom dance, 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, (will move to 4th Saturday in Oct)

• 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 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 Social dance at Temecula Dance Company in Murrietta, lesson at 6pm, open dance at 7pm, (check schedule, not always 3rd Saturday)

• 3rd Saturday Expressions Dance at Dance North County in Encinitas

• 4th Saturday Carrie Lucas at Avant Garde, Phil Adams teaches WCS 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

• 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

• Trish Connery, bi-monthly WCS afternoon workshops Hacienda

• Michele Adams and Mike Kluck teach country 2step on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday at Golden Sails, 10:30 beg C2S with Mike, 11:30 intermediate C2S with Mike, 12:30 advanced country 2 step with Michele, $7 per class. 

• Martin Parker   at DanScene in Costa Mesa, Martin Parker,  nightclub 2 step at 1pm, hustle at 2pm, WCS at 3pm

• 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,

• Tia Juana's in Irvine Country 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 at the Regency Ballroom in Lomita

• 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 Level 1 Rotating Ballroom/Latin Dance at 1 pm and a Beginning Social Ease Ballroom/Latin at 2 pm at First United Methodist Church in Lakewood.  Dances change monthly.

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

• Caltech Ballroom Dance Club in Pasadena, Beginner & Intermediate Ballroom lessons, see website for detail

• Lisa Narita & Eric Myers at Avant Garde, beg WCS at 6pm, Int WCS at 6:35, open dance at 7:10pm, 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,

• Brandin Iron in San Bernardino, couples dances (no line dances) every 1st and 3rd Sunday from 6 - 10pm,

• 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,

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

• Marcelo Rivero teaches Argentine Tango Basics class  5:15pm, Avant Garde in Newport Beach

• Cafe Sevilla  salsa dancing, Long Beach and Riverside locations

• Salsa Sundays at OC Tavern in San Clemente, doors open8:30, dancing 9 til close, 21+

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

• Club Danzarin, Argentine Tango classes and dance, Londance in Santa Ana, Patricia and Cesar, beg at 5pm, int at 6pm, adv at 7pm, open dance at 8pm

• Dance Palace in Aliso Viejo, Latin Parties are on the 1st Sunday of each month from 5:30-8:30pm. For the cover of $10.00 a group class is given first, then open dancing and food/drinks are always included. Singles and couples are welcome

*****Monday*****  Sept 6  Labor Day,  verify there is class before attending, some teachers didn't let me know

• Phil Adams teaches at the Hacienda, Int. WCS at 7pm, country 2 step at 8pm, Drop-in's welcome,  Dark 9/6

• Carrie Lucas "Happy Hour" intermediate WCS at 6pm (snacks served) and west coast swing ladies styling at Avant Garde in Newport Beach, 7 - 8pm , dark 9/6

• Mike Miller teaches at the First United Methodist Church in Lakewood, rotating social dance at 7pm and 8pm,  There IS class on 9/6

• DanScene   Martin teaches hustle at 7pm and WCS at 8pm, new series starts first Monday of month.   There IS class on 9/6

• Lisa Narita teaches a 6 week series for Nightclub 2step, level 2 at 6pm, level 3 at 6:45, class is dark on 9/6

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

• Caltech Ballroom Dance Club in Pasadena, teacher Doug Silton starts a new 8 week beginner lindy series from 8:30 - 9:30 and 4 week intermediate west coast swing from 9:30 - 10:30, both series start June 21

• New Swingin Westies Mondays in Sherman Oaks, at Smiles Dance Club, WCS lesson at 7:15 and 8pm, open dance at 9 with DJ Bella, happy hour drinks and food specials 7 - 9pm

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

• Bea Hive in Garden Grove, ballroom

• 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  new series starts on Sept 6th

• 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, (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

• Marcelo Rivero teaches at Avant Garde 8:15p Salsa Basics and 9pm Intermediate Salsa.

• 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

• Body Isolation Class www.sakara.us (incorporate Body Isolation and Styling to your Dance) Beach Cities Star Dance Studio, 8-9pm.  18956 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley, CA  92708

• Country Dancing at Swallows Inn in San Juan Capistrano with DJ Bubba, lesson at 7:30 (click on events calendar), Country dancing from 6:30 to 9:30+.  Mostly couples dancing, some line dances, maybe a dance lesson or two, plays lots of requests.  No cover charge, but $5.00 suggested tip to DJ Bubba. 

• 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,   2nd Tuesdays special schedule with Ben Morris teaching adv at 7pm and open dancing at 8pm, see website for costs

• Martin Parker teaches WCW at DanScene, beginning/int WCS at 7pm,  int WCS at 8pm

• Patty Straight September schedule, west coast swing at 6:30, polka at 7:30, DanScene in Costa Mesa, no class on Aug 31

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

• Jerry Dawson teaches at the Press Box, 4 week series,  east coast swing at 6:30, 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, on

• Trish Connery teaches at the Moose Lodge in Burbank, 6 week series 7:00 beginning west coast swing, 8pm WCS beyond basics, 9pm salsa beginning and beyond, 

• Michele Adams at Golden Sails in Long Beach, 7pm WCS, 8pm NC2

• Khoury's in Long Beach has swing night, Shakey Pete and the Faultline performs live 7 - 10pm $5

• Ed Van Ornum teaches rotating social dances 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 in Costa Mesa has Salsa at 8:30 

