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The Allegro Ballroom gives classes in several dances for adults
!accompanying teen-age and younger students, Saturdays 2-3: Gratis!
Unless otherwise stated, 1415 initiates Telephone numbers; start times are after Noon.
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ARCHIVES: 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003
Please tell us about your non-recurring Dancing and/or Music event or visit this page's FAQ.
And please tell us about your regularly-scheduled dance lasting at least two hours.
CAVEAT: Biekawz akewrasy izzuh gol knot necessairuly acheived
CALL TO CONFIRM!
♦ =We intend to be there!
February — March — April
Music
Compiled by SwingCha - SwingCha @ GMail.com
The Allegro Ballroom gives classes in several dances for adults
!accompanying teen-age and younger students, Saturdays 2-3: Gratis!
Unless otherwise stated, 1415 initiates Telephone numbers; start times are after Noon.
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FEBRUARY — Regularly Scheduled Dances unavailable due to Yahoo!'s “improvements”. Saturday, February 4; 8-12: $20 BANGERS & MASH play for The Charles Dickens Bicentennial Ball (a formal Victorian Ball hosted by the Duke of Devonshire) at the San Mateo Masonic Temple, 100 North Ellsworth Avenue. Waltzes, Tangos, FoxTrots, Blues, Latin, etc. Evening dress, modern or from Mr. Dickens' time admired, not required. $15 through January 28 from The Period Events & Entertainment Re-Creation Society, 2144B Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda 94501 (Telephone: 1510/522-1731). Class at 7. From Bayshore (101), Third Avenue toward hills; Right at light after railroad tracks; Left at end, venue on corner at Right. From Junípero Serra (280), San Mateo exit to second El Camino Real exit to Right on Second Avenue; Left on Ellsworth to Tilton. Saturday, February 4; 8-?: $22 LAVAY SMITH and HER RED HOT SKILLET LICKERS play Love You Madly – The Magic of Duke Ellington for dancing at Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, 1330 Fillmore Street (Telephone: 655-5600). Class with Nathan Dias at 7:30. Saturday, February 4; 8-10: $22; Seniors: $20; Teens: $11 STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS featuring Miss Carmen Getit at the Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B Street, Point Reyes (Telephone: 663-1075; Facsimile: 663-1475) In advance: $19; Seniors: $17; Teens: $11. Saturday, February 4; 8-12: $30 Year of the Dragon Dinner and Dance at the Allegro Ballroom at 5855 Christie Avenue, Emeryville (Telephone: 1510/655-2888). Lion Dance and Costume contests. Dinner at 7. In advance: $25. San Francisco Bay Bridge toward Sacramento then immediately into Right lane to exit at Powell Street. Right at light then Left at next two lights to park behind gas station. From Berkeley, Powell Street exit. Left at first, second, fourth, and fifth lights to park behind gas station.♦ Thursday, February 9 — 9:20 Special isn't happening tonight! Friday, February 10; 9-12: $10 – Monthly Milonga at Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster City Boulevard, G, Foster City (Telephone: 1650/627-4854). Class at 8 and dance: $12. Answers? Friday, February 10; 9-?: $13 – Students: $10 STOMPY JONES plays for dancing at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley. Shows: 1510/525-5054; Office: -5099. Class at 8. Saturday, February 11; 7:30-12:30: $25 FRISKY FROLICS play for up-tempo dancing in celebration of Ray Hirsch's 91st birthday at the Women's Building, 3543 Eighteenth Street. Saturday, February 11; 9-12: $20 Ballroom Blitz: – Come Have A Ball with Jeff Chandler at Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland. Hors d'oeuvres, performances, contests. Class at 8. In advance: $16.81. Answers?