Midtown Stomp Swing Dancing

 

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Lan N.

Milpitas, CA

This place is a hidden secret. It needs way more publicity because it is simply awesome.

I came here two weeks ago with my two other friends (we all went single, so no worries!) during their Friday night dances. The first hour was a fun dance class in the ballroom, and there were about 150 people. The guys rotated and everyone got their basic moves down. Next comes the dancing! Everybody was very friendly, the music was fantastic, and the mood was very relaxed and fun. You can grab some cheap snacks when youre' tired ($.25 "ghetto" popsicles, anyone??). There is really nothing pretentious about this place. Go alone, go with your friends, just be prepared to have fun.

The crowd here does draw college folk, but that's only about 1/3 of the people. The rest are from their late 20's to their 50's, so don't let that worry you at all.

The actual location is hard to find, the Eastern Star Ballroom actually looks just like any other building. But the website can help you out a lot. Parking is also cheap, and for $6 you're ready to have a great night out.

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Ronald T.

Penryn, CA

Join us swing dancing every Friday night at Midtown Stomp.  We're located in the beautiful Eastern Star Ballroom right across from Sutter Fort at 2719 K Street.  We offer a beginning lesson included in the price of admission every Friday from 8-9pm and dancing from 9pm until midnight.

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Brian.Needs.A.Job X.

Vacaville, CA

I wish they taught some different kinds of dances here, but of course, it just seems like swing so far.  It seems to draw a younger crowd (college freshman?) because it's such a high-energy dance.  The dance lesson and admission is 6.00 on friday night, so that's gotta be a good thing.  It gets u a nifty little bracelet (so they know u paid).

The ballroom?  Well, it's quite big and the oooold men's bathroom is real small for the huge number of people that come out "hurrrr."  Oh, and there's snacks being sold in the lobby.  But...if you get REAL hungry, you could probably stop by the blimpies around the corner.

It was HOT with like 100 something people and LOUD when I went.  So, you pretty much don't get much good conversation time with anyone.  Even in the quieter lobby area...its quite hard to converse to anyone.  Parking?  Well, it was pretty good.  Just park in the hospital garage like it says on their website and usually there's no one in the security booth after 11pm, so you get free parking!  woohoo!  otherwise, it's 50 cents an hour.

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H S.

Sacramento, CA

I've been in and out of the Sacramento swing (dance) scene for a while now. After my latest hiatus, I was pleased to find that Midtown Stomp had surfaced practically in my own backyard.  

It's at the Eastern Star Ballroom (sounds exotic, no??), across the street from Sutter's Fort on Friday nights. Classes at various levels (including beginning) lead up to a general dance at 9 p.m. They have live bands ~ once a month.  

I've been taking lessons with Matt and Kara, and they're great - although there seems to be a lot of talent on the staff, so I imagine most of the classes are of pretty good quality.

My only complaint about Midtown Stomp is the same one I have about every dance venue I've ever been to anywhere - there's never enough ventilation. Especially in the summer. But that's just my pet peeve, and to be fair, I don't think there's a lot to be done aside from strategic fan placement.  

Anyway, go check it out, have fun, learn something. You don't need a partner...in fact most people go as singles. You can sign up for classes (series start on the first Friday of each month) on their website or at the door.

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