Saturday Dancing

(Also see Bay Area Dance Venues.)

Weekly

Live Music

Alameda Oakland Berkeley

Cinema Grill, 2301 Central Ave, Alameda. Live R&B, 6 – 9pm, $0.
Sound Room.
Back Room.
Jupiter.
Cheeseboard Collective, 11:30am to 2:30pm and 5 to 8pm, free.

SF

Beach Chalet, SF, jazz?, 5 to 8pm.
Lakehouse Jazz, Blue Heron Boathouse, SF, 7:30 to 9:30pm, $38.
Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio, live jazz, 9pm – 12am, $x.
Sheba Piano Lounge, SF, jazz, 7:30 to 10:30pm, free.

DJ

Monthly

The Oak Grove, Omniverse, 3630 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, last Saturday, DJd, kizomba bachata zouk, lessons 7pm to 8pm, social 8pm to 12am, $20 adv, $25 atd.

Afar

Archive

1st Saturday – Next Gen at Allegro Ballroom, Richmond.
3rd Saturday – Latin Kiss at Allegro; WnY Warehouse in Novato;
last Saturday – Damone’s Stepper Set at Level 13 (used to be Shadow Ultra Lounge), 341 13th St, Oakland. 3 – 7pm, $10
Double Dutch, 3192 16th St, SF; DJ, funk / hip hop / R&B, 7pm – 2am; $0 ($5 sometimes?).
The Royale, 800 Post St (@ Leavenworth), SF. Live jazz, 9pm – 2am?, $0?.
Top of the Mark – $15 after 8:30pm, 9pm – 12:30am
Starlight Room – $5 – 10 cover after 8:30pm??
St. James Gate / KoKeto’s, 1410 Old County Road, Belmont. Rock or cover band, 8pm – ?, $5 after 8pm.
Beatbox Country, Beatbox, 314 11th St. at Folsom, SF. DJ, 1st Sat, 7 – 9:30pm (lesson 6 – 7pm), $8.
Tonga Room – Island Groove Band, 8:15 – 11:30pm, $15 after band starts.
Lobby Lounge, San Jose – live, 9pm – 12am, $0
Chalaca Annexo – ?DJ, 9pm – 1:45am, $?
ShBoom, San Ramon. DJ, dance mix, $16.
Dragon Rouge
The Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland – Now Elbo Room, Oakland
Club Fox, Redwood City – live
Lobby Lounge, San Jose – live, 9pm – 12am, $0
Chalaca Annexo – ?DJ, 9pm – 1:45am, $?
Savanna Jazz, San Carlos – live band, 8 – 11:30pm, $5?

No Dancing / Closed

Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF.
7 Mile House, SSF
Overland Country Bar & Restaurant, Oakland

Incorporate…

Afternoon; Fern Alley Music Series 12 to 4pm, Salesforce Plaza 11:30am to 1:30pm, Yerba Buena Summer 1 to 3pm, Union Square Summer 1 to 4pm, Speak Low Tango Club 3 to 7pm.
Evening; Keys Jazz Bistro, Mr. Tipples, Top of the Mark (Rossi 1st Sat), Motown DJ at Local Edition, Tonga Room, SFJAZZ, Lion’s Den. Adult skate Church of 8 Wheels 7 to 11pm. Mission Fusion 1st and 3rd. Third is Swing Out!

Local Edition, 9 to 11:59pm.
Fern Alley Music Series, 12 to 4pm, free. https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/music-city-sf-presents-the-fern-alley-music-series-1923429.
Salesforce Plaza, live folk music, 11:30am to 1:30pm, free. https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/events. https://salesforcetransitcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-9.6-September-Performances.pdf.
YBG (Yerba Buena Gardens), May to Oct, 1 to 3pm, $0. https://ybgfestival.org/events.
Angel Island Cantina, $0 and ferry fee, 2 to 4:45pm, late May to Sept. http://angelisland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AI-SummerMusic-16×20-1.pdf.
Speak Low Tango Club. https://sfciviccenter.org/event/speak-low-tango-club-on-saturdays-and-milonga-la-paz-on-sundays.
Tonga Room, SF, band, 7 to 11pm, $15 seated guests unless the hostess is absent.
Archive.
Pier 23, 7 Mile House, adult skate 7 to 11pm Church of 8 Wheels, Redwood Room at Clift Hotel.
Xx.
The Royale, 800 Post St at Leavenworth, SF, $0, 9pm to 2am, live jazz. http://www.theroyalesf.com/calendar-1.
Bissap Baobab, 3388 19th St, San Francisco, 10pm to 12am, $0. http://www.bissapbaobab.com/san-francisco-events.
Bachata at Hue, SF, 8 to 10pm lessons, 10pm to 1:45am bachata, $20 lessons and social, $15 9 to 9:30pm, $10 after 9:30pm.
Sat 1.
Go BANG! at The Stud, 399 9th St. and Harrison St, SF, 9pm to 3am, $10 free b4 10pm, 21+. https://www.facebook.com/GoBANGSF. https://www.facebook.com/events/166259400617588.

