Bay Area West Coast Swing Dancing - September 2011
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September 3-5: Sausalito Art Festival is this weekend with music on two stages from 12-6 on Saturday, 11-6 on Sunday and 11:30-5 on Monday. Saturday line up includes a lot of dance bands, Men Without Hats, The Romantics, The Human League and Notorious. Kenny Loggins closes the festival on Monday from 3:30-5pm. Check out the schedule at www.sausalitoartfestival.org/festival_info.aspx?pid=8
Saturday night, September 3 is the Next Generation Swing Dance Club monthly dance at Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville. Dance starts at 6:00pm with Kelly Casanova as DJ. There is a beginning WCS lesson from 7pm -8pm with Kim Sifter in the back room. There will be no contest this month which means more time for dancing!! Allegro is located at 5855 Christie Ave in Emeryville. For more information, try www.nextgenswingdance.com Future dates are October 29 and December 3. Boogie by the Bay is October 6-9.
Sunday, September 4, New weekly WCS Dance Jam at Bay West Ballroom in San Rafael. Elizabeth Mustaro will be filling in for Shantala Davis and will teach an Intermediate Level West Coast Swing Class from 6-7 pm. An ALL SWING DANCE immediately following the lesson from 7-9pm. Music played is a blend of Soul, Classic R&B, Blues and Contemporary and many hits from all the decades. Cost is $15 for the lesson and the dance, $5 for the dance only. Bay West Ballroom is located at 1133 E. Francisco Blvd. #D (second floor) in San Rafael. Details and directions at www.baywestballroom.com or 415-457-4619
Labor Day Weekend, September 1-4 is a combination of Swing and Country with the South Bay Dance Fling Convention put on by Glenn and Sue Cravalho in San Jose at the Wyndham Hotel in San Jose. For more information, www.southbaydancefling.com or contact Sue at 209-608-1414 or gonedancin2@gma il.com
Tuesday nights at the WnY Warehouse in Novato from 6:45-11:30 pm. Open dancing from 8:30-11:30pm. $5 for the dance only. For more information, contact Yenni at dance@wnywarehouse.com, 415.828.3408 or check the website www.wnywarehouse.com . Location is WnY Warehouse, 64 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949, Enter from the front of the building, the door to the warehouse is on the left hand side next to the roll up door/loading dock.
Tuesday nights, Flamingo Swing at the Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa. Open dancing from 9:15 pm - 11:15 pm to DJ Fred Loebenstein. For more information, contact Fred Loebenstein at 707-778-1197. The Flamingo is located at 2777 Fourth Street, on Fourth and Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa.
Sunday, September 11 is Michelle Kinkaid’s “Second Sunday” Monthly Swing Dance at the Imperial Dance Club in Redwood City from 6-10pm. Lesson at 6pm. The DJ music mix is primarily west coast swing and also contains some hustle, night club two step, country two step, waltz, and latin. Michelle Kinkaid is the DJ. Refreshments included. Check the website for more information. www.michelledance.com/dances.html .
Saturday, September 17, at the WnY Warehouse in Novato from 7:00-11:30 pm is Kelly and Yenni’s MONTHLY DANCE IN MARIN”. Both a beginner and intermediate lesson simultaneously from 7:00-8:00 pm each month. Kelly and Yenni will alternate each month as to who teaches which class. Open dancing from 8:00-11:30pm with your co-DJ’s Yenni and Kelly. Cost is $10 including the lesson. For those under 21, cost is only $7. For more information, contact either Yenni at dance@wnywarehouse.com, 415.828.3408 or Kelly at kellycdancer@aol.com or 707-838-0388 or check the website www.wnywarehouse.com . Location is WnY Warehouse, 64 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949, Enter from the front of the building, the door to the warehouse is on the left hand side next to the roll up door/loading dock.
Sunday, September 18, is the NEW Bayside Swing at the newly reopened Metronome Collective in San Francisco on the Third SUNDAY of the month from 7:00-10:30 pm. WCS lesson from 6-7 pm in the main ballroom. NEW BASIC WCS LESSON WILL PRECEDE EACH BAYSIDE SWING from 6-7pm. DJ Mike Pyle then presents a great mix of swing, hustle and more for general dancing. This is a large venue for WCS dancing with a good floor! Lots of free street parking in front and around the Metronome. Water, soft drinks and refreshments included. Details and directions at www.baysideswing.com . If you would like to be on Mike’s list directly, please contact him at mike@audiopyle.com The Metronome is located at 1830 17th Street at DeHaro St in San Francisco.
Saturday night, September 24, will be the Redwood Empire Monthly Swing Dance at the Petaluma Veterans Building off South Petaluma Boulevard in Petaluma. Please note the different location. This is the very popular RESDC Invitational Jack & Jill Contest and Dance. Come see the top swing dancers from Northern California compete in a Jack ‘n Jill style contest. Dance starts at 7:00 pm and continues to midnight. The contest should start around 9pm. For information, please go to www.resdc.org. The Petaluma Veterans Building is located at 1094 Petaluma Blvd South in Petaluma.
Sunday, September 25, is Lakeside Swing at the Veterans Hall at Lake Merritt in Oakland now held on the fourth Sunday of the month from 7:00-10:30 pm. WCS lesson from 6-7 pm in the main ballroom DJ Mike Pyle then presents a great mix of swing, hustle and more for general dancing. This is a great room and floor for WCS dancing! Details and directions at www.lakesideswing.com . If you would like to be on Mike’s list directly, please contact him at mike@audiopyle.com . Oakland Veterans Hall, 200 Grand Ave. at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
Monday, September 26, National Champion, Melissa Rutz restarts her monthly West Coast Swing Lesson and Dance Party on the fourth Monday only at The Dance Loft, 2475 3rd Street near 22nd Street, Suite #311, San Francisco, CA 94107, 415-846-3154. There will be two classes. Beginning WCS from 7-7:45pm and Intermediate WCS from 7:45-8:30 pm. Dance Party 8:30-11:30pm. Cost (cash only) $20 for two classes including the dance. $15 for one class, $10 Dance Only. Please be aware that since the dance is at a city loft, the front door of the building will be locked. So you’ll have to knock at the door and someone will let you in and guide you upstairs to the loft. There will be someone available at the door around 6:45pm to start letting people in for the lesson. Plenty of street parking. Light Snacks Provided. Contact Melissa Rutz at mmrutz@aol.com or www.melissarutz.com/thedanceloft.html
Tuesday, September 27 is the return of the 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.
Saturday night, October 1 - NO Next Generation Swing Dance Club monthly dance at Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville. Delayed to Sunday, October 9 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport as part of Boogie by the Bay.
October 6-9 Next Generation’s WCS Dance Convention, Boogie by the Bay is Columbus Day Weekend, October 6-9, 2011. For those that have never been to a WCS convention, this is a great opportunity. Conventions are a mixture of workshops (large group classes) with the top professional WCS dancers in the country, competitions and open dancing. You can buy a weekend pass in advance or get a single day or evening pass at the door. Boogie takes place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. Ask for group rate code Boogie by the Bay 1-888-421-1442. Contact Kim Liu for tickets at boogietickets@gmail.com or call 510-468-4671. www.nextgenswingdance.com/boogie-overview/
