Next Generation Swing Dance Club

Please join us at the Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville for our monthly club dance! We're looking forward to seeing you there!

This month's dance is on Independence Day so come out and celebrate our country at a swing dance with a "country" theme (like in country-western dance). Show your country colors (red, white, and blue) and enjoy our 4th of July country buffet.

Our DJ is Mike Pyle.
Our lesson is being offered by UCWDC Champions and new owners of South Bay Dance Fling, Glenn and Sue Cravalho (click here for their website)! Our contest is the Strictly Swing, Novice Special (if you have questions, email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

The dance starts at 6pm.
 The lesson is from 7-8pm in the back room.

$7 member / $12 non-member / $5 student entrance fee includes the lesson and dance.

The address of the Allegro Ballroom is 5855 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, and is conveniently located off of I-80 next to the Powell Street exit (just past the IKEA and Trader Joe's). Coming from I-80, take the Powell Street exit headed East, turn left on Christie Avenue just past the Denny's, and turn left into the parking lot at the last entrance in front of the strip of buildings. The Allegro is to the back of the strip.

July 2009

It has been a long time since a message was published on behalf of the Board of Directors of our club. I am Marla Bach Saltzstine, the Club’s Vice President and I will be communicating with you on a regular basis.

What an exciting year for the Club! We are 20 years old and that is quite an accomplishment.  This could only have happened with the dedication of so many volunteers over the years.  We are a real business. The club is a “Non-Profit” corporation promoting all kinds of dancing, especially focusing on West Coast Swing.

We have continued to have our dances at the Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville and have enjoyed the facility and the management team of Ray & Lydia Wong. The club has a great relationship with them and we are pleased to be part of their monthly program. Last summer, our President, Maureen Stockdale, negotiated to keep the 2009 dances in the front main ballroom for the entire evening. This was a great decision for the club because the attendees do not have to move to another ballroom in the evening. Our attendance has been approximately 300 each month since January 2009.

I want to thank all of the volunteers, D.J.s, instructors, and snack coordinators who assist us at each monthly dance to make them so successful.

This year we have a very enthusiastic Board of Directors, some being involved for the first time and others with a lot of experience.  The blend of the group has proven to be an asset for our board and it is great to experience a lot of positive energy and passion.

Here are some club activities that the board is working on:

• On Saturday, July 18^th from 4:30 to 5:30, the club is again dancing at the Alameda County Fair at the Bandstand stage.  The passes are going fast.  Please see me at the dance or contact me at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• The club’s convention, “Boogie By the Bay”, October 8-11, 2009, is fast approaching.  Tickets are on sale. Go here for more information on our website about our exciting convention. For tickets, contact Kim Liu at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 510-468-4671.

• "A Day with the Stars" in 2010: One of our Independent Directors, Debbie Tsujimoto, suggested that we provide workshops at no charge to club members. Dancers who are not club members are welcome, but they will be charged a workshop fee. We have created an Ad Hoc Committee to work on this event and has set the date: Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Allegro Ballroom. I can promise you that the instructors are “Stars”. In fact, that's why the event will be called “Day with the Stars”. We are in the process of contacting the instructors now. The club had 2 of these events many years ago and they were very well received by the community. We will keep you advised as the plans are finalized.

More to come…

Tickets Available Now!

The Next Generation Swing Dance Club (Next Gen) will be showcasing West Coast Swing (WCS) on July 18, 4:30 – 5:30, in the Bandstand area (same as in past years).  Tickets will be available on June 26.  Contact Marla Bach Saltzstine at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for your ticket now.

What do you do?  Ya’ dance, show-off, and hang out with dance folks.  After our timeslot on the stage, you get to spend the day at the fair doing whatever you want to do.  This is a great way for us to reach out to the community-at-large and get the word out about the dance that we all love so much.

Create your own listings on the Calendar!

Anyone can easily add their own event to the Next Gen Dance calendar! It's free and it's pretty easy. Historically, calendar entries were maintained by the webmaster. It had to be that way because the old site was the old technology. Not anymore! The idea is that this is a community website and members are encouraged to contribute and interact, not just take and partake. When we first put the site up, I manually rekeyed all the calendar entries into the new calendar system. With the new website upgrade, we're now able to be more proactive in getting the membership online. So, now you can find your own userid and password to get logged in and create and manage your own entries on the calendar and other places as well.

Welcome to the Next Generation Swing Dance Club. We've been around for going on 20 years (since 1989)--promoting and encouraging the fun and art of West Coast Swing and other social and swing dances. The club's monthly dances in Emeryville are a must do for any West Coast Swing dancer. Our annual Boogie by the Bay dance convention in Burlingame is one of the best in the country. Join and get involved with the club to reap some of these great benefits:

• Get to know other dancers and make new friends
• Discounted admission on our popular Monthy Dances (save $5* per dance!)
• Discounted weekend tickets to Boogie by the Bay (save $15!)
• Discounted prepaid admissions available (save $6* per dance!)
• Discounts at other select reciprocating Swing Dance Clubs (save more $)
• Monthly newsletter in the mail and online
• Membership directory to help put you in touch with others
• Borrowing privileges from our club video library

So don't wait! Start realizing the benefits of membership now! Join here online or bring a check and fill out the application at our next dance and start saving.

* Discount is from non-member admission price of $12.00