Tues. Jan 6
New Year’s Dance
Santa Clara Dance
Fremont Center, 1303 Fremont St., Santa Clara, 408-615-3170
Dance Party 7:30 – 10:30pm. Free lessons with admission 6:30pm.
Probably the largest senior singles dance on the Peninsula
$6 band, $5 DJ
Jan 16-18, 2015
West Coast Dance Championships
Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
Westin Hotel, 910 Broadway Cir, San Diego, 92101, 619-239-2200
Hosted by Fred Astaire
Friday, Jan 9
Mid County SC
829 Bay St., Capitola
10th Avenue Band, 7:30-10pm, $6.
Sun, Jan 11
Sunnyvale Elks,
10th Ave Band, 1-4pm $5.
Fri., Jan 23
Dinner Dance, Blackhawk Country Club
Lakeside Ballroom, foxtrot lessons
599 Blackhawk Club Drive, Danville, 736-6500 x0 reservations
/$29.95 + per person ($38/34 inclusive)
Sun, Jan 18
Smooth Dancers
Dinner Dance, SSF Rec Center, 22 Arroyo Drive, SSF, $30.
Saturday January 31
Annual Mardi Gras dance at St. Finn Barr Church. Zydeco Flames
Louisiana food for purchase. Dance lesson 7pm, music 8pm. $20 in advance, $25 at the door (ticket info: 415-760-1454) 415 Edna, SF
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Make plans now for Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras
Saturday, Feb 7
Annual Red and White Ball
Cheryl Burke Dance
Formal wear, dress to impress in red and white
1 ticket $25; 2 tickets $20 each
Dance class 8pm, Party 9-1am
Tuesday, Feb 10
Santa Clara Dance
Fremont Center, 1303 Fremont St., Santa Clara, 408-615-3170
Valentine Dance Party, Dress attire: red and white. 7:30 – 10:30pm. Free foxtrot lessons with admission 6:30pm, 10th Ave. Band, $6. Refreshments. Large dance floor. Singles and couples welcome.
Thurs, Feb 11
Menlo Park Little House Valentine Dance
800 Middle Ave, Menlo Park, CA, 650-326-2025
6:45-9pm, DJ, $7.
Friday, Feb 13
CPAA, Chinese Cultural Arts Center
Valentine’s Dance, 6148 Bollinger Road, West San Jose, Tel: (408) 973-8276
Fri, Feb 13
Friday Night Waltz BRW Valentine’s Ball
Tuxedos to Tshirts as long as it’s black/red/white
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street
7pm Waltz class, $12, $8 dance only, $8 students. All ages
Fri. Feb 13
Mid-County Senior Center
Valentine Dance
10th Avenue Band, 829 Bay, Capitola, 7-10pm, $6, light refreshments, all ages
Sat. Feb 14
Cubberley Pavilion
Valentine Dance Party, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
DJ, $9/person; $3 after 9:10 p.m.; FREE after 10:15 p.m
all ages
Sat. Feb 14
Cheryl Burke Starlite Ballroom
Valentine Dance Party, 1400 North Shoreline Blvd, # A-1, Mountain View, (650) 864-9150, $15. After 9pm $10 every Fri and Sat.
Sat. Feb 14
Valentine Dinner Dance
Joanie Brant & The Nob Hill Knights
American Legion, 651 El Camino Real, Redwood City, 415-518-8434
Roast Beef Buffet Dinner, 7 til . . . no host cocktails, 6pm. $25 per person
Sat. Feb 14
Hornblower Cruise
Amore Valentine’s Dinner Dance
Boarding time: 6:45pm, Price: $139.00 per person *Tax, service charge and landing fee additional
FEB 17 is Fat Tuesday
Fat Tuesday falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and is the highlight of the Mardi Gras or Carnvial celebrations. Traditional Fat Tuesday refers to the practice of the final night of eating large meals before the ritual of fasting initiates with the Lenten seaosn beginning on Ash Wednesday. Fat Tuesday is also referrred to as Shrove Tuesday, coming the word shrive, which means “to confess.” Fat Tuesday traditions include dressing up in costumes, wearing masks, dancing, attending large public gatherings, parades, attending sporting events, and consuming large volumes of alcohol throughout the day.
Sounds of Mardi Gras, 2015
Tom Rigney and others. Make reservations now, 559-268-1000
Celebrate Mardi Gras with Zydeco Flames
Eagles, Alameda, $15, 8:30 lesson with Dana
Mardi Gras Celebration, Ashkenaz, Berkeley, 8:30
Aux Cajunals & Tri Tip Trio
1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, (510) 525-5054
Santa Clara Tuesday Dance 