The Dancers Information Link
Dancing for Seniors in the
Sacramento Area
Where
When
Times
Comments
The Ballroom – 6009 Folsom Blvd – Sacto. (916)727-7939
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Noon to 3pm
Lesson at  12 Noon




Mission Oaks Senior Center - 4701 Gibbons Drive in Carmichael
(916)972-0336
Fridays
1:15pm to 3:45pm
Music of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s with the Sacramento Gold Orchestra




Hart Senior Center  915 – 27th St. Sacto. (916)383-1856
Some Sundays
1:30pm to 4:00pm
Dance to Live Bands with music of the 50’s




Capital Singles Club at Carmichael Elks Lodge - 5631 Cypress Avenue
Sundays
7:00pm to 10:30pm
Dance Lesson 5:00pm to 7:00pm  DJ music with Daryl Robin




Dewitt Senior Center in Auburn, CA - 11577 "E" Avenue - (530-268-3977)
Sunday Tea Dances
3:00pm to 5:30pm
Dance Lesson at 2:30pm - Live Music




West Sacramento Senior Center - 664 Cummins Way (916-373-5819)
Sundays
1:00pm to 4:00pm





Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society  Dante Club - 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd (916-372-5277)
Every 2nd Sunday of the month
Noon to 5:00pm


The Clarion Hotel (West Coast Swing, Country, Hustle dancing)
Every Tuesday Night.
West Coast Swing Dancing at The Clarion Hotel at  the corner of Fulton Avenue and Auburn
Blvd, adjacent to Highway 80. 2600 Auburn Blvd. (1-800-346-8357). Lots of West Coast Swing
dancers converge on this nightclub as early as 7:00pm for dancing on these Saturdays.   (They
play some Hustle music as well).    Dani Canziani or Frank Carricato sends out an Email
message about the accurate date each month.  The date usually depends on when
Conventions occur that coincide with having this dance.   The cost is $3 to $5 at the door.   
There may also be other dances at these locatiions....call and check them out !!!

Ultimate DanceSport Ballroom - 9181C Kiefer Blvd...(916-36-WALTZ) (916-369-2589)  
Dances occur on Fridays from 7:30pm to 11pm with a lesson at 7:30pm.  

Spotlight Ballroom - 646 North Market Blvd...(916-649-3269)
Regular Dances occur on Friday and Saturday Nights.   Check out their webpage above for times.   Usually the Friday dance
is for Beginning dancers and Saturday's dances cater more to the Intermediate dancer and above, but all are welcome.

Barbara's 'Dancing Tonight' - 1921 Sycamore Lane (In Davis)...(916-756-8371)
Practice Parties are every Friday night (excepting holidays), from 9pm to 11pm or 11:30pm and is located in Davis at 1921
Sycamore Lane. Go West on I-80, North on Highway 113 just past UC Davis, then East (right) on Covell. Turn right at the first
signal and right again on Sycamore. The studio is basically on the corner.  Barbara Francis is your host.  She plays a mixture
of Ballroom and Swing music.

Tango By The River - 128 'J' Street, Old Sacramento...(916-443-7008)
Argentine Tango dances occur usually every two weeks here.  Classes and practice sessions are as shown on the webpage
above.

Let's Dance Ballroom Dance Club
The dances occur at 'The Spotlight Ballroom' on North Market Blvd, just off Northgate Blvd, and south off Highway 80.  They
include a lesson from 7:30pm-8:30pm with general dancing until 11pm or sometimes a bit later. Membership is normally
$20+ per year for a 'singles' membership. With a membership the dances cost a little less, too. (A Non-Profit Corporation).  

Capital Swing Dancers (Monthly West Coast Swing Dance)
West Coast Swing dances occur on the 3rd Saturday of the month and are held in Fair Oaks now at Fair Oaks Community
Center in the town of Fair Oaks just off Sunrise Blvd.   Check Capital's webpage above for directions to the new location just
started in 2006.  The dance now occurs from 6:30 - 10:30pm.   Workshops are normally held just before each dance and
there is always a FREE beginner's WCS lesson for members of the club.   Membership is about $30+yr (Single).  Members
from other Swing clubs receive the same discounts as CSD members at the workshops and dances. Linda Infante
sometimes plays the music and there is normally some kind of WCS contest going on that night.  

Ballroom Dance Center -  ...Call Ruby Campbell at (916-485-3500)  for further information on where they go out dancing
and/or where you can take lessons.   The address shown for the BDC is now 4532 Arden Way which is Ruby's studio
address.   (fyi....I started taking lessons at this studio over 15 years ago.  Wow, I must be really old. :-).

The Club Capri  - 7600 Fair Oaks Blvd - Weekly dancing on Wednesdays (916-971-9600)
DJ Daryl Robin plays all kinds of Ballroom and Swing music on Wednesday nights. Location: Carmichael.   The
restaurant/nightclub is located just around the bend where Fair Oaks Blvd turns going East towards Sunrise Blvd.   This is a
regular meeting place for all ages of dancers.  Dancing occurs 8:00pm to closing.

'Forever Dancing'  - 2001 Arden Way - (916-491-5091).
At the Highway 80 and Arden Way exit.  (South side of Arden Way) inside the Doubletree Hotel.  Sundays 7pm to midnight.
Call for cover; but usually $5.00.   Inside R. J. Grins...Mostly freestyle dancing where you meet and socialize.
Contact Sharon and friends at:  scdancing@sbcglobal.net

Ballroom Dancing - Folsom Community Center
52 Natoma Street.    Dances occur on some Friday nights and are usually live bands.  7:00pm the lesson starts, and dancing
is usually 8pm to 11pm or so.  Call for information and schedule:  (916-355-7285).  Many times information is posted in the
Sacramento Bee Ticket section.

Arthur Murray Dance School
4762-b Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael.   Dances usually occur on Friday nights.    Call (916-971-3550) for further
information.



The Clarion Hotel (West Coast Swing, Country, Hustle dancing)
Every Tuesday Night.
West Coast Swing Dancing at The Clarion Hotel at  the corner of Fulton Avenue and Auburn Blvd, adjacent to Highway 80.
2600 Auburn Blvd. (1-800-346-8357). Lots of West Coast Swing dancers converge on this nightclub as early as 7:00pm for
dancing on these Saturdays.   (They play some Hustle music as well).     The cost is $5 at the door and it is truely worth it
because they have at least '
50 PEOPLE' in there EVERY Tuesday night.   

Note:   If you have information on a popular Senior dance or activity, please let me know and I may add it.   Please Mention
'Seniors' in the e-mail.   Send your E-mails to me at this link:  
Brian Colbert
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