Friday Night Waltz

Members of the Stanford Viennese Ball Organizing Committee are teaching two dance classes that will be useful for the Viennese Ball next week:

7pmViennese Waltz. Step your rotary waltz up to the next level, and learn how to lead/follow starting with your other foot. You will learn interesting ways to transition into Viennese waltz from rotary/reverse waltz and back again. We will also look at floorcraft tricks to keep your dance moving on a crowded waltz floor

8pm Cross-step-Swing Fusion. Social dancing is all about expression, and bringing figures from different dance styles into your Cross-step Waltz is a fun and easy way to be more creative! You'll learn 6-Count Swing and Lindy Hop figures never taught at FNW, and brand new Cross-step Waltz figures taught for the first time anywhere. Best of all, you'll understand how to add swing figures into waltz, waltz figures into swing, and how to dance each one to the other's music. If you know the cross-step waltz turning basic, and either the 4- or 6-count swing basic or lindy swingout, and some basic turns in either, by the end of this class you'll see a fun, wide open door for talking between swing and waltz!"

The ticket prices for the Stanford Viennes Ball are

$45 for Stanford students each
$55 for Stanford staff and alumni each,
$65 for the general public each

Couples will be offered a $5 discount off the total price for buying two tickets together.

Jason Anderson is our dj for waltz and polka dancing from 9 to midnight.

Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver.

First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.

