This group is for women who want to be Healthy, Slim, and Sexy!!! Are you ready to change your mind, change your body...change your life? Join...Celebrity Weight Loss Coach and veteran Belly Dancer, Anja Christy, as she guides you to lose weight, tone your body, have more energy, and JUST FEEL FABULOUS. As a member of this group- you will be invited to join classes and workshops in Ventura County and special seminars at Anja's Weight Loss Beach Retreat! (SilverStrand Beach- Oxnard, CA) All o …

Valerie Daley's early love of folk dancing led to her career as a professional modern dancer. She now teaches international folk dance classes in Ventura on Thursday nights. Folk dancing is great exercise and a wonderful way to make friends. People of all ages and dance ability can folk dance. Folk dances are traditional dances from all over the world, modified by modern choreographers so they can be enjoyed as a form of recreational dance in the USA and elsewhere. Some folk dances are breathtak …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning a new skill, having fun, socializing with new people and dancing! West Coast Swing is a linear style of partner dancing that has a very smooth look to it. The dance is easy to pick up and can be done to a wide range of music such as Blues, Top 40 Contemporary, Swing, R&B, Acoustic and more! The best part is that as a first time dancer, this is a dance you can pick up easily at any age!

Are you a Santa Barbarian in your 20s and 30s? New to the area or lived here awhile? Looking to meet new people and have fun? You've come to the right place! This group is for people who are not too old to go party with the college kids downtown on a Thursday night and not too young to go have some wine with single moms and dads. This Meetup is for meeting like-minded people and having fun. You graduated and have a nice job! C'mon: break out of that shell and enjoy the best days of your life! We …

Fun in the sun, hiking, biking, kayaking, inline skating, cross-country skiing, dancing (lindy hop, salsa, swing, etc.) for active adults. Meetup charges organizers $144 per year to host a Meetup site.  The $2 dues helps to offset the hosting fee, and saves collecting funds at each Meetup.  They're usually all free unless the venue charges.  Members can see all funds that come in and go out by clicking the Money tab.  Thank you.--Sandy

We are an easy going, friendly group of people based in the Santa Barbara area. Our Events will include happy hours, movies, house parties, casual bike rides and walks, gallery/art walks, fashion shows, dancing, festivals, dinners out or in, camping weekends, and live music & shows. Please don't hesitate to recommend an event or send/post your ideas. Thanks for joining and remember the key ingredient to a successful group is to participate.

New to the area? Need friends to go out with? Look no further! This group is designed for ladies dedicated to having fun-- whether eating out at restaurants, having a few drinks after work, dancing your heart out on the weekend, festival hopping, or just shopping with a couple gal pals. We want to do all kinds of activities! Our goal is to make Ventura County feel more at home with a great group of ladyfriends!

Understanding Love through Modern Movies "Cinema is an ocean. Some float on the surface. Others dive for pearls." Are you a film lover and a fan of human relationships? I've created this Meetup group so single friends can enjoy a relaxing movie and talk about its beauty and underlying message. Each movie will be shown in a private home theater equipped with a large plasma screen and surround sound stereo. Initially, I'll choose films about love and romance, which may or may not have stereotypica …

Ventura County is rich with bellydancers, bellydance enthusiasts, and instructors of various bellydance styles. I created Ventura County Bellydance to introduce new people to bellydance, connect with students, highlight events happening here and beyond Ventura County, and increase appreciation for this ancient and ever-evolving art form.

DYBO IS A MOVEMENT Although we move our bodies as we dance our 'buts' off, the essence of this Movement is about freeing ourselves from our inner blocks so that we can blossom into our Unique Magnificence! DYBO is not an exercise class! It's an opportunity to Collaborate Joyously by dancing your many 'buts' off with your local DYBO tribe of BraveHeart Sisters. Who should join? Any and every woman who wants to experience her SHE... Souls Highest Expression!

The three activity and discussion areas of this group are: the Forestdweller Rendezvous, the Life Practice Forum, and the Life Practice Circus. Forestdweller Rendezvous is for those who are interested in living in the forest-- please see http://directory.ic.org/22140/ for a bit more about that idea. Life Practice Forum is for anyone interested in meeting to share life questions and enthusiasms. Here are some thoughts about that part of this meetup: Where to invest our life is not always clear. …

Spiritually Dynamic Music and Message: Larisa Stow and Shakti Tribe perform Saturday evening, April 6, 2013, from 7-9pm at the Unity Chapel of Light in Santa Maria, California ~ 1165 Stubblefield Road ~ 805.937.3025 ~ www.UnitySantaMaria.net ~ $15 pre-sale, $20 at the door ~ http://ShaktiTribeUnityChapel.BrownPaperTickets.com ~ Larisa Stow and Shakti Tribe share their message of peace Sunday morning, April 7, 2013, at 10:00am at the Spiritual Center for Creaive Thought in Grover Beach, Californi …

