Other Local Dances and Balls

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Here’s a list of other local dances and balls in the Southern California area (and beyond!) that are offering dances, either in-person or virtually. Please consider paying them a visit, and tell them we sent you!

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Remote Dancing

While many of the groups that were offering remote or virtual dancing during the pandemic lockdown have happily gone back to in-person dancing, there are still several opportunities to dance virtually over Zoom. Feel free to investigate them if you’re not comfortable attending dances in person.

Symmetry ECD still offers many opportunities for virtual dancing. Visit their website for information.

Sharon Green and Kalia Kliban offer virtual ECD at their Oddly Even Sundays Dances. Join their private Facebook group.

Orange County English Country Dance offers Virtual ECD dances on Wednesdays at 12 noon PT. Visit their Facebook group or email Judee Pronovost at <judithpronovost @ mac.com>.

Rebekah Valencia continues her For Those Who Know classes for intermediate and advanced dancers on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Central Time. Email <cool_beques @ yahoo.com> to be added to the mailing list.

San Diego English Country Dancers offers Zoom dances on Thursdays nights at 7 p.m. PT. Send your email address to Rich at <info @ sdecd.org> to be added to their weekly email invitation.

North Bay Country Dance features Saturday Evening Waltz Parties over Zoom on First Saturdays from 7 to 8 p.m. PT. Visit their website for more information.

The Historical Tea and Dance Society still offers their 5 Things web chats, monthly on 3rd Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. PDT. Visit their website for more information and registration.


In-Person SoCal Dances:

Orange County English Country Dance: 1st, 3rd, and occasional 5th Saturdays, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. $15. Anaheim Downtown Community Center. Pre-register here and establish an account. Visit OCECD’s Facebook group or email Judee Pronovost at <judithpronovost @ mac.com> for info.

Monrovia Dance: 2nd and 4th Fridays, 7:30 to 10 p.m. $5. http://monroviaecd.org.

Riverside Dance: 1st and 4th Sundays, 3 to 4:30 p.m. $5. www.englishcountrydancing.org

San Diego Dance: 2nd and 4th Sundays, 6 to 8 p.m. $10-15. www.sdecd.org

Santa Barbara English Country Dance: most 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m. www.sbcds.org/ecd

Conejo Valley/Ventura Country Area – Parrot Cove Morris: Email Deborah Castillo: tahoe1720 at aol dot com.

Historical Tea and Dance Society dances: different Victorian and colonial dances, including lots of English country. First Sunday of most months.  1st Tuesdays (advanced), 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $10. www.historicalteaanddance.org

Valley Area English Regency Society: 3rd Sundays except May and December, 1 to 5 p.m. $15. www.valleyareaenglishregencysociety.org

Other Local Balls:

Our Playford-to-the-Present Ball, produced by Culver City English Country Dance, is held on the first Saturday in October in Pasadena. https://www.sccdc.org/special-events/playford-to-the-present-ball/

The Jane Austen Evening, produced by Society for Manners and Merriment, is held in January in Pasadena. janeaustenevening.org/

The Winter Dreams Ball, produced by Santa Barbara Country Dance Society, is held in February in Santa Barbara. www.sbcds.org/wd/

The BACDS Playford Ball, produced by the Bay Area Country Dance Society, is held in March in San Jose. www.bacds.org/events/playford/

The May Faire Ball, produced by San Diego English Country Dancers, is held in May in San Diego. www.thesandiegoball.org

The Admiral Nelson Ball, produced by Orange County English Country Dancers, is held in June in Fullerton. www.admiralnelsonball.com

Some of our favorite dance camps:

Hey Days: English Dance and Music Week, produced by the Bay Area Country Dance Society, is held in August in Sonoma County. www.bacds.org/eweek/

Fall Frolick Dance Weekend, produced by the Bay Area Country Dance Society, is held in October in Aptos, CA. www.bacds.org/camps/fallweekend/

Spring Fever Dance Weekend, produced by the Bay Area Country Dance Society, is held in March in Aptos, CA. www.bacds.org/camps/sw/

Pinewoods Camp, produced by the Country Dance and Song Society; lots of programs throughout the summer. www.cdss.org/programs