Friday Night Waltz is a high energy dance that features mainly Waltzes in the dances and classes, along with other dances like Polka, One Step, Swing, Salsa, Cha Cha, Lindy, and Tango. People are friendly, and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Casual comfortable attire. Attendance is between 130 and 190. Average age is about 30 or so. People come from San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Oakland. We usually have two simultaneous classes from 7 to 9, introductory and intermediate, followed by 3 hours of dancing starting at 9pm. Want to trade a few minutes of help for free admission? Email info@FridayNightWaltz.com or call
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Jan 27	Richard Powers teaches the Intermediate/Advanced class from 7 to 9 pm, with Angela Amarillas. Richard is our dance music DJ from 9pm to midnight. 7 to 9 pm – A special extended class in Bohemian National Polka, with time enough time for the details, including perfecting pivots. Whether you're learning it for the first time or catching reminders of the many details, here is a rare chance to have a full class in this Intermediate/Advanced dance, taught by the choreographer himself. This is also useful if you're going to the Stanford Viennese Ball next month. Prerequisite: already knowing the basic polka. The Bohemian National Polka is one of our all time favorite dances at Friday Night Waltz. Richard teaches the BNP at FNW only once a year, in preparation for the Stanford Viennese Ball. Make sure to attend! NOT TO BE MISSED. A MUST GO CLASS! Bohemian National Polka performance BNP performance by Academy of Danse Libre in Vienna to Orchestra! Richard Powers choreography notes Tickets for the Stanfod Viennese Ball will be available at Friday Night Waltz. The ticket prices are $45 for Stanford students, $55 for Stanford staff and alumni, $65 for the general public. Couples will be offered a $5 discount off the total price for buying two tickets together. Also V-Ball merchandises such as VBall t-shirts, champaign flutes, DVDs for sale. Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Feb 3	Members of the Stanford Viennese Ball Organizing Committee are teaching two dance classes that will be useful for the Viennese Ball next week: 7pmViennese Waltz. Step your rotary waltz up to the next level, and learn how to lead/follow starting with your other foot. You will learn interesting ways to transition into Viennese waltz from rotary/reverse waltz and back again. We will also look at floorcraft tricks to keep your dance moving on a crowded waltz floor 8pm Cross-step-Swing Fusion. Social dancing is all about expression, and bringing figures from different dance styles into your Cross-step Waltz is a fun and easy way to be more creative! You'll learn 6-Count Swing and Lindy Hop figures never taught at FNW, and brand new Cross-step Waltz figures taught for the first time anywhere. Best of all, you'll understand how to add swing figures into waltz, waltz figures into swing, and how to dance each one to the other's music. If you know the cross-step waltz turning basic, and either the 4- or 6-count swing basic or lindy swingout, and some basic turns in either, by the end of this class you'll see a fun, wide open door for talking between swing and waltz!" The ticket prices for the Stanford Viennes Ball are $45 for Stanford students each $55 for Stanford staff and alumni each, $65 for the general public each Couples will be offered a $5 discount off the total price for buying two tickets together. Also V-Ball merchandises such as VBall t-shirts, champaign flutes, DVDs for sale. Jason Anderson is our dj for waltz and polka dancing from 9 to midnight. Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Feb 6	Waltz Week in Vienna, Austria during Vienna's famous Ball season Workshops, Dances, Tours, Food, Wine, and Song Š and of course, attending a Viennese Ball or two at the fabulous Hofburg Palace!
Feb 10	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Richard Page is our dj for waltz and polka dancing from 9 to midnight. Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Feb 10	Stanford Viennese Ball go at least once in your life. In Burlingame
Feb 17	Richard Powers teaches Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Feb 24	Richard Powers teaches intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Mar 2	IT'S PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY TIME! ITS PEANUT BUTTER JELLYTIME AT FRIDAY NIGHT WALTZ! A very special class tonight! David Chen is teaching the "Peanut Butter Jellytime" routine. We have had several spontaneous instant performances at recent Friday Night Waltzes,which prompted the biggest laughs and greatest applause! HERE IS VIDEO from April when Danse Libre and Decadance (Decadancelibre) 'performed' the hilarious PBJ April 1 and a spontaneous PBJ June 3 Not to be missed. This is the kind of dance that Friday Night Waltz is all about. Always brings a smile to those who dance it and those who watch. Join in on the fun. Class from 8 to 9pm. Jason Anderson is our dj for waltz and polka dancing from 9 to midnight Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Mar 9	Ari Levitt from Seatlle is in town! Ari is always popular. He brings with him Seattle's version of waltz steps,including the Seattle based various versions of waltz fusion dance steps, which include lots of salsa andother latin steps to 3/4 timing. Ari is also our DJ for waltz and polka dancing from 9 to midnight. Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Mar 16	Richard Powers teaches iIntermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Mar 23	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Mar 30	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm John Bauer is our dj for waltz and polka dancing from 9 to midnight. Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Apr 06	Hall not available today. We will try to schedule another location. Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Apr 13	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Apr 20	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Apr 27	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
May 04	Richard Powers teaches iIntermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
May 11	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
May 18	Richard Powers teaches iIntermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
May 25	Richard Powers teaches iIntermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Jun 1	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Jun 8	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Jun 15	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Jun 22	Richard Powers teaches iIntermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Jun 29	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
Jul 06	Intermediate dance class from 7 to 9pm Tom Hill 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. $8 dance only. $8 students. No partner necessary. All Ages. Casual comfortable attire. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian or sign a waiver. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA. Upstairs, Fellowship hall, entrance on right of courtyard, facing away from street.
October 3, 2014	CONGRESS OF VIENNA BALL. It has now been 200 years since the convening of the Congress of Vienna."Le congres ne marche pas, il danse". Historical link . Here are some videos 1, video 2, video 3. The Congress of Vienna popularized the waltz throughout Europe. The Congress of Vienna was called to divide Europe after the defeat of Napolean. The diplomats argued by day, and danced and partied at night. The Congress of Vienna Waltz was choreographed by John Hertz of Los Angeles (inspired by illustrations in Regency-period dance manuals) to music that he edited and assembled himself from recordings of three more-or-less period Swedish waltzes. In addition to being danced at Friday Night Waltz, the Congress of Vienna Waltz is also danced at PEERS and Gaskell Ball dances. Music for the Congress of Vienna is available from Brassworks and Bangers and Mash.
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