• Alpine Village salsa lesson and dancing

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

• Zen Lounge in Hermosa Beach (corner or Pier/PCH)  country dancing with DJ Tom Hickey, lesson at 7pm, open dance 8 - 11pm, $5

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

• 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  Robert Cooper teaches ballroom

• 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

• 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

• Carrie Lucas has West Coast Wednesdays  at the Press Box, rotating social dance lesson at 7pm , advanced WCS at 7:45pm, open dance 8:30 - 9:30  See Carrie dance

• Michele Adams teaches at the Golden Sails, free beg. salsa at 6pm, free beg WCS at 6:30,  WCS styling, technique and footwork at 7:00pm, hustle at 8pm,  $8 each or $10 for both

• Martin Parker teaches int chacha at 6pm, int waltz  at 7pm and int hustle at 8pm in June, DanScene in Costa Mesa

• Christopher DeMaci teaches west coast swing at the Dance Doctor, 1440 4th St., Santa Monica, 8pm beginner, 9pm int/adv. Uses the fundamentals of West Coast Swing to develop your vocabulary of moves, styling, advanced technique and footwork.  This class helps you release your own signature style within you waiting to be expressed

• Phil Adams teaches at Rosamond Elementary School, 7pm beg nightclub 2 step, 8pm beg WCS,

• John & Katie Watson   Beginning West Coast Swing at 7 pm and Intermediate/Advanced WCS - new 8 week series at Monrovia Community Center begins September 15.

• Lisa Narita teaches, level 1 Hustle at 6pm, level 1 WCS at 6:45pm, level 2 WCS at 7:30pm, level 2 Hustle at 8:15pm,

• Patty Straight  September schedule, rumba at 6:30 and intermediate rumba at 7:30, open dance at 8:30, DanScene, Costa Mesa, (no class on 9/29)

• 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. 

• 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

• 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

• Robert Cooper teaches ballroom at Avant Garde

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

• Alpine Village, 8pm,   pop bands,

• 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, salsa class at 8:30 pm with DJ Karloz, age 21 & over, dress to impress

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

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

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

• Body Isolation Class www.sakara.us (incorporate Body Isolation and Styling to your Dance) Psalms 30:11 Dance Studio.  530 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA  90803

•  Bollywood Fitness at DanScene in Costa Mesa at 7pm

Sept 11 Salsa Swing & Everything at BeaHive in Garden Grove

Sept 12 Cindy's Dance in Aliso Viejo, Country 2 step

Sept 12 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 ,

Sept 9 - 12 convention  Lindy And Party Dance, Ben Morris and Doug Silton, Phoenix, AZ

Sept 14 Swingin the Club joins Phil Adams at Memories every 2nd Tuesday.  Phil teaches a FREE beginning WCS at 6pm, Phil teaches intermediate WCS at 7pm and Ben and Malia teach advanced WCS at 7pm, open dance at 8pm, lesson $10, dance $10 or both for $15

Sept 14 Learn the Thriller routine for Martin Parker's Thriller and Showcase party on Oct 22, meets every Tuesday at 9pm, DanScene in Costa Mesa

Sept 14 - 17 West Coast 101, with Skippy Blair in Downey. Special Certification Intensive, exclusively for Teachers who want to specialize in "West Coast 101."  This concentrated series is designed for focus groups of only 14 participants. Reserve your spot NOW - For more information: Please Call: 562-869-8949.

Sept 17 Press Box qualifying open Jack & Jill for $1500 finals

Sept 17 Moose on the Loose Country Dance in Burbank with Trish Connery

Sept 17 Club Halo at Top Cats in Placentia, DJ Underdog playing Club, Top 40 & hip hop, $15 prepaid, $20 at the door, call 714 210-3337

Sept 18  Michael Miller & Teresa Shiry present a One Day Mini Dance Camp, Lakewood First United Methodist Church, 11am - 3:30 pm, prepay and save

Sept 19  Light the Night, fundraiser for Leukemia Lymphoma Society at Angel Stadium

Sept 25 Calif Swing Dance Hall of Fame Honors Top Cats in Placentia, Big Bash 3-7pm, Saturday, tickets $10, call 949 -675-1255

Sept 25 Pirate Party, CCI Christian Singles, Crossroads Church in Corona

Sept 25 Salsa bootcamp BeaHive Ballroom in Garden Grove

Sept 26 Argentine Tango workshop Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, Corina Fourmyle and Marcelo Rivero, 6 - 8pm, milonga follows

Oct 15 - 17 Paradise Country Dance Festival  Sheraton Fairplex, Pomona

Oct 17 Groovie Movie Tribute,  The Ebell of Los Angeles $98 full day event, $75 for dinner and dance until Sept 9th (then $125/$85)

Oct 22  Thriller party and Showcase at DanScene in Costa Mesa

Dance Cruises

Sept 26 - Oct 3 Cruisefest to the Western Caribbean out of Galveston, John Wheaton, Patti Jobst, Martin Parker, Ben & Melina, Trish Connery, Michael Kielbasa and Samantha Buckwalter, Skippy Blair

Jan 8  - 15 Jump, Jive and Sail cruise to Easter Caribbean, Doug Silton, Benjamin Ricard, Chance Bushman and Amy Johnson, Steve Conrad

January 14 - 17, 2011 - Weekend dance cruise to Ensenada with Mike Miller  Ballroom and swing

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