Rick Dominguez has been a club and mobile DJ for 40 years running. His residency at Oil Can Harry’s in Studio City became the place he’d call home for 26 years until they closed their doors in 2020. There he formed so many special bonds and memories with so many wonderful people, so much more than just friends, to this day, we still like to call our OCH Family!
Rick currently has established residency in West Hollywood at Micky’s Nightclub with Dude Ranch every Tuesday night and with Borderline Presents (formerly Borderline Bar & Grill) now running several country dance nights on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays catering to our 18+ line dancers with locations in Agoura Hills at the Canyon Club, SC Sports Center in Santa Clarita, and Tarantula Hill Brewery in Thousand Oaks. Recently adding a weekly party “Hot Country Nights” at Red Engine Brewing Co in Fillmore every Friday night!
Monthly, Bi-monthly DJ & instructor gigs include. Precinct Bar in DTLA brings us a great Saturday Queer Country Evening with “Hogtied” every first Saturday on the month from 5pm-9pm! Along with Trademark Brewing Co. in Long Beach with our LGBTQIA safe space now every last Sunday of the month, as well as a monthly guest DJ spot at Gaslamp in Long Beach and the Ranch in Anaheim, Bombay Bar & Grill in Ventura, Buckle & Boots in Lancaster. Other queer country nights at The Eagle in Silverlake with “OUTLAW” Classic Country Night, and Desert 5 Spot in Hollywood with “Buck Wild”.
As a line dance instructor and UCWDC World champion choreographer, Rick is known for dances like Crossing the Border, Call Me Señorita, Bambalam w/Jonno, Sweet Tea-Southbound, Dance Like Yo Daddy, Do Si Do, Loosen Up My Buttons, Blue Jeans On, You Look Good, Cherry Bottom Boom (U Gurl) w/Jonno & Adia, Everybody Have a Good Time, Ex’s & Oh’s w/Jonno, DMMD It, Shake It Like That w/Jonno, Giddy Up (We Don’t Want To Miss the Twain) w/Jonno, Tequila Snaps, The Door (Show Me), Help! (I Had Some), Georgia Ways, Rhinestone Rock and Honky-Tonk Twister, as well as several other local favorites.
Rick also DJ’s and teaches line dances throughout the country with various clubs and organizations like IAGLCWDC with stops in Austin, Miami, Phoenix, Denver, New Yorks Fire Island, Montreal, Calgary, Las Vegas, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, Columbus, New Orleans, Louisville, Boise, San Diego, Palm Springs and Reno.
Rick is the founder of the LA Wranglers, the award-winning country western dance team now in our 23rd season, providing entertainment for rodeos, festivals and private events, most recently featured on Facebooks influencers pride celebration with Kalen Allen and performances at Stagecoach and Diplo’s Honkytonk Dance arena 6 years running, LA Pride festival in Hollywood and Long Beach Pride’s country stage. Disney’s Pride Nites, DTLA Music Center Summer Dance Nights, and were looking forward to hosting this, our very own event WWLA this August 21-24!
Rick is also the creator of WWLA (Wrangler Weekend Los Angeles) a local country western and line dance convention now in its 14th year held at the Burbank Marriott with 4 days and nights of classes and theme parties bringing in amazing talent and guests from all over the country!
Rick has recently picked up a lead position as captain of the line dance division for The Ventucky Stompers, a local clogging and line dance team serving the Ventura County communities and beyond. It’s a very exciting new role and looking forward to many great things with this new adventure.
Rick makes it his goal to make sure everyone has the time of their lives every time they set foot on the dance floor… and oh yes yes! He takes requests! 😉
