Venues
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Tuesday January 21:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Noel Jewkes & friends, jazz, FREE
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
7:30pm Mill Valley Community Center Starduster Orchestra w/Noah Griffin, Big Band - a touch of Latin, light treats, $15 + tip band
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Manteca, Salsa-Jazz, $FREE
8:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) West Coast Swing open dancing until midnight (lessons prior) $8
8:30pm Ashkenaz (Berk) CZ & The Bon Vivants, Cajun/Zydeco, Zydeco lesson prior, $15
9:00pm Playa SF (SF) Salsa, lesson & Latin dancing, $10 (FREE after 10pm)
9:00pm Verdi Club (SF) Woodchopper’s Ball Crying Time, Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, Lindy Hop & Balboa classes prior, followed by social dance, full bar & lounge, $10
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center The Breakaway (Oak) DJ, Swing, lessons prior, $8/$15
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6 -$15
Wednesday January 22:
7:30pm Big Easy (Pet.) Dark
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Klipptones, “dancing through the decades,” $FREE
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) West Coast Swing dance party, lessons prior, $10 - $20
9:00pm Polish Club Mission City Swing, West Coast Swing/Blues, lessons prior, $8/$15/$25
9:30pm Valencia Room (SF) Cat’s Corner Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Swing, Lindy, etc. + DJ, Dress-up & Dance Party, 3 Lindy Hop and Swing lessons prior, dress to impress, $5/$10 – new location
Thursday January 23:
6:00pm HopMonk Tavern (Nov) Country Line dancing, lesson at 7pm, $13
7:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Thursday Night Dance party, $9
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Swing, $FREE
7:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Night Caps, $5
7:00pm Casa del Mar (S.Rosa) “Thursday Night Dancing,” lesson prior, $7/$10
7:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) Bachata lessons followed by Bachata & Salsa dancing, $10
8:30pm Local Edition (SF) Cottontails, early jazz, swing & R&B, $FREE
8:45pm POST Wellness (Pet) WC Swing dance, lessons prior, $10/$20
9:00pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Maldito Tango Duo + DJ, Milonga, lesson prior, $15
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango, lessons prior, $10/$15
9:00pm The Beat (Berk) The Next Practicá, Tango lesson prior, alternative music, $10
9:30pm Russian Center (SF) “9:20 Special,” Swing dance, lessons prior, $9
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa Practice, lessons prior, $6
Friday January 24:
1:00pm Finley Center (S.Rosa) Tom Shader Trio, Senior Dance, $9
2:00pm Emeryville Senior Center Milonguita, lesson prior, FREE
7:00pm Terrace Room (Oak) Midnight Blue Organ Trio, Jazz, Soul, R&B, Boogaloo, $FREE
7:30pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) Dark
7:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) Dark
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) Cruise Tones, wide variety of dance music, $FREE
7:45pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) “Big Band Ballroom,” Merengue & Salsa lessons prior, $10
8:00pm Twin Oaks Roadhouse (Penng) The Fabulous Biotones, Rock & Blues, $?
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Void Where Prohibited, ’60s & ’70s Rock, $5
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Cosmo Alleycats, jazz and dance music 1920s – ’60s, $FREE
8:00pm Regency Ballroom (SF) Edwardian World’s Faire 2020, “music, dance, fine art, theatre, circus, gaming, storytelling, costumes, vending, oddities,” $80 (also, see Saturday)
8:00pm Lighthouse Bar & Grill (M.V.) Salsa Night, $?
