Please join The Next Generation Swing Dance Club at the Allegro Ballroom in Emeryville for our monthly club dance on Saturday, August 7. We look forward to seeing you there!!

Our DJ is Beth Bellamy and our beginning lesson is being offered by Michelle Kinkaid.

This month we will be kicking off a new "Luck of the Draw" contest series with preliminary round #1. Hey all you competitors --- listen up!  Starting with this LOD series, all dancers placing 1 - 5 will be finalists to win Boogie by the Bay tickets in next summer's LOD finals. Until now, only 1st - 3rd place couples qualified for the finals.

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.

REMINDER: We are now checking membership cards at the door. We want to make dances more secure and ensure that current members receive the dance discount membership benefit. So make sure to bring your card with you to speed up the process at the register!

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.

Congratulations to the winners of the Novice Special Strictly Swing contest held at the club dance on July 3, 2010! We had 21 awesome couples competing.

1st Place: Steve Reiling & Ellena Bondesson

2nd Place: Jacob Pernell & Mackenzie Goodmanson

3rd Place: Matthew Levine & Celine Pettyjohn

4th Place: Joe Hughes & Trish Hughes

5th Place: Christopher Alva & Yaniza Posada

Judges: Andy Bouman, Sue Cravahlo, Stephanie Krul, Teresa Roebuck, Marla Bach Saltzstine, Tom Sepe, Kim Sifter

Administrators:
Chief Judge: Brooke Frances
Scorer: Brooke Frances 
Contest Coordinator:  Kim Sifter

The Next Generation Swing Dance Club’s website will be unavailable for a short while starting sometime after May 31 (or at least, there may be a few “speed bumps”). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our members and the dance community.

Those who use our calendar or other information on a regular basis may want to download the content before the Next Gen site “goes dark” (yes, this is short notice, but once again, we apologize!). We hope and expect the “dark” period (if it happens) to be short (with luck, no more than a week or two).

Once the new site is up and running, you (as a member) will receive an email notice to that effect. You will also be able to log in using the same email address to which this note was sent.

The Board of Directors is working hard to get our site up as soon as possible. Once again, we apologize and we appreciate your patience as we work to provide you a new website. Anyone interested in helping volunteer to manage the web site (edit page content, manage the calendar, etc.) should contact us by email either at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We will respond!

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