Friday Night Waltz (also
called FNW) is a high energy dance that features
mainly waltzes in the dances and classes, along with other dances like polka, one step, swing, cha cha, Lindy, schottische, mazurka, merengue, samba, and tango. People are friendly, and
the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Attendance is between 130 and 190. Average age is about 30. People come from San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa
Rosa, and Oakland. Richard
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free admission for a few minutes of help.
Contact ScottFNW@pway.com 650 ,.326. 6265. |
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Fri Nov 20 |
7 and 8pm - A special double class in Cross-Step Waltz. At 7pm Richard and Angela will start with a few basics, with some twists, for those who want to brush up on this very creative and flowing form of waltz. Then they'll introduce a collection of new variations never before taught at FNW, including Bounced Ochos, Orbiting Inside Turn, Rebound Grapevine, Magic Wand with Left Pivots, easygoing two-hand variations, and Cradle Dip. SORRY NO introductory class tonight. Room is used by others. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Nov 27 |
No Dance tonight- Thanksgiving weekend. Go to Dickens Christmas Faire opening weekend! Dance at Fezziwigs party! Dickens -11/27, 11/28, 11/29, 12/05, 12/06, 12/12, 12/13, 12/19,12/20. |
Fri Dec 04 |
No Dance tonight- Hall used by Church for Christmas activities. We suggest you to attend the Dickens Christmas Faire. Many dancers from Friday Night Waltz also dance at the Fezziwigs dance party.Dickens -11/27, 11/28, 11/29, 12/05, 12/06, 12/12, 12/13, 12/19,12/20. |
Fri Dec 11 |
Our annual Holiday dance! Dance perfomance, holiday themed music, holiday special refreshments. Richard Powers teaches intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. He is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight.
Cakes, pies, ice cream, Peppridge Farm cookies, shrimp platter, cold cuts platter, veggie platter and the usual selection of grapes, strawberries, mms, raspberries, blackberries, good'n'plenty, dots, gummies, chocolate malteds. $12 for both the classes and the dance. Due to holiday dance, no separate pricing for dance only due to extra cost of refreshments $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Dec 18 |
Richard Powers teaches intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. He is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. In addition to many local performances Ethnic Dance Festivalin the San Francisco Bay Area, the has performed at international festivals in Mexico, Czech Republic, Italy, Finland , and France , representing the United States at public, educational, and official events.All Jubilee's work is set in context with period costumes and props. The costume staff goes to great lengths to research and reproduce authentic costumes of each era. Likewise, the choral and music directors recreate regional and historical musical styles. John Schmidt teaches an introductory waltz class from 7 to 9 pm . To get the most from this class, try to start at 7pm. Excellent first time class $12 for both the classes and the dance. Due to performance and pies and ice cream no separate price for dance only.$8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from
street. Cakes, pies, ice cream, Peppridge Farm cookies, shrimp platter, cold cuts platter, veggie platter and the usual selection of grapes, strawberries, mms, raspberries, blackberries, good'n'plenty, dots, gummies, chocolate |
Fri Dec 25 |
We will have Dj waltz and music dance tonight from 9pm to midnight. Richard Page is our Dj for Xmas night waltz and polka dancing. NO CLASSES! this is FNW lite. Doors open at 8:30pm We will not provide refreshments. You are most welcome to bring Xmas/holiday leftovers. |
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Tickets may also be purchased at any Friday Night Waltz or by mail: write out check to "Scott Gamble" and mail to P.O.Box 1555 Palo Alto CA 94302. .. Please request refunds 12/31/2009 to ScottFNW@pway.com or to 650.326 ., 6265.. Tickets will be on will call list at the door. Tickets will not be mailed. Please print out the Paypal receipt if you are concerned.
Our
8th year. Sells out year after year . We limit attendance to 250, so we are selling tickets only by presale - no tickets at the door.
Waltzes, Polkas, and some latin, swing, and tango. Congress of Vienna, Bohemian National Polka. We need about 6 volunteers - get in free for about 30-45 minutes of help setting up, door admissions, or cleaning up. contact Scott at scottFNW@pway.com
Cakes, pies, ice cream, Peppridge Farm cookies, shrimp platter, cold cuts platter, veggie platter and the usual selection of grapes, strawberries, mms, raspberries, blackberries,
good'n'plenty, dots, gummies, chocolate malteds. |
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Fri Jan 01 |
No dance tonight - The church is refinishing the floor! yay! Besides We are too tired from the night before.... |
| Sat Jan 02 | From our friends at Peers - A VictorianTwelfth Night Ball |
Fri Jan 08 di |
Intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
| Fri Jan 15 | Richard Powers teaches intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. Richard is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
| Fri Jan 22 i |
Intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. - $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
| Fri Jan 29 | Richard Powers teaches intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. Richard is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
| Fri Feb 5 |
Ari is our dj for waltz and polka dancing from 9pm to midnight. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Feb 12 |
Intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Feb 19 di |
Intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Feb 26 |
Richard Powers teaches intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. Richard is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. Richard also is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Mar 5 |
Richard Powers teaches intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. Richard is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. Richard also is our dj for waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Mar 12 |
intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Mar 19 |
intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
Fri Mar 26 |
intermediate classes from 7 to 9 pm. waltz and polka music from 9pm to midnight. $12 for both the classes and the dance. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street. |
| Feb 12 Mar 5 Mar 12 May 7 no intro class |
no introductory class. room used by Philharmonia Baroque orchestra. |
Fri Apr 02 2010
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No Dance tonight- Hall used by Church. |
FriJun 18 2010 |
Stanford Waltz Weekend - Richard Powers |
Sun Jun 20 2010 |
Stanford Historical Dance Week - Richard Powers. always fun, a real treat. Learn about dancing from the Renaissance, Baroque,19th Century,Ragtime Era, Jazz Age eras. Classes in Pavan, Galliard,Basse Danse, Ballo,Branles, La Volta,Sword Dances, Menuet, Passepied,Bouree, Sarabande,Gavotte, Forlana, Courante, MusetteEarly 19th Century ballet of Blasis,Theleur, St. Leon,Adice and D'Egville,Regency Era Waltz,1802 Congo Minuet,Beveridge's Maggot,1820 Scotch Reel,19th C Waltz, Polka, Schottische, Galop,Mazurka, Polonaise,Redowa, Quadrilles,Tango, One-Step,Cake Walk, Maxixe,Fox Trot, Hesitation Waltz, Half & Half,Texas Tommy,Charleston, Shag,Peabody, Collegiate, Blues, 1950s Bop. |
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