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Fridays (SF) Live music, Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 -$25
8:15pm Just Dance (Oak) Friday General Dance Party, Swing lesson prior, $9
8:00pm BFUU Hall (Berk) Vintage Invasion live music + DJ, “plenty of waltzes, some swing and polka, and other social/partner dances that you request;” free lesson prior, $10 (confirm)
8:15pm Alma del Tango (S.Ansl) Argentine Tango Milonga, class prior, $15 - $28
8:30pm Reel and Brand (Son) Igor And The Hippie Land. Franco-British indie rock, $FREE
9:00pm HopMonk Tavern (Nov) Notorious, 70s, 80s and 90s classics and Motown, disco, R&B, soul and classic rock, $19
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Ballroom Dance Party, beginner lessons prior, $12
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Big City Jazz, $10
9:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Westenders, boogie, $10
Saturday January 25:
2:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga, workshops prior, $8/$12
6:00pm Veterans Memorial Bldg. (SF) Milonga La Paz Sabado, lesson prior, complementary wine & snacks, dress to impress, $15
7:00pm Sportsman’s Hall (S.Pablo) TBA, Rock’n Roll, Country, Ballroom, Line, potluck snacks, $15
7:00pm Odd Fellows Hall (S.Rosa) West Coast Swing lessons followed by dance, $FREE
7:00pm Lighthouse Bar & Grill (M.V.) 7th Sons, danceable 60s & 70s rock, $FREE
7:30pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Cajun/Zydeco, lessons prior, $15
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) The Band at Nicks w/Stephanie Teel & Sonya Jason, jazz, pop & rock, $FREE
7:30pm Allegro (Rich) Rodchata’s Saturday Mega Party, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata with lessons, 3 rooms, $15
8:00pm Rancho Nicasio Stompy Jones, Swing & Lindy, $15 – reservations advised
8:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) “Don’t Stop the Music,” WC Swing Benefit to keep Lake Merritt Dance Center open, lessons prior, $25 t0 $1,000
8:00pm Hopmonk (Seb) Sambada, Samba, Salsa & Cumbia, $22
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Saturdays (SF) DJ Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 - $25
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Dark
8:00pm Regency Ballroom (SF) Edwardian Ball, “music, dance, fine art, theatre, circus, gaming, storytelling, costumes, vending, oddities,” $70 - $266 (also see Friday)
9:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) Silas Fermoy, “pop melodies w/heavy emphasis on danceable grooves, $10
9:00pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Lone Star Retrobates, pop with a Country taste, Swing, Cha cha, Texas 2-Step, $15
9:00pm SF Community Music Center (SF) “Bootlegger’s Ball Swing Dance,” Don Neely Swingtet, lesson prior, “classy dance party right out of Prohibition days,” jazz & swing, BYOB, $20,
9:00pm Minna Gallery (SF) Rue’ 66, French Rock, Rumgahia, Spanish Rumba, Sonamo Band, Italian Funk, + DJ, $10 - $20
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga Época, lesson prior, $15
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Ballroom Dance Party, Mark Novak Waltz lesson prior, refreshments, $12/$15
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Big City Jazz, $10
10:30pm The Beat (Berk) All-Nighter Milonga, Tango lesson prior, wine & food, $15/$20
10:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Michael Michael Motorcycle, rock and roll, $10
Sunday January 26:
11:00am Lindy in the Park (SF) Swing, lesson & party – FREE
1:00pm California Ballroom (S.Rosa) “Argentine Tea & Tango” Practicá, $10
2:00pm B Street Ballroom (S.Raf) Manny Gutierrez Quartet, Ballroom & Latin, occasional Polka, refreshments, $10
2:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance, general dance party only, $9
3:00pm Allegro (Rich) Tea Dance – to resume in March
3:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) “Queer Tango Classes & Practicá,” $5/$15
2:00pm Point San Pablo Harbor Club (Rich) Craig and MacGregor Band, “Not Just Jazz,” $10
4:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Salsa class followed by live music $12
4:00pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Todos Santos, “Cantina Americana” Rumba, NC 2-step, Swing, Polka, $FREE
4:00pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
5:00pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Country Western Dancing, lessons followed by dancing, $10
5:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) No Room For Zeus, Rock, Country, and Folk/Americana from the 60s, $FREE
6:00pm Veterans Memorial Bldg. (SF) Milonga La Paz, lesson prior, $15
7:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) Salsa lessons followed by dancing $10 ($15 band nights)
8:15pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata (three rooms – three time schedules), lessons prior, $10
8:30 pm Levy Studio (SF) Garcia Milonga, Dark
Monday January 27:
1:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance party, w/Argentine Tango lesson, $6
7:00pm Vallejo Moose Lodge Dry Creek, country with a blend of ballroom $12, 6pm optional dinner $20 (includes dance)
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Fil Lorenz Orchestra, big band, Swing, $FREE
8:00pm Temple Israel of Alameda Dave’s Swingtime Big Band, dance, $5
9:00pm Neck of the Woods (SF) Salsa, lesson prior, two dance floors, $20
9:15pm The Beat (Berk) Orange Practicá, Tango lesson prior, $10/$15
Tuesday January 28:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Noel Jewkes, jazz, FREE
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Le Hot Jazz, swing, gypsy jazz, $FREE
7:30pm Margaret Todd Center People of Note, standards, Latin, Swing, refreshments, $5
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Cosmo Alleycats, jazz and dance music 1920s – ’60s, $FREE
8:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) West Coast Swing open dancing until midnight (lessons prior) $8
8:30pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Ivy Moon Allstars, Zydeco lesson prior, $12/$15 door
8:45pm Playa SF (SF) Salsa, lesson & Latin dancing, $10 (FREE after 10pm)
9:00pm Verdi Club (SF) Woodchopper’s Ball Mitch Polzak & the Royal Duces, Lindy Hop & Balboa classes prior, followed by social dance, full bar & lounge, $10
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center The Breakaway (Oak) Don Neely Swingtet, vintage swing & jazz, Swing, lessons prior, $10-$15
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
Wednesday January 29:
7:00pm Big Easy (Pet) Rockville Roadkill Big Band, $FREE
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Lavay Smith, Swing, $FREE
8:00pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) WC Swing, lessons prior, $10 - $20
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Swing, $FREE
9:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Elvis Johnson Soul Review, rock, soul and blues from the 60s & 70s, $FREE
9:15pm Polish Club Mission City Swing, West Coast Swing/Blues, lessons prior, $8/$15/$25
9:30pm Valencia Room Cat’s Corner (SF) Juniper Jazz Band, 1920s-40s traditional jazz & swing,+ DJ, Dance Party, big band swing, 3 Lindy Hop and Swing lessons prior, $5/$10
Thursday January 30:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Judy Hall Band, jazz, $?
7:00pm Casa del Mar (S.Rosa) “Thursday Night Dancing,” lesson prior, $10
7:00pm Terrace Room (Oak) The Oakland Stompers, early jazz, swing, $FREE
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Iko Yaya, Zydeco, Cajun, $5
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Dark
8:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Thursday Night Dance party, Cha Cha lesson prior, $8
8:45pm POST Wellness (Pet) WC Swing dance, lessons prior, $10/$20
9:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) “Bachata Nights,” Salsa & Bachata, lessons prior, $10
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $10
9:15pm The Beat (Berk) The Next Practicá, Argentine Tango, lesson prior, $10/$15
9:30pm Russian Center (SF) “9:20 Special,” Swing dance, lessons prior, $9
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa Practice, lessons prior, $6
Friday January 31:
1:00pm Finley Center (S.Rosa) Steve Luther DJ, Senior Dance, $9
2:00pm Emeryville Senior Center Practicá, lesson prior, FREE
5:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) Aly Rose Trio, “classic rock & pop re-imagined in a jazz/neo soul style,” $FREE
7:00pm Terrace Room (Oak) Lone Star Retrobates, pop with a Country taste, Swing, Cha cha, Texas 2-Step, $FREE
7:30pm Big Easy (Pet) Inside Pocket / X Confidence, blues, jazz, WC Swing, $5
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) The Band at Nicks w/Stephanie Teel & Sonya Jason, jazz, pop & rock, $FREE
7:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) Balboa workshop by Scott Russel, followed by supervised practice, $20
7:30pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) Dark
7:45pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) “Greatest Hits! 80s & 90s, 4 lessons prior, $10
