Queer Country-Western Dance for Women, Trans People, and Non-Binary People in Oakland, California
Country-Western Two-Step & Waltz, West Coast Swing, Nightclub Two-Step & Line Dances
At Lake Merritt Dance, 200 Grand Ave., Oakland
Fourth Saturdays—Oct 24, Nov 28, & Jan 23, 2027
$15 at the door (card/mobile/cash)
Sliding Scale / NOTAFLOF available.
October 24:
VAMP - The Halloween Dance
The witching hour is upon us! This Saturday, we rise from our coffins to haunt the night 🖤🦇 come all yee vamps, weres and ghouls as we savor a night of dance 🩸 dress in your best vamp, gothic, or Halloween attire
Schedule for October 24:
Doors open 6:30
6:45 Line Dance Lessons
“Ghost Train” (beginner) with Naomi S
stepsheet - demo video - tutorial video
“Sports Car” (high intermediate, 64 counts) with Sheila S
7:15 Partner Dance Lessons
Beginner West Coast Swing with Sheila S
Intermediate West Coast Swing with Vanessa Thomson
8:00 Main Room
Country-Western Two-Step & Waltz, West Coast Swing, Nightclub Two-Step, Line Dances, mixers and more!
Special Performance by Oakland Queer Dance Studio
Halloween theme Barn Dance
Birthday dance: October
8:30 to 9:15 Line Dance Marathon in the Lounge
9:15 Shadow Partner Dance Lesson (15 min) with Mickey C in the Lounge
9:45 The Shadow Mixer in the Dark (main room) — we dance & switch partners…in the dark
The dance ends at 10:30 — Join the clean up crew!
Let’s got to Fog Town Hoedown!
We are excited about Fog Town Hoedown. Four days of queer country-western dancing, workshops, socials, evening dances and performances—in San Francisco!
Check out the schedule! They have five rooms with workshops from beginner to advanced levels in all the dances: two-step, waltz, nightclub two-step, west coast swing, shadow, line dances, a choreo workshop, premium workshops, and even polka!
Instructors and dancers are flying in from all over the world to be here, but we get to already be here. Book a hotel room and make it a vacation!
The evening dances are fun and there will be performances, late night dancing, dress-up themes, and after-parties.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Our upcoming dance dates:
October 24, 2026 (Theme: Halloween)
November 28, 2026
We are taking a break for winter holiday.
We return January 23, 2027
Country-western two-steppin’ and waltz
We love two-stepping and we regularly teach beginner and intermediate two-step here. We also teach waltz, west coast swing, shadow and other social dance styles. Learn more about our partner dance mix here!