♦ Sunday, February 12; 2:15-5: $28 That's Amore dinner and dance at South San Francisco Recreation Center, 33 Arroyo Drive. Reservation deadline: January 12 payable to Golden Gate Smooth Dancers, 20 Turquoise Way, San Francisco 94131 (Telephones: 824-2263; 702-9666). Class at 1:30. Answers? Thursday, February 16; 8:00 'til the last dancer drops: $5 The public is welcome to attend the Capital Swing Dancers Presidents' Day Convention Early-Bird Dance at the Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento.♦ Thursday-Sunday, February 16-19: $306.94: (other options available.) 4thAnnual San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival (Telephone: 608-6180) at Hotel Whitcomb ($89), 1231 Market Street (MArket 6-8000; Reservation Telephone: 1800/227-4747). Musicians! Through January 14, $250. Answers? Friday-Sunday, February 17-19; $129 Capital Swing Dancers' (Telephone 1916/271-2385) Presidents' Day Convention XX (AANCE, NASDE, NFA, WSDC, YASDA) at the Woodlake Hotel ($89), 500 Leisure Lane (Telephones: 1800/333-3333; 916/922-2020), Sacramento. Event, three buffet-style meals, hospitality suite: $125 through January; younger than 18: $65 payable to: Capital Swing Dancers, c/o Sheryl Zazzi, 1709 Lakewood Drive, West Sacramento 95691 (Telephone: 1916/371-2385). Answers?♦ Saturday, February 18; 8:30-11: $10 – Third Saturday Swing Dance Jam at Swing U, 151 Potrero Avenue. Answers? Sunday, February 19; 8:00 'til the last dancer drops: $10 The public is welcome to attend the Capital Swing Dancers post-Presidents' Day Convention Dance at the Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento.♦ Friday-Sunday, February 24-26: $359 each of two (other options available) THE FUNATICS play for dancing through the Sierra Nevada aboard the New Murder Mystery a.k.a. Reno Fun Train theme Hawaiian “Aloha” (adults only) Michelle Kinkaid's Train Magic departing Emeryville at 09:45, Martinez at 10:35, Suisun at 11:00, or Sacramento at Noon, returning Sunday, February 26. Listen to MARK GUSTASON in the Piano Lounge. Transportation, two nights at Silver Legacy Resort Casino, chicken pot pie on Friday, deli lunch on Sunday; sausages (buy 'burgers, burritos, chips, etc. at snack bar), “Winners Book”. Click to register. Payable to Michelle Kinkaid, 671 Athens Street, San Francisco 94112. Call 585-6282 to learn whether there's space for you. Saturday, February 25; 09:00-23:59: $15; Students: $10; Ages 16 and younger: $7 Berkeley Ballrom Classic XII in the Pauley Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Student Union Building. Answers? Saturday, February 25; 7-11: $25 The Seventh Annual Vima Ball at Vima Dance Studio, 560 Third Street (Telephone: 977-0203). performances, refreshments. In advance: $20 through April 18. Answers? Saturday, February 25; 8:30-12: $20 BRASSWORKS plays for dancing Waltzes, Polkas, Schottisches, Mazurkas, Sir Roger de Coverley, and Congress of Vienna for Ye Gaskell Occasional Dance Society's Midwinter Ball at the Scottish Rite Temple, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Potluck food and refreshments. Class at 7:45. Answers? ♦ ─────── ──────── ♦ ──────── ─────── ♦ |
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MARCH — Regularly Scheduled Dances unavailable due to Yahoo!'s “improvements”. Saturday, March 3; 8-12: $20 SARA & SWINGTIME play for Film Noir (A Black, White and Shades of Gray) Ball at the San Mateo Masonic Temple, 100 North Ellsworth Avenue. Waltzes, Tangos, FoxTrots, Blues, Latin, etc. Modern or evening dress from the 1930s-'50s in black, white, or shades of gray admired, not required. $15 through February 25 from The Period Events & Entertainment Re-Creation Society, 2144B Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda 94501 (Telephone: 1510/522-1731). Class at 7. From Bayshore (101), Third Avenue toward hills; Right at light after railroad tracks; Left at end, venue on corner at Right. From Junípero Serra (280), San Mateo exit to second El Camino Real exit to Right on Second Avenue; Left on Ellsworth to Tilton. Sunday, March 11; 2:15-5: $28 Irish Eyes dinner and dance at South San Francisco Recreation Center, 33 Arroyo Drive. Reservation deadline: March 8 payable to Golden Gate Smooth Dancers, 20 Turquoise Way, San Francisco 94131 (Telephones: 824-2263; 702-9666). Class at 1:30. Answers? Sunday, March 11; 6:30-10: $10 – Workshops at 4:30 and dance; $40 Swing Joins Country, a day of Swing and Country dancing and Show at the Imperial Dance Club, 822 Cassia Street, Redwood City (Tels: 1650/366-0504). Workshops 4:30-6 and dance $30 through March 3 sent to Michelle Kinkaid, 671 Athens Street, San Francisco 94112-3530 (Tel: 585-6282).