8:00pm La Peña Cultural Center (Berk) “The Last Mambo,” screening, panel discussion, & dance party, $15
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Dark
8:00pm Rancho Nicasio Sweet City Blues, Contemporary Danceable Swing, Blues & Classic Rock, $15 – reservations advised
8:00pm Pinole Senior Center Manny Gutierrez Quartet, Ballroom & Latin, occasional Polka, snacks, $10
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Fridays (SF) Live music, Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 -$25
8:15pm Just Dance (Oak) Friday General Dance Party w/Nightclub 2-Step lesson prior, $9
8:15pm Alma del Tango (S.Ansl) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $10/$20
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Iko Yaya, Zydeco, Cajun, $5
9:00pm Starling Bar (Son) Modern Monsters & Strange Fiction, $FREE
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Jazzaholics w/Roberta Donnay, $10
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Ballroom Dance Party, beginner lessons prior, $12
Saturday February 1:
2:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga, Argentine Tango, class prior, $8/$12
7:00pm Lighthouse Bar & Grill (M.V.) Key Lime Pie Band, R & B, Motown, Blues, Latin, Jazz, Swing and Classic Rock, $FREE
7:00pm Alma del Tango (S.Ansl) Mira Barakat & Scott O’Day, Argentine Tango Milonga, workshop prior, $20 - $40
7:00pm Allegro (Rich) Chinese New Year Party, buffet dinner, costumes encouraged, Lion Dance, $40
7:30pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Mark St. Mary, Cajun/Zydeco, lessons prior, $15
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) The Band at Nicks w/Phil Nicolas, jazz, pop & rock, FREE
8:00pm Allegro (Rich) “A Taste of Chicago,” Chicago style steppin with Ron Brown, lesson & party, $15
8:00pm PEERS (Alameda) Bangers & Mash, “THE OUTLANDER BALL: 1775 - OUTLANDER IN AMERICA,” English country dances, Viennese waltzes, polkas, reels, etc. lesson prior, 18th century costumes appreciated, lesson prior, light snack buffet, no host bar, potluck refreshment, $25/$30 door
8:00pm Sausalito Seahorse 7th Sons, danceable 60s & 70s rock, $15
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) TBA
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Saturdays (SF) DJ Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 - $25
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) TBA
8:30pm Bal Haus (SF) “Mostly Balboa,” Balboa & some Lindy, lesson, $10
8:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga Época: 10-year Anniversary, Argentine Tango, class prior, $20
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Jazzaholics w/Roberta Donnay, $10
9:00pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Walt the Dog, blues & rock, $FREE
9:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) The Humdinger Band, “dance covers,” $10
9:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys, “California Country,” $10
Sunday February 2:
11:00am Lindy in the Park (SF) Swing, lesson & party – FREE
1:00pm Santa Rosa Moose Trad Jass, Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz, $15
2:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Argentine Tango Milonga/Practicá, lessons prior, $8/$12
3:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance – TBA
3:00pm Allegro (Rich) Tea Dance – to resume in March
4:00pm Verdi Club (SF)Tea Dance with half-hour lesson, tea & light refreshments, $15
4:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Salsa class followed by Julio Bravo Band, $10
4:00pm Allegro (E’mv’l) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
5:00pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Dark (Super Bowl)
6:00pm Veterans Memorial Bldg. (SF) Milonga La Paz, lesson prior, $10
6:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) 19 Broadway Goodtime Band, Jazz $FREE
7:00pm Allegro (Rich) Milonga Rubia, Argentine Tango, light snacks, $15
7:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) Salsa lesson followed by dancing $10
8:00pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata (three rooms), lessons prior & during, $10
Monday February 3:
1:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance w/lesson – TBA
7:00pm Vallejo Moose Lodge Boogie Aces, country with a blend of ballroom, $15, food offered
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) TBA
9:15pm The Beat (Berk) Orange Practicá, Tango lesson prior, $10/$15
9:30pm Neck of the Woods (SF) Salsa, lessons prior, two dance floors, $20
