The listings directly below are for actual 'places' to dance, but scroll to the bottom of this page for contact information on some great local dance bands. Check out their websites and/or email them to be on their mailing lists. They get new gigs all the time so go right to them for the most current info.

Ballroom Dancing

• Dancesteppers Club dances
  Dances held one Saturday night each month as shown below (DJ James Loubey)
  Call Barbara Bates for more information 322-5765
  http://www.dancesteppers.com
  
  
• Smooth Dancers Club dances
  4th Saturday of every month 7:30 - 11:00 at Rasmussen Senior Center
  Call Smooth Dancers President Ben Wilson for more information 746-0613
  http://www.kerndancers.com

• Fairfax Grange Hall dances
  Every Friday night 7:00 - 9:00 at the Fairfax Grange Hall (Fairfax & Brundage)
  with Dennis Acosta, DJ
  Call Smooth Dancers President Ben Wilson for more information 746-0613
  

Country Dancing

• Trouts
  Dancing 7 nights a week, 365 days a year
  805 North Chester Avenue 399-6700
  www.troutsblackboard.com
  

• Crystal Palace
  Dancing Tuesday through Saturday
  2800 Buck Owens Boulevard 328-7560
  http://www.buckowens.com

Salsa Dancing

• Studio 9
  4000 Easton Drive, Suite 9,  lessons and dances
  Contact Debbie at 333-3178 for more info: http://www.dancebakersfield.com
• Club Odyssey at the Doubletree Hotel
  3100 Camino del Rio, lessons and dancing 323-7111
  Join the Bakersfield Salsero's on Thursdays 8:00 - 10:30, and Sundays 6:30 - 8:00
  Contact TJ at Bakersfield Salseros for more info:  TJSalsaMama77@aol.com
  

• Camino Real Restaurant's Uva Lounge
  3500 Truxtun Avenue, lessons and dancing, join the Bakersfield Salsero's on Thursdays 
  Contact 589-9502

• Los Amigos, "Salsa Vibe Friday"
  8331 Kern Canyon Road - lesson 8-9, Latin Dancing 9 PM to 12 AM.
  DJ Music: Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cumbia
  
  

West Coast Swing Dancing

• Trouts
  805 North Chester Avenue 399-6700
  West Coast Swing Dancing starts at 6:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays
  www.troutsblackboard.com
  
  
• Studio 9
  4000 Easton Drive, Suite 9 Contact Debbie: 333-3178 or Cianne: 303-6787
  
  
  
  

Argentine Tango

• Dancesteppers and Smooth Dancers both play Tango music at their dances
  

Special Events and Dance Locations

Great Local Dance Bands
The locations where these bands play vary so please contact them to verify. Most also have mailing lists you can ask to be put on.  When you contact these bands, please tell them you heard about them on my site. Thanks!

Foster & Friends High Octane Rhythm & Blues - great swing dancing. To contact them or find out where they're playing, email Foster Campbell at: Foster@bak.rr.com

Salsa Solution - I haven't heard this band yet, but I hear they are wonderful! They tell me they play Salsa and Cha-Cha in niteclubs and for special events in the valley. To contact them or find out where they're playing, contact Steve at: www.myspace.com/salsasolution

Ridge Route Romeos - They play Rockabilly in niteclubs around town and for special events in the valley. This is great East Coast and Lindy music, dancers! To contact them or find out where they're playing, email Brian Paxton at: bpaxton@bak.rr.com

Son Tropical - This Cuban Salsa band occasionally plays at the Camino Real restaurant (the old Petroleum Club on Truxtun Extension) info@caminorealbakersfield.com