♦ Saturday, March 17; 08:00-23:00: $25 (Collegiate: $20; Youth; $12) James Kleinrath (Telephone: 1650/591-6757) and USA Dance, Inc. NorCal Chapter present Vernal Equinox Extravaganza at Just Dance Ballroom, 2500 Embarcadero East, Oakland (Telephone: 1510/436-9888). Dancing, competitions, Jacks ’n’ Jills. From San Francisco Bay Bridge, Nimitz Freeway (880) toward San José; exit 23rd Avenue to Right at signal, Right into second driveway. Saturday, March 17; 8-11: $5 Swing City Dancers at City College's Health and Wellness Center, Howth Street/W Road near 777 Ocean Avenue, Third floor (Telephone: 452-5353). Class at 7. Answers?♦ Thursday-Sunday, March 23-25; $Complex San Francisco Open DanceSport Championships (NDCA) at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame (Telephones: 1800/228-9290; 650/692-9100; Facsimile: -8016). Amounts payable to: Imperial Productions, LLC, 822 Cassia Street, Redwood City 94063 (Telephone: 1650/780-9456). Hosts: Stephan and Denise Jourdaine-Krauel (Voice/Facsimile: 1650/366- 0504). Hostess: Nadia Eftedal (Telephone: 1562/902-7657). Saturday, March 24; 2-2: Workshops, dinner, dance: $95 Swinging In the South Bay (Telephone: 1510/684-2442) at Dance Boulevard, 1824 Hillsdale Avenue, San José (Telephone: 1408/264-9393). Workshops with Nick Jay & Joanna Meinl, Luís Crespo, Richard Kear, Jason Wayne & Yvonne Wayne, Miguel deSousa, without dinner, $75; Dance and Open and Invitational Jacks ’n’ Jill at 8: $15. Answers? Saturday, March 24; 7-12: $18 – Minors: $11 The Redwood Empire Swing Dance Club's (HotLine: 1707/523-9477) annual Black & White Ball and Pot Luck Buffet (please take something to share) at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Boulevard South. Performances. Formal attire requested. Via Redwood Highway (101) from Golden Gate Bridge, Petaluma Boulevard South, Left at signal, Right into second driveway.♦ Thursday, March 29; 9:20-12:30: Gratis! 9:20 Special's Open House at the Russian Center, 2460 Sutter Street. Classes at 7:20 and 8:20. Answers? Friday, March 30; 8-10: $22.50; Seniors: $20.50; Ages 24 and younger: $11.25 THE JUNIUS COURTNEY BIG BAND featuring Denise Perrier at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley (Telephone: 1510/644-2020 for tickets in advance: $20.50 / $18.50 / $10.25.). Snacks.♦ Saturday, March 31; 8:45-11:45: $5 Mt.Tam Swing with DJ Fred Loebenstein at the Mt.Tam Racquet Club, One Larkspur Plaza Drive, Larkspur (Telephone: 924-6226). Beginners' class with Kelly Casanova at 7:30 and dance, $10. ♦ ─────── ──────── ♦ ──────── ─────── ♦ |
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APRIL — Regularly Scheduled Dances unavailable because of Yahoo!'s “improvements” Tuesday-Friday, April 3-13: Each of two: Inside $1,231.32 | Outside $1,491.32 | Balcony $1,941.32 | Suite $2,291.32 Discretion to pay on board: $100 per passenger wage subsidy
Ten night Sea Magic Cruise: Mexican Riviera aboard the Star Princess visiting Catalina, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, and San Diego. Click to register. Payable to Michelle Kinkaid, 671 Athens Street, San Francisco 94112. Call 585-6282 to learn whether there's space for you.Thursday-Sunday, April 5-8: $499; $428 through February 23; $464 through March 25 (Other options available.) Argentine Tango USA Festival and USA Championship at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel (Rate: $102 through April 13), 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame (Telephones: 1800/228-9290; 650/692-9100; Facsimile: -8016). In advance, 11 classes, competitions, milongas: $408 through February; $442 through April 11. Payable to: Argentine Tango USA, 555 Bryant Street, 111, Palo Alto 94301. Other options available. Answers? Saturday, April 7; 6-12: $12 until 9:00. The Next Generation Swing Dance Club celebrates its Twenty-third Anniversary, at the Allegro Ballroom, 5855 Christie Avenue, Emeryville (Telephone: 1510/655-2888). No class tonight. San Francisco Bay Bridge toward Sacramento then immediately into Right lane to exit at Powell Street. Right at light then Left at next two lights to park behind gas station. From Berkeley, take Powell Street exit. Left at first, second, fourth, and fifth lights to park behind gas station.