Tuesday February 4:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Noel Jewkes, jazz, $FREE
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) TBA
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) TBA
8:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) West Coast Swing open dancing until midnight (lessons prior) $8
8:30pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Motordude Zydeco, Cajun/Zydeco, lesson prior, $12/$15
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center The Breakaway (Oak) DJ, Swing, taster class prior, $8/$15
9:00pm Verdi Club (SF) Woodchopper’s Ball Johnny Bones and The Palace of Jazz, Swing, Boogie, Lindy Hop & Balboa Classes followed by social dance, vintage jazz, swing & blues, full bar & lounge, $10
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Noel Jewkes & friends, jazz, FREE
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
7:30pm Mill Valley Community Center Starduster Orchestra w/Noah Griffin, Big Band - a touch of Latin, light treats, $15 + tip band
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Manteca, Salsa-Jazz, $FREE
8:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) West Coast Swing open dancing until midnight (lessons prior) $8
8:30pm Ashkenaz (Berk) CZ & The Bon Vivants, Cajun/Zydeco, Zydeco lesson prior, $15
9:00pm Playa SF (SF) Salsa, lesson & Latin dancing, $10 (FREE after 10pm)
9:00pm Verdi Club (SF) Woodchopper’s Ball Crying Time, Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, Lindy Hop & Balboa classes prior, followed by social dance, full bar & lounge, $10
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center The Breakaway (Oak) DJ, Swing, lessons prior, $8/$15
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6 -$15
Wednesday January 22:
7:30pm Big Easy (Pet.) Dark
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Klipptones, “dancing through the decades,” $FREE
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) West Coast Swing dance party, lessons prior, $10 - $20
9:00pm Polish Club Mission City Swing, West Coast Swing/Blues, lessons prior, $8/$15/$25
9:30pm Valencia Room (SF) Cat’s Corner Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Swing, Lindy, etc. + DJ, Dress-up & Dance Party, 3 Lindy Hop and Swing lessons prior, dress to impress, $5/$10 – new location
Thursday January 23:
6:00pm HopMonk Tavern (Nov) Country Line dancing, lesson at 7pm, $13
7:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Thursday Night Dance party, $9
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Swing, $FREE
7:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Night Caps, $5
7:00pm Casa del Mar (S.Rosa) “Thursday Night Dancing,” lesson prior, $7/$10
7:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) Bachata lessons followed by Bachata & Salsa dancing, $10
8:30pm Local Edition (SF) Cottontails, early jazz, swing & R&B, $FREE
8:45pm POST Wellness (Pet) WC Swing dance, lessons prior, $10/$20
9:00pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Maldito Tango Duo + DJ, Milonga, lesson prior, $15
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango, lessons prior, $10/$15
9:00pm The Beat (Berk) The Next Practicá, Tango lesson prior, alternative music, $10
9:30pm Russian Center (SF) “9:20 Special,” Swing dance, lessons prior, $9
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa Practice, lessons prior, $6
Friday January 24:
1:00pm Finley Center (S.Rosa) Tom Shader Trio, Senior Dance, $9
2:00pm Emeryville Senior Center Milonguita, lesson prior, FREE
7:00pm Terrace Room (Oak) Midnight Blue Organ Trio, Jazz, Soul, R&B, Boogaloo, $FREE
7:30pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) Dark
7:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) Dark
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) Cruise Tones, wide variety of dance music, $FREE
7:45pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) “Big Band Ballroom,” Merengue & Salsa lessons prior, $10
8:00pm Twin Oaks Roadhouse (Penng) The Fabulous Biotones, Rock & Blues, $?
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Void Where Prohibited, ’60s & ’70s Rock, $5
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Cosmo Alleycats, jazz and dance music 1920s – ’60s, $FREE
8:00pm Regency Ballroom (SF) Edwardian World’s Faire 2020, “music, dance, fine art, theatre, circus, gaming, storytelling, costumes, vending, oddities,” $80 (also, see Saturday)
8:00pm Lighthouse Bar & Grill (M.V.) Salsa Night, $?
