Saturday, March 6 is the Next Generation Swing Dance Club special event Day with the Stars! at Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville from 1:30 - 5:00pm. National champions Deborah Szekely, Robert Cordoba, Melissa Rutz, and Arjay Centeno will combine their effort to provide you with three dramatic workshops.  The workshops are followed by TNGSDC Annual Meeting at 5:00 and the Club dance at 6:00 — all at the Allegro Ballroom.  The special price for TNGSDC members and reciprocal club members is $25 for all three workshops, which includes entrance to the Saturday evening dance! Non members are welcome at $50 for all three workshops and the evening dance. For anyone considering membership, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the club and receive the benefits of membership immediately! Talk about instant gratification!  To add extra zest - two Boogie by the Bay 2010 tickets will be raffled after the final workshop, approximately 4:50pm - 5pm. You must be present to win.  Details and directions at www.nextgenswingdance.com .

Saturday night, March 6 is the Next Generation Swing Dance Club monthly dance at Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville.   Dance starts at 6:00pm. There is a WCS lesson from 7pm -8pm in the back room. There will be a Luck of the Draw contest.  Please note that Next Generation gets to stay in the main ballroom for the entire evening from 6pm until late!  It helps Next Gen if you arrive before 9pm.  BRING YOUR CLUB CARD! Please note that beginning with the March dance that Next Gen is checking for membership cards at the registration desk. This activity will also be in place for the workshops to assure that members and reciprocal members receive the specially discounted rate, so remember to bring your club card!    Details and directions at www.nextgenswingdance.com .

Sunday March 7, is the launch of Swing in da City at  Cheryl Burke Dance in San Francisco.  Save the date! For information, please call (415) 252-9000 or contact info@cherylburkedance.net.

Tuesday, March 23 is a dance with a live Big Band in Novato.  The People of Note, a 15 piece band, present their Tuesday Big Band Dance at the Margaret Todd Senior Center in Novato, 1560 Hill Road, from 7:30 to 9:30. Admission is only $5. The center has a nice, large dance floor. This band plays a mix of general ballroom, latin, and medium swing, much of it WCS friendly.  Range of attendees is seniors to teenagers.  Best to bring a dance partner.  For more info or directions, call the Center at 415-893-7940.