CLUB HOPPIN’

The Club House: A club that draws some of the area’s veteran county, swing and hustle amateurs. 7 p.m. Friday, swing night. Saturday, country night. 733 Dunn Way, Placentia. (562) 923-2623. Cover: $6. Free lessons nightly before open dancing.

View Lounge: Take in one of O.C.’s most spectacular panoramas and live music from blues to jazz to jump swing, nightly. All ages. Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club, 900 Newport Center Drive. (949) 640-4000. 4 p.m.-12:30, Monday to Wednesday; 4 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Thursday through Saturday; 4 p.m.-12 a.m., Sunday. Cover: $5.

Rockin’ Taco Cantina: Bar and grill features dueling pianos Monday through Saturday. Only 21 and older after 11 p.m. 111 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton. (714) 525-8226. No cover.

Plush Pocket Billiard and Sports Bar: Live deejay on Friday and Saturday and karaoke on Sunday in an elegant setting. An around-the-clock kitchen serves sandwiches and appetizers for $4.95. 24358 Swartz Drive, Lake Forest. (949) 951-POOL.

Avant Garde Ballroom: Lessons are mandatory to enjoy this school’s dances, but you don’t have to be advanced--or even intermediate--to keep moving on its huge floor. Ballroom dances 8 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday. Cover: $10. West Coast swing dances, 8 p.m.-midnight Thursday. Cover: $8. 4220 Scott Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 442-7600.