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Fridays (SF) Live music, Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 -$25
8:15pm Just Dance (Oak) Friday General Dance Party, Swing lesson prior, $9
8:00pm BFUU Hall (Berk) Vintage Invasion live music + DJ, “plenty of waltzes, some swing and polka, and other social/partner dances that you request;” free lesson prior, $10 (confirm)
8:15pm Alma del Tango (S.Ansl) Argentine Tango Milonga, class prior, $15 - $28
8:30pm Reel and Brand (Son) Igor And The Hippie Land. Franco-British indie rock, $FREE
9:00pm HopMonk Tavern (Nov) Notorious, 70s, 80s and 90s classics and Motown, disco, R&B, soul and classic rock, $19
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Ballroom Dance Party, beginner lessons prior, $12
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Big City Jazz, $10
9:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Westenders, boogie, $10
Saturday January 25:
2:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga, workshops prior, $8/$12
6:00pm Veterans Memorial Bldg. (SF) Milonga La Paz Sabado, lesson prior, complementary wine & snacks, dress to impress, $15
7:00pm Sportsman’s Hall (S.Pablo) TBA, Rock’n Roll, Country, Ballroom, Line, potluck snacks, $15
7:00pm Odd Fellows Hall (S.Rosa) West Coast Swing lessons followed by dance, $FREE
7:00pm Lighthouse Bar & Grill (M.V.) 7th Sons, danceable 60s & 70s rock, $FREE
7:30pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Cajun/Zydeco, lessons prior, $15
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) The Band at Nicks w/Stephanie Teel & Sonya Jason, jazz, pop & rock, $FREE
7:30pm Allegro (Rich) Rodchata’s Saturday Mega Party, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata with lessons, 3 rooms, $15
8:00pm Rancho Nicasio Stompy Jones, Swing & Lindy, $15 – reservations advised
8:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) “Don’t Stop the Music,” WC Swing Benefit to keep Lake Merritt Dance Center open, lessons prior, $25 t0 $1,000
8:00pm Hopmonk (Seb) Sambada, Samba, Salsa & Cumbia, $22
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Saturdays (SF) DJ Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 - $25
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Dark
8:00pm Regency Ballroom (SF) Edwardian Ball, “music, dance, fine art, theatre, circus, gaming, storytelling, costumes, vending, oddities,” $70 - $266 (also see Friday)
9:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) Silas Fermoy, “pop melodies w/heavy emphasis on danceable grooves, $10
9:00pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Lone Star Retrobates, pop with a Country taste, Swing, Cha cha, Texas 2-Step, $15
9:00pm SF Community Music Center (SF) “Bootlegger’s Ball Swing Dance,” Don Neely Swingtet, lesson prior, “classy dance party right out of Prohibition days,” jazz & swing, BYOB, $20,
9:00pm Minna Gallery (SF) Rue’ 66, French Rock, Rumgahia, Spanish Rumba, Sonamo Band, Italian Funk, + DJ, $10 - $20
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga Época, lesson prior, $15
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Ballroom Dance Party, Mark Novak Waltz lesson prior, refreshments, $12/$15
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Big City Jazz, $10
10:30pm The Beat (Berk) All-Nighter Milonga, Tango lesson prior, wine & food, $15/$20
10:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Michael Michael Motorcycle, rock and roll, $10
Sunday January 26:
11:00am Lindy in the Park (SF) Swing, lesson & party – FREE
1:00pm California Ballroom (S.Rosa) “Argentine Tea & Tango” Practicá, $10
2:00pm B Street Ballroom (S.Raf) Manny Gutierrez Quartet, Ballroom & Latin, occasional Polka, refreshments, $10
2:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance, general dance party only, $9
3:00pm Allegro (Rich) Tea Dance – to resume in March
3:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) “Queer Tango Classes & Practicá,” $5/$15
2:00pm Point San Pablo Harbor Club (Rich) Craig and MacGregor Band, “Not Just Jazz,” $10
4:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Salsa class followed by live music $12
4:00pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Todos Santos, “Cantina Americana” Rumba, NC 2-step, Swing, Polka, $FREE
4:00pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
5:00pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Country Western Dancing, lessons followed by dancing, $10
5:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) No Room For Zeus, Rock, Country, and Folk/Americana from the 60s, $FREE
6:00pm Veterans Memorial Bldg. (SF) Milonga La Paz, lesson prior, $15
7:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) Salsa lessons followed by dancing $10 ($15 band nights)
8:15pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata (three rooms – three time schedules), lessons prior, $10
8:30 pm Levy Studio (SF) Garcia Milonga, Dark
Monday January 27:
1:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance party, w/Argentine Tango lesson, $6
7:00pm Vallejo Moose Lodge Dry Creek, country with a blend of ballroom $12, 6pm optional dinner $20 (includes dance)
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Fil Lorenz Orchestra, big band, Swing, $FREE
8:00pm Temple Israel of Alameda Dave’s Swingtime Big Band, dance, $5
9:00pm Neck of the Woods (SF) Salsa, lesson prior, two dance floors, $20
9:15pm The Beat (Berk) Orange Practicá, Tango lesson prior, $10/$15
Tuesday January 28:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Noel Jewkes, jazz, FREE
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Le Hot Jazz, swing, gypsy jazz, $FREE
7:30pm Margaret Todd Center People of Note, standards, Latin, Swing, refreshments, $5
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Cosmo Alleycats, jazz and dance music 1920s – ’60s, $FREE
8:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) West Coast Swing open dancing until midnight (lessons prior) $8
8:30pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Ivy Moon Allstars, Zydeco lesson prior, $12/$15 door
8:45pm Playa SF (SF) Salsa, lesson & Latin dancing, $10 (FREE after 10pm)
9:00pm Verdi Club (SF) Woodchopper’s Ball Mitch Polzak & the Royal Duces, Lindy Hop & Balboa classes prior, followed by social dance, full bar & lounge, $10
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center The Breakaway (Oak) Don Neely Swingtet, vintage swing & jazz, Swing, lessons prior, $10-$15
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
Wednesday January 29:
7:00pm Big Easy (Pet) Rockville Roadkill Big Band, $FREE
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Lavay Smith, Swing, $FREE
8:00pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) WC Swing, lessons prior, $10 - $20
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, Swing, $FREE
9:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Elvis Johnson Soul Review, rock, soul and blues from the 60s & 70s, $FREE
9:15pm Polish Club Mission City Swing, West Coast Swing/Blues, lessons prior, $8/$15/$25
9:30pm Valencia Room Cat’s Corner (SF) Juniper Jazz Band, 1920s-40s traditional jazz & swing,+ DJ, Dance Party, big band swing, 3 Lindy Hop and Swing lessons prior, $5/$10
Thursday January 30:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Judy Hall Band, jazz, $?
7:00pm Casa del Mar (S.Rosa) “Thursday Night Dancing,” lesson prior, $10
7:00pm Terrace Room (Oak) The Oakland Stompers, early jazz, swing, $FREE
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Iko Yaya, Zydeco, Cajun, $5
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) Dark
8:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Thursday Night Dance party, Cha Cha lesson prior, $8
8:45pm POST Wellness (Pet) WC Swing dance, lessons prior, $10/$20
9:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) “Bachata Nights,” Salsa & Bachata, lessons prior, $10
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $10
9:15pm The Beat (Berk) The Next Practicá, Argentine Tango, lesson prior, $10/$15
9:30pm Russian Center (SF) “9:20 Special,” Swing dance, lessons prior, $9
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa Practice, lessons prior, $6
Friday January 31:
1:00pm Finley Center (S.Rosa) Steve Luther DJ, Senior Dance, $9
2:00pm Emeryville Senior Center Practicá, lesson prior, FREE
5:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) Aly Rose Trio, “classic rock & pop re-imagined in a jazz/neo soul style,” $FREE
7:00pm Terrace Room (Oak) Lone Star Retrobates, pop with a Country taste, Swing, Cha cha, Texas 2-Step, $FREE
7:30pm Big Easy (Pet) Inside Pocket / X Confidence, blues, jazz, WC Swing, $5
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) The Band at Nicks w/Stephanie Teel & Sonya Jason, jazz, pop & rock, $FREE
7:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) Balboa workshop by Scott Russel, followed by supervised practice, $20
7:30pm Ellington Hall (S.Rosa) Dark
7:45pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) “Greatest Hits! 80s & 90s, 4 lessons prior, $10
8:00pm La Peña Cultural Center (Berk) “The Last Mambo,” screening, panel discussion, & dance party, $15
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) Dark
8:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Dark
8:00pm Rancho Nicasio Sweet City Blues, Contemporary Danceable Swing, Blues & Classic Rock, $15 – reservations advised
