Firehouse North County Dance

Firehouse North County Dance party is the swing/​blues dance party that occurs monthly, typically on the fourth Saturday of the month. The party happens in the Dancessence studio in Carlsbad at 8:30 PM and is preceded by lessons at 7:30PM. The cost of the dance with the lesson is $ 15.
The lesson format is still being figured out, so check the web site
for up-​to-​date information. On the night I visited, there were three one-​hour lessons offered simultaneously: swing for beginners, blues for beginners, and intermediate Lindy hop. The latter was run by Meeshi, the dance teacher behind the event.
Dance started at 8:30PM with an excellent Billy Watson All-​Stars band playing a mix of swing and blues tunes for a crowd of about 50 – 60 dancers. The dancers were a truly mixed bunch with skills ranging from true beginners to quite advanced, in age groups anywhere from college to retirement (the average age here was higher than in other San Diego venues).
As is typical for San Diego, there were somewhat more leads than follows. However, a significant percentage of the dancers came in as couples, so in order to have more fun I would very definitely advise the follows to bring their own lead to the event.
Light snacks were provided, music was wonderful, floor is huge with comfortable seating, parking is a non-​issue, ventilation actually works. Great evening altogether. Please spread the word — we need this event to keep returning, in order to keep the live music going it seems that more dancers are needed.