The VENTURA SINGLES ROCK group is aimed at the 40+ crowd and is geared towards SINGLES HAVING FUN! (although if you are younger, we don't discriminate :-) Meet other singles in a myriad of different activities ranging from happy hours, dancing, and wine tastings to outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, and kayaking. We are planning movie nights, picnics, potlucks, and participation in local Ventura County events as well. We are located in Ventura and welcome friends from all surrounding ci …

Dear Russian Friends of Ventura County! There are several meetup groups for Russian speakers located in LA and Orange County, but there was none in Ventura. The purpose of this group is to fill this void. If you miss Russian culture, Russian language, ability to discuss Russian movies, books and music with like thinking people – this group is for you. We will organize various events to cover different interests in the group. Lets meet for happy hours, house parties, dancing, wine testing, hiking …

The Ventura County Girlfriends Group is designed to make it easy to meet other women in your area and make new friends by hosting a variety of free or inexpensive local activities and events! Whether you're married, single and just looking to meet new people, moving into the area or lived here all your life, it is not always easy to meet other people who share your interests. Now you have a way to do that! This is a group for all women, any age, who are looking to meet other women wanting to sha …

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting new people, through fun and exciting events in the Santa Barbara area. Singles of all ages are welcome! This group was started in order to connect singles in the Santa Barbara community, through local gatherings that will truly be beneficial to all, no matter what you are looking for (e.g., making new friends, dating, etc.). Looking forward to mingling with you!

This is a group for women mostly in their 20's thru 30's to get together, have fun, and create new friendships. Looking to have a group of ladies who may want to go shopping, out to lunch, have a fun night out, hit the beach or art gallery, get an exercise buddy, or just stay home and chat. The intention is to plan a variety of events to suit a range of interests. Ideally, we'll get a diverse group of women so that there will always be someone to share time and fun with and perhaps you'll grow …

Women who are comfortable in their own skin who want to make REAL connections while letting their hair down. This meetup is for ALL women, married or single and anywhere in between who are intereseted in making REAL GOOD FRIENDS. We want to have a good time because time is precious. So when you RSVP "yes" make it count!

Focused on providing a safe & fun environment for active Single, Senior Ladies to develop friendships & have fun! Ladies, we have done it all for our families: Babysitting, catering to everyone and spending time in the workplace. Now, "IT IS OUR TIME"! If you want to go to some of the places you always wanted to go with like minded single, senior women, this is the group for you. Our future meetups include spa days, dancing all night, shopping tours, wine tasting, lunches, dinner parties, plays …

We are an active group of couples (married, unmarried, kids , no kids) who like to get together and have fun. We plan to have plenty of meetups each month such as: Meeting at local restaurants, wine bars, dance clubs, live music venues / concerts, weekend hiking, camping trips, weekend trips (Vegas, etc.), and even just an impromptu barbecue. Most events are for couples or dates (no singles please), and we will even have meetups to include the kids on occasion.

All 30s and 40s fun people are welcome. (If you are a bit above or below no worries). If you are new to town or been here a long time come join us. This is a group for any and all fun, outgoing, people that like to socialize and have a great time making new friends and hanging out with ones from other fun meetups. We have dinner parties, beach parties, happy hour meet ups in town, go hiking, go biking, dancing, and are open to suggestions that are fun.

This is a fun group that gets together to practice Spanish in local cafes. We try different Latin American cuisine, watch films in spanish, discuss Latin American culture, history and politics and attend local Latin cultural events. If you really want to master a language you need to make it part of your everyday life. The key is to have lots of friends who speak Spanish! • Drop in Conversational Spanish Group- Location, days and times vary. Check calendar All levels! Come to this fun spanish m …

There was a time when women gathered and shared stories, drank tea, supported and kept alive the very essence of who we are as beings. We'd like to rekindle that tradition for an evening I KNOW will nourish your body and soul. This is a time of embracing the feminine, taking a moment for that deep breath that sometimes only comes from leaning into another woman who understands, cares and sees you in your true beauty. You are inviting to play in this space and join us tomorrow for dinner and some …

Experience individual, partner and group creative art activities, in painting, writing, drama, music, drawing, dance, collage. Have fun while being creative. Learn more about yourself and others through art therapy. We are about creativity, experiencing all the creative arts, making new friends, self-awareness, communication, finding your personal and professional path through the unique process of art therapy. No prior experience in the creative arts is necessary. Please view my website www.ard …

Join us to promote and enjoy Japanese culture and student exchange here in California. Travel with us to Japan, and visit Japanese-related events in the LA area! We're the oldest Sister city of Santa Barbara (over 45 years) with the longest-running student exchange program (over 20 years). Our summer family-to-family exchange program is for children 13-15 years old. We seek individuals and families interested in learning about and fostering Japanese cultural exchange--gardens, dance, Tea ceremon …

First we dive, then we eat, after we drink, then we dance like mad men.