8:00pm Pinole Senior Center Manny Gutierrez Quartet, Ballroom & Latin, occasional Polka, snacks, $10
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Fridays (SF) Live music, Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 -$25
8:15pm Just Dance (Oak) Friday General Dance Party w/Nightclub 2-Step lesson prior, $9
8:15pm Alma del Tango (S.Ansl) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $10/$20
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) Iko Yaya, Zydeco, Cajun, $5
9:00pm Starling Bar (Son) Modern Monsters & Strange Fiction, $FREE
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Jazzaholics w/Roberta Donnay, $10
9:00pm Allegro (Rich) Ballroom Dance Party, beginner lessons prior, $12
Saturday February 1:
2:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga, Argentine Tango, class prior, $8/$12
7:00pm Lighthouse Bar & Grill (M.V.) Key Lime Pie Band, R & B, Motown, Blues, Latin, Jazz, Swing and Classic Rock, $FREE
7:00pm Alma del Tango (S.Ansl) Mira Barakat & Scott O’Day, Argentine Tango Milonga, workshop prior, $20 - $40
7:00pm Allegro (Rich) Chinese New Year Party, buffet dinner, costumes encouraged, Lion Dance, $40
7:30pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Mark St. Mary, Cajun/Zydeco, lessons prior, $15
7:30pm Nick’s Rockaway (Pacf) The Band at Nicks w/Phil Nicolas, jazz, pop & rock, FREE
8:00pm Allegro (Rich) “A Taste of Chicago,” Chicago style steppin with Ron Brown, lesson & party, $15
8:00pm PEERS (Alameda) Bangers & Mash, “THE OUTLANDER BALL: 1775 - OUTLANDER IN AMERICA,” English country dances, Viennese waltzes, polkas, reels, etc. lesson prior, 18th century costumes appreciated, lesson prior, light snack buffet, no host bar, potluck refreshment, $25/$30 door
8:00pm Sausalito Seahorse 7th Sons, danceable 60s & 70s rock, $15
8:00pm Le Colonial (SF) TBA
8:00pm Space 550 Dance Saturdays (SF) DJ Salsa & Bachata, lessons, 3 rooms, $10 - $25
8:00pm Presidio Yacht Club (Saus) TBA
8:30pm Bal Haus (SF) “Mostly Balboa,” Balboa & some Lindy, lesson, $10
8:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Milonga Época: 10-year Anniversary, Argentine Tango, class prior, $20
9:00pm Top of the Mark (SF) Jazzaholics w/Roberta Donnay, $10
9:00pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Walt the Dog, blues & rock, $FREE
9:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) The Humdinger Band, “dance covers,” $10
9:30pm Peri’s Bar (Fairfax) Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys, “California Country,” $10
Sunday February 2:
11:00am Lindy in the Park (SF) Swing, lesson & party – FREE
1:00pm Santa Rosa Moose Trad Jass, Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz, $15
2:30pm Lake Merritt Dance Center (Oak) Argentine Tango Milonga/Practicá, lessons prior, $8/$12
3:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance – TBA
3:00pm Allegro (Rich) Tea Dance – to resume in March
4:00pm Verdi Club (SF)Tea Dance with half-hour lesson, tea & light refreshments, $15
4:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Salsa class followed by Julio Bravo Band, $10
4:00pm Allegro (E’mv’l) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6
5:00pm Monroe Hall (S.Rosa) Dark (Super Bowl)
6:00pm Veterans Memorial Bldg. (SF) Milonga La Paz, lesson prior, $10
6:00pm 19 Broadway (Fairfax) 19 Broadway Goodtime Band, Jazz $FREE
7:00pm Allegro (Rich) Milonga Rubia, Argentine Tango, light snacks, $15
7:00pm Flamingo Lounge (S.Rosa) Salsa lesson followed by dancing $10
8:00pm Allegro (Rich) Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata (three rooms), lessons prior & during, $10
Monday February 3:
1:00pm Just Dance (Oak) Tea Dance w/lesson – TBA
7:00pm Vallejo Moose Lodge Boogie Aces, country with a blend of ballroom, $15, food offered
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) TBA
9:15pm The Beat (Berk) Orange Practicá, Tango lesson prior, $10/$15
9:30pm Neck of the Woods (SF) Salsa, lessons prior, two dance floors, $20
Tuesday February 4:
7:00pm Sausalito Seahorse Noel Jewkes, jazz, $FREE
7:00pm Le Colonial (SF) TBA
8:00pm Local Edition (SF) TBA
8:30pm Dance Arts (S.Raf) West Coast Swing open dancing until midnight (lessons prior) $8
8:30pm Ashkenaz (Berk) Motordude Zydeco, Cajun/Zydeco, lesson prior, $12/$15
9:00pm Lake Merritt Dance Center The Breakaway (Oak) DJ, Swing, taster class prior, $8/$15
9:00pm Verdi Club (SF) Woodchopper’s Ball Johnny Bones and The Palace of Jazz, Swing, Boogie, Lindy Hop & Balboa Classes followed by social dance, vintage jazz, swing & blues, full bar & lounge, $10
9:30pm Allegro (Rich) Argentine Tango Practicá, lessons prior, $6