Community Event Listings
To submit a listing, please contact info@sundancesaloon.org. We will make every effort to include your event. We just ask that your event be of interest to our local LGBT country-western dance community.
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Saddle Up & Ride It Out, a CW Dance Benefit
Saturday, September 18, 5:00 pm - 12:00 am
1927 L Street, Sacramento, CA
A gala benefit event with country-western dancing under the stars in Sacramento's gay district with DJ Ingu from Sundance Saloon. $20 cook-out and party (5pm - 12am), or $10 party only (8pm - 12am). Proceeds to benefit the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, Capital City AIDS Fund, and the Capital Crossroads Gay Rodeo Association. More info: click on the image to the right.
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The Barbary Coast Cloggers - Clogging Classes
Sundays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Oberlin Dance Commons
351 Shotwell (betw. 17th & 18th Sts.), San Francisco
The Barbary Coast Cloggers present lessons on Sunday afternoons, starting with beginning lessons at 3:30 and progressing to intermediate and advanced levels. The classes are fun and laid back with students of all ages and walks of life. Wear any leather-soled shoes (taps optional). No reservations necessary. $16 per class. Additional info: 415-552-2302, website
Buckin' Country Tea Dance
Saturdays, June 19, October 9, December 4. All dates 5:00 - 9:00 pm.
Triple Crown, 1760 Market St., San Francisco
Semi-regular country-western tea-dance produced by the Bay Area Chapter of the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association. All proceeds benefit the Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo and Festival. More info: 415-561-9228, website
Club 1220
Tuesday nights and the second Saturday of every month
1220 Pine St., Walnut Creek
Club 1220 presents country-western dancing every Tuesday and the second Saturday of every month. More info: website
Country Nights - Women's Partner Dancing
First Friday of the month
Lake Merritt Dance Center
200 Grand Avenue,
Oakland
Two-step, waltz, line dancing, Latin and swing! $10 lesson and light refreshments. No experience or partner necessary. All ages welcome. Smoke, scent and alcohol-free. More info: website
Dancing With The Queers - Ballroom and Latin Lessons
Sundays, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lake Merritt Dance Center
200 Grand Avenue,
Oakland
Welcome to the wonderful world of same-sex dancing. You bring your love of dancing, and we will give you the tools you need to feel confident flying around the floor. Dancing with the Queers is a same-sex dance program focusing on International Style Ballroom and Latin dance. Series span one to three months. More info: website
Gold's Gym (Castro) - Line Dance Classes
Sundays, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Castro Gold's Gym
2301 Market St., San Francisco
Looking for more line dance lessons? Ron Points, instructor at Sundance Saloon and Club 1220, is offering weekly line dance instruction at the Castro Gold's Gym. Gold's Gym members get in free; nonmembers can buy passes. The cost varies by the number of passes purchased. This class has progressed more toward the intermediate level.
Queer Ballroom: Ballroom, Salsa, and Charleston Lessons
Monday through Thursday
Live Art Gallery Studio
151 Potrero Ave., San Francisco
Dance lessons for mixed ages and genders. Fun with no partner or experience required. 4-week classes start the first week of the month Series is $35 or $10 drop in. Mondays - Social Salsa: 7 pm beginning, 8 pm intermediate. Tuesdays - Beginner's American & Latin Ballroom Series 7 pm. Wednesdays - 1920-1930's Charleston & Swing:7 pm beginning, 8 pm intermediate. Thursdays - Social Ballroom and Latin: 7 pm beginning, 8 pm intermediate. More info: website
Queer Ballroom: Weekly Swing Dance
Mondays, 7:00 - 10:30 pm
Julie's Supper Club
1123 Folsom Street (near 7th St.), San Francisco
4-week dance lesson series early in the evening, followed by open FREE dancing 9:00 - 10:30 pm. 4-week lesson series is $35-$45 or $10-$12 drop in. 6:15 pm beginning Swing; 7:15 pm All Levels Lindy Hop; 8:15 pm Balboa Swing. More info: website
Queer Ballroom: Monthly Saturday Swing & Salsa Dance
2nd Saturday of the month, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Magnet
4122 18th St. (near Castro), San Francisco
FREE Same Sex dancing right in the heart of the Castro! Doors open 7:00pm, free beginning swing and salsa lesson from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, then open social dancing from 8:00 to 9:00 pm with music by request. FREE! More info: website
Swing City Dancers
3rd Saturday of the month, 7:00pm lessons, 8:00pm dance
Wellness Center, Ocean Campus of CCSF
50 Phelan Ave., San Francisco
Swing City Dancers Club hosts the San Francisco Bay Area’s most popular “mixed swing” dance events on the third Saturday of most months. The dances attracts one to two hundred West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, and Lindy Hop dancers. More info: website, or call Steve C. at 415-553-8680
Texas Rose Monthly Queer Women's CW Dance
Next event: September 25, 6:30 - 11:00 pm
Humanist Hall
390 27th St., Oakland (betw. Broadway and Telegraph)
Monthly dance for queer women & their trans & FtM friends. Usually the 2nd Saturday of the month, this month it is September 25 with a Leather and Lace theme. 6:30 pm beginner 2-step lesson; 7:15 pm intermediate 2-step lesson; 8:00 - 10:00 pm open dancing. Great music, friendly community. Entrance $10, $5 with student ID. Free parking. For more information see the website at
www.texasrosedance.com.
Trip The Light Fantastic: Friday Dances
1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 7:30 - 11:00 pm
Lake Merritt Dance Center
200 Grand Avenue,
Oakland
Trip the Light Fantastic's Friday Night Dance is a partner dance night in Oakland for women and their friends. Dancing includes two-stepping, east and west coast swing, salsa, waltzes, nightclub 2-step and line dances. Every first Friday is Country Night. Most weeks begin with lessons. Sliding scale $10-$20. More info: website
Trip The Light Fantastic: Same-Sex Partner Dance Lessons
Monday nights, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Lake Merritt Dance Center
200 Grand Avenue,
Oakland
Trip The Light Fantastic also offers Monday night Same-Sex Partner Dance Lessons. A new series generally starts every month. More info: website