CLUB HOPPIN’
All-Ages Swing Night at the PCH Club: “Retro” Rhonda Frankforter spins music for all forms of swing, especially East Coast and Lindy Hop, for an all-ages crowd. PCH Club, Golden Sails Best Western Hotel, 6285 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach. (562) 596-2332. Sunday, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.; free lesson at 8 p.m. Cover: $5, $3 for students.
Tsunami: Definitely the place to wear that slinky dress and heels you overspent on. Special date? Take him, or her, to dinner, then to the VIP lounge to smooch on the couches with crushed velvet pillows. Friday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cover: $10, or $20 for access to the VIP lounge. Tiger Lounge on Saturdays features dancing to international music, three bars and sushi till 1 a.m. On Sundays, kick back on a large waterfront sun deck and hear calypso music, order food from the wood-fired outdoor grill, and sample tropical drink specials from 2-8 p.m. Two-drink minimum. Aysia 101, 2901 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 631-9476.
Windows: The floor is small, but the music rocks in this “Casablanca”-style restaurant that turns into a club once a week. Upscale crowd that knows how to get down. Friday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Windows on the Bay, 2241 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 223-3800. Cover: $10.
China Beach Canteen: With live bands Tuesday through Saturday, this multi-room dance club attracts a multi-generational, easygoing crowd but is restricted to those age 21 and older. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. 2371 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente. (949) 492-6228. Cover: $3-$10.
Ruby Room at the Tap House: An array of music from funk and hip-hop to alternative. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday. 8082 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach. (714) 374-0811. Cover: $5.
Ripples: A hot spot for gays and lesbians with two floors of high-energy dancing. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday-Sunday. 5101 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. (562) 433-0357. Cover: $5-$10.
Shark Club: Martini-sippers mix with jeans-wearing party hounds for two rooms, billiards and a shark tank full of fun. 25-and-older crowd for Top 40, house and hip hop. Thursday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Ultra Cream; Friday and Saturday, Pleasure Dome and Star 69, respectively, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Cover: $10 after 9 p.m. 841 Baker St., Costa Mesa. (714) 751-6428.
The Club House: A club that draws some of the area’s veteran county, swing and hustle amateurs, but welcomes everybody who wants to dance. 7 p.m. Friday, swing night. Saturday, country night. 733 Dunn Way, Placentia. (562) 923-2623. Cover: $6. Free lessons nightly before open dancing.
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