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Where: Lake Merritt Dance Centre, 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610 .

Rooms: Auditorium and MPR for Classes, Hall 1 for parties

Ages: Very broad range of ages from teens to 80's, the average probably being in the 30's, 40's and 50's.

Accessibility: Lake Merritt is a wheelchair and scooter accessible venue, with elevator, ramps and accessible bathrooms. No sign language facilities.

Contact: 510.430.8820
zoe@tripthelightfantastic.org

Wesite: www.tripthelightfantastic.org

Sundays: www.dancingwiththequeers.com

 

Dance into delight with our new classes, a great way to get fit, learn new skills and make friends.

Paris Gay Games are coming!!!

• Gay Games are coming to Paris in 2018. We are currently there, wish us luck if you would be so kind.
  

• Mondays:  Queer partner dance classes.

September 2018 | Beginner Country Western Two Step, Intermediate Night Club Two Step. New once a year performance group starting!

• Tuesdays:  Queer partner dance classes.

September 2018 |Beginning Salsa and Beginning East Coast Swing.

• Sundays: Queer ballroom and latin dance classes.

September 2018 |Ballroom Waltz, ballroom Cha Cha (pre registration required)

• Trip the Light Performance group are the winners of the 2013 and 2014 Dancing in the River City and silver medalists at the 2013 April Follies competions! We also became the US Champions of 2015 at the April Follies in a joint project with Winter Held and Tango Lead. We came 2nd place in the 2017 and 2018 April Follies. Please call or email us. A new performance teams is starting this September, now is the time to join!

  
  

 

Trip the Light Fantastic is a Same Sex Dance School based in Oakland, CA, directed by 5 times North American Women's Same-Sex Ballroom Champion Zoe Balfour. We are dedicated to creating fun and exciting dance classes, parties and events for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community for the last 18 years.

Join our popular Mailing List to keep on track with our LGBTQ Dance classes and events going on in the SF Bay Area. We normally send two emails a month with information on our upcoming or current Monday and Sunday same-sex partner dance classes for the Queer Community and their friends.

Some of our offerings include:

• Same Sex Partner Dance Group Classes on Monday and Tuesday Nights
• Private Lessons for Beginners to get started
• DJ Services for special events
• Dance Competition and Exhibition Choreography and Coaching
• Getting you ready for special occassions like your Wedding Dance
• General Social Dancing skills and etiquettes
• Introduction to the queer, LGBT or same-sex dance community, local and global
• And all that you can think of in terms of LGBT partner dancing

 

 

Some of the partner dances our students enjoy on the dance floor on Mondays and Tuesdays at Lake Merritt Dance Center's beautiful and huge auditorium (lots of parking!) are:

• West Coast Swing
• Salsa
• East Coast Swing
• Night Club Two Step
• Country Western Waltz
• Country Western Two Step
• Cha-Cha
• Ballroom
• Latin