Alameda/Oakland Larrie at Cinema Grill, The Sound Room, Jupiter, Freight and Salvage, Ashkenaz (Polzak 3rd Sat), Lounge 3411.
Other – Main St Kitchen in WC, Sailing Goat, Baltic Kiss, Sausalito Seahorse, Empress Vallejo.
Stepping at Allegro 1st Sat.
WnY at Lakeside 2nd Sat.
Cinema Grill, 2301 Central Ave, Alameda, 6:30 to 9:15pm, www.alamedacinemagrill.com/performances.
Lounge 3411, 3411 MacArthur, Oakland, at 35th Ave, 6 to 9pm blues jam. https://www.3411oakland.com.
Archive.
Spieskammer, Everett and Jones, Smoking Pig BBQ Fremont, milonga at Motion Arts.
Tbd.
Funk and soul dance party at Elbo Room, Rancho Nicasio, 256 North (Petaluma), The Sofia, Oaktown Jazz, The Lounge (Suisun City), Slap Face Coffee, Bachata Sentimiento at Studio B.
The Bistro, B and Maine St, Hayward, 7pm to 12am.
Cava 22, 3239 22nd St, San Francisco, 8 to 11pm, $0, www.cava22.com/live-shows.
Ronnie Stewart, Dotha’s (Everett and Jones), 126 Broadway, Oakland, 8pm to 12am, $0, www.westcoastbluessociety.org/calendar, https://eandjbbq.com/events.
Speisekammer, Alameda, 8:30pm to 11am, $0, speisekammer.com.
Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main Street, Napa, 7pm to 12am, doors at pm, $10 adv / $20 atd, www.bluenotenapa.com/calendar.
Sat 1.
TNGSDC, Two Left Feet, 6pm to 12am, $8 b4 9pm.
Taste of Chicago (Ron Brown), 306 Pendleton Way, Oakland, lesson 2 to 3pm, dance 3 to 7pm, $10, www.facebook.com/Just-Steppin-263441197036153.
Sat 2.
SwingOut! Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Ave, Oakland,lesson 7:30 to 8:30pm, dancing 8:30 to 11pm; $10 dance only, http://www.facebook.com/events/1868173043396530.
Bachata at The Beat, 2560 9th St #119, Berkeley, $10 online, $12 door; lessons 8 to 10pm, dance 10pm to 2am; www.rodchatatickets.com/bachata-saturday-berkeley.html.
Steppers in Sac, 2416 18th St, Midtown Sac, 5 to 8pm, $10; DJ CodeBlue.
LaTiDo at Cascal, 400 Castro St, Mountain View, 9pm to 12am, $0.
Allegro Milonga, Emeryville, 8 to 9pm lesson, 9pm to 2am milonga, $12 ($15 wi lesson).
Bachata, Bechtel International Center, 584 Capistrano Way, Stanford, $5 suggested donation, 8 to 9pm class, 9pm to 12am dance.
Timba & Cuban music, Bissap Baobab, Oakland, 10pm to 1am.
South Bay Blue Moon Kizomba & Zouk Night, CPAA Arts Center, 6148 Bollinger Rd, San Jose, $16 lesson and party; $10 party only; 7:30 to 8:10pm beginner bachata, 8:15 to 9:05pm intermediate salsa; 9:10 to 10pm sensual bachata, 9:30pm to 1:45am dance parties in 3 rooms; www.facebook.com/events/1626782184246431.
Sat 3.
Kelly Casanova, Allegro, 7:30 to 11:30pm, $15.
Allegro AfroLatinKiss, Emeryville, 8pm to 1am, $15.
WnY Warehouse, Dance Arts Studio, 704 Mission Ave, San Rafael, 8pm to 12am $10; www.wnywarehouse.com.Salsa in the Sky, 2116 Allston Way, Berkeley, 3:30 to 8:30pm, $10, DJ (see FB).
Terry Hobson Stepping, $5 b4 8:30pm, $10, 8:30pm to 1am, dance workshop 7:30 to 8:30p; Moose Lodge, 20835 Rutledge Rd, Castro Valley.
Sat 4.
Stepping at Level 13 Lounge, 341 13th St, 3 to 7pm, $10; DJ Damone Hodges.
Funk n soul dance party at Elbo Room, 311 Broadway, Oakland, 9:30pm start, $0.
Swing at Ashkenaz, San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, 8 to 9pm dance lesson, 9pm to 12am, $12 adv / $15 atd.
Rodchata at Allegro, 5855 Christie Ave, Emeryville, Kizomba (Mini Ballroom DJ), $15 door / $10 adv, http://www.saturdaymegaparty.com, (includes lessons); 9pm to 1am (lessons salsa / kiz / bachata 7:30 / 8 / 8:30pm); all ages.
Sat 5th.
Rodchata at Allegro, 5855 Christie Ave, Emeryville, Kizomba (Mini Ballroom DJ), $15 door / $10 adv, http://www.saturdaymegaparty.com, (includes lessons); 9pm to 1am (lessons salsa / kiz / bachata 7:30 / 8 / 8:30pm); all ages.
Summer.
Jack London Square, 11am to 5pm, $0, 2nd Saturday in Summer, https://jacklondonsquare.com/event/SECOND-SATURDAY/2145523251.
Playing in the Plaza, 5616 Bay St, @BayStreetEmeryville, live band, 7 to 9pm, Jul to Sep; http://www.baystreetemeryville.com/events.
Jazz and Beyond, Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, 5:30 to 8:30pm, $0, July and August.
Somewhere Else Sports Bar, 5216 Sobrante Ave, El Sobrante, 8:30 to 11:30pm, $0.
Vino Godfather, Vallejo, vinogodfather.com/events/category/vino-godfather-winery-presents.