♦ Saturday, April 7; 8-?: $20 BANGERS & MASH plays Edwardian Waltzes, Polkas, Schottisches, OneSteps, TwoSteps, set dances, mixers, and 1900-12 Ragtime hits, Tango, The Congress of Vienna Waltz, The Bohemian National Polka, Lancers Quadrille, and Sir Roger de Coverley at Titanic Ball commemorating the last evening on RMS Titanic, at the San Mateo Masonic Temple, 100 North Ellsworth Avenue. 1900-12 First Class passenger, or modern evening dress admired, not required. Food to share welcome. $15 through March from The Period Events & Entertainment Re-Creation Society, 2144B Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda 94501 (Telephone: 1510/522-1731) or PayPal. Class at 7:15. — From Bayshore (101), Third Avenue toward hills; Right at light after railroad tracks; Left at end, venue on corner at Right. From Junípero Serra (280), San Mateo exit to second El Camino Real exit to Right on Second Avenue; left on Ellsworth to Tilton. Saturday, April 7; 9-11:30: $65 Golden Gate Smooth Dancers' Evening at the Moulin Rouge coronation ball at the Crown Plaza Hotel (Code: GG4=$104.60 net through April 5 at telephone 1650/570-5700), 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City. hospitality at 2, Cocktails at 5, Coronation at 7, Dinner at 8. Formal attire, please. Reservations: 1650/697-2763 or send payment with order for PRIME RIB, PETRALE SOLE, or VEGETARIAN WELLINGTON to Golden Gate Smooth Dancers, Inc., 1229 Hillcrest Boulevard, Millbrae 94030. Sunday, April 8 — Golden Gate Smooth Dancers' Dinner Dance isn't happening today. Thursday, April 12; 10-4: $?? Reno Dance Sensation Swing Championships and Show VIII's Welcome Dance (Telephone 1916/285-6557) at the Friday-Sunday, April 13-15: $125; Students/Other nationals: $100; Younger than 18: $75 Reno Dance Sensation Swing Championships and Show VIII (WSDC) at the April 20-April 29: National Dance Week Kick-Off Event, Noon-1, Union Square April 21-April 29: National Dance Week April 22-April 29: National Dance Week Sunday, April 22; 7-10:30: $10 Lakeside Swing Anniversary at the Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland. Classes with Sean McKeever and Tara Trafzer at 5 and 6 and dance: $15. Food, prizes. Answers?♦ April 23-April 29: National Dance Week April 24-April 29: National Dance Week April 25-April 29: National Dance Week April 26-April 29: National Dance Week April 27-April 29: National Dance Week April 28-April 29: National Dance Week April 29: National Dance Week's final day. Sunday, April 29; 6-10: $10 Top of Beardsley's celebrates thirty-four years of Swing Dancers Delight with guest DJs TBA, at the Peninsula Italian American Social Club of San Mateo, 100 North B Street. — From Bayshore (101), Third Avenue toward hills; Right at light after railroad tracks; venue at right about a half-block before T intersection. From Junípero Serra (280), San Mateo exit to second El Camino Real exit to Right on Second Avenue; Left on B Street; venue at right about a half block before T intersetion.♦ MUSIC DANCERS ENJOY
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WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS PAGE,
AND THE SEVERAL OTHER PAGES AT THIS WEB SITE,
OR ON THE SEVERAL CALENDARS THAT WE MAINTAIN,
THE CREATORS DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THAT INFORMATION.
PLEASE CALL TO CONFIRM!
BIEKAWZ
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Contact: SwingCha — SwingCha @ GMail.com
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