Thursday Dancing

(Also see Bay Area Dance Venues.)

Weekly

Live Music

Alameda Oakland Berkeley

• Cheeseboard Collective, 11:30am to 2:30pm and 5 to 8pm, free.

SF

• Beach Chalet, SF, jazz?, 5 to 8pm.
• North Beach Pizza, Berkeley, jazz jam hosted by Nicey LivingSingle, 6 to 9pm, $20.
• Nightlife at the CA Academy of Sciences.
• Exploratorium.
• Sheba Piano Lounge, SF, live jazz, 7 to 10pm, free.

DJ

• x

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.

Seasonal

• Summer. Ferry Plaza, Yerba Buena Gardens (YBG), Plank, Presidio.
• Winter. OMCA.

Afar

• x.

Archive

• Terrace Room, Oakland – live, 7 – 10pm, $0
• Lakeside Lounge (Steppin), 338 E 18th St, Oakland – DJ, 8pm – ?am, $5.
• Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio, 39 Fell St (between Van Ness and Polk), San Francisco.  Live jazz, 7pm – 10pm, $0.
• Double Dutch, 3192 16th St, SF; DJ, funk / hip hop / R&B, 9pm – 2am; $0 ($5 sometimes?).
• Cinema Grill, 2301 Central Ave, Alameda.  Live jazz, 6 – 9pm, $0.
• Tonga Room – Island Groove Band, 8:15 – 11:30pm, $10 after band starts.
• 2nd Thursday, Blondies, 540 Valencia, SF.  Steve Lucky et al (live swing), 9pm – 12:30am, $0, ,
• Blues dancing in Redwood City, 9pm – 1:30am
• Kizomba at mOOv, Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, 9 – 11:30pm, $10 dance only
• Slate Bar, 2925 16th @ S. Van Ness, SF.  Dance Karaoke, 9:30pm – 1:30am, $0.
• The Royale, 800 Post St (@ Leavenworth), SF.  4th Th DJ, vintage soul and funk party, 8pm – 2am, $0?.
• Top of the Mark – Motown at the Mark, 7 – 11pm, $10 > 6:30pm
• Burritt Room – Kamikaze-Butterfly Trio, 7 – 10pm, $?
• Sundance Saloon, 550 Barneveld, SF.  DJ CW 2-Step, 8 – 10:30pm, $5
• 44 Restaurant & Bar – Throwback Thursdays DJ, 7 – 10pm, $0
• The Saddle Rack, 42011 Boscell Road, Fremont.  Live and DJ CW, 9pm – 12am (lesson 7:30 – 9pm), $3.
• Starlight – DJs, price and start varies
• Just Dance Ballroom – DJ, 8 – 11pm, $5
• 7 Mile House – live blues, 8pm – ?pm, $0
• Savanna Jazz, San Carlos – live band, 7:30 – 10:30pm, $5?
• Frank Haro’s house, Las Trampas, Lafayette – salsa dancing in home studio
• Lobby Lounge, San Jose – live, 9pm – 12am, $0.
• Every Thu. North Beach Pizza Berkeley, Local Edition, Mr. Tipples, Blondies, Tonga Room, Boom Boom Room, Comstock Saloon, Sheba Piano Lounge, Academy of Sciences, Asian Art Museum, DJ at Just Dance.
  Maybe. Sundance Saloon.
  
  TBD: Starlight Room, kizomba at Il Pirata.
• Ferry Plaza, May to Sep, 4 to 6pm, free. https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/events/live-music-on-the-plaza-2/var/ri-13.l-L1.
  OMCA, 2025 Jan 11 to Mar 28, 5 to 8pm. https://museumca.org/thursday-after-hours.
  Tonga Room, SF, band, 7 to 10pm, $15 seated guests (unless the hostess is absent).
  YBG (Yerba Buena Gardens), SF, May to Oct, 12:30 to 1:30pm, $0. https://ybgfestival.org/events.
  Presidio Twilight, Main Parade Ground, SF, 5 to 9pm, live music, $x. http://www.presidio.gov/events/Pages/presidio-twilight.aspx.
  Plank, May 12 to Oct 6, 6 to 9pm, $0. http://www.plankoakland.com/promotions/summer-live-entertainment.
  Archive.
  Club Deluxe, South Bay Fusion, Le Colonial, tbd pop DJ at Virgil’s Sea Room, Terrace Room, Cinema Grill, Michael Athans pianist at Top of the Mark, blues at 7 Mile House, Double Dutch.
  Le Colonial, SF, $0, 7 to 10pm, live band.
  Terrace Room, 1800 Madison St, Oakland, $0, 7 to 10pm, live band. http://www.theterraceroom.com/go/events-2/live-music.
  Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF, 7 to 11pm, $x.
  The Royale, 800 Post St (at Leavenworth), SF, 4th Th $x, 8pm to xam, DJ, vintage soul and funk party. http://www.theroyalesf.com/calendar-1.
  Il Pirata, 2007 16th St, SF, kizomba $10 to 20, lessons 9 to 10:30pm, party 10:30pm to 1am. https://kizombabayarea.com/event/the-bridge-kizomba-urbankiz-in-sf.
  Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, $15 door, swing band 8pm to x, doors at 6:30pm, lesson 7pm. http://www.ashkenaz.com.
  X 9:20 Special, 2460 Sutter St, SF, 9:30pm to 12am, $8. http://www.920special.com/dance.html#schedule.
  Nightlife at the Academy, SF, 6 to 10pm, DJ, $12. http://www.calacademy.org/nightlife/bitelife-0.
  Cinema Grill, 2301 Central Ave, Alameda, 1st and 3rd salsa, $0, 6:30 to 9:15pm. http://www.alamedacinemagrill.com/performances.
  Pier 15, 18+, 6 to 10pm, every Thursday, $15 general / $10 members. http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/thursday-nights.
  Laszlo Bar, 2526 Mission St, San Francisco, 8 to xpm, $0. http://laszlobar.com.
  First Thu.
  Virgil’s Sea Room, 3152 Mission St, SF, $0, late 90s to early 20s pop, 8pm to 2am. https://sf.funcheap.com/throwback-thursdays-at-virgils-late-90s-to-early-2000s-pop-sf-20.
  Second Thu.
  Steve Lucky et al at Blondies, 540 Valencia, SF, $0, live swing, 9pm to 12:30am. http://www.blondiesbarsf.com/calendar.html.
  Awon Funka QTPOC, Au Lounge, 2430 Broadway, Oakland, DJ, 8pm to 2am, $x social.
  Third Thu.
  Latham Square, Broadway and Telegraph at 15th St, Berkeley, 5 to 8pm, $0, live bands.
  Bachata Takeover, Club 21, Oakland. http://www.jhonatananddaniela.com/bto.
  Archive.
  Burritt Room, The Hub, Redwood City, 7 to 9pm lessons, 9pm to 1am DJ .
  Lakeside Lounge, 338 E 18th St, Oakland, host x, DJ, $5, 8pm to x.
  DJ at Slate Bar.