Masks are optional. Free water bottles.07.26 Cross Step Waltz with Alannah and Ainsley
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush
Lesson: Beginner Cross Step Waltz and Cross Step Waltz Mixer with Alannah and Ainsley Forster.
The cross step waltz is the easiest waltz to learn and is one of the primary waltz styles done at Friday Night Waltz. We look forward to seeing you there!
7:15-9:00 We will start with beginner Cross Step Waltz and will learn the promenade and the basic waterfall step as well as several variations in open position.
8:00-9:00 We will learn the Cross-Step Waltz Mixer, an introductory mixer that is done every week at Friday Night Waltz.
9:00-11:45 Dance Party, DJ'd by Alannah and Ainsley About our teachers and DJs: Alannah has been a dancer since the age of four, starting in ballet and soon transitioned to theatrical dance, and eventually into social dancing! Since she was introduced to Friday Night Waltz at the age of 15 she has become an active part of the Bay Area social dance scene.
At Friday Night Waltz, she has taken on roles as an assistant manager, DJ, and teacher in introductory waltz! Alannah is enthusiastic about helping newcomers to the social dance community and is happy to give "pop up" lessons, even on nights when she is not officially teaching.
Ainsley has been dancing at Friday Night Waltz for over six years and now teaches and DJs. A Dance Minor at Cal Poly SLO, Ainsley dances a variety of styles including ballet, modern, Lindy hop, and waltz. At Friday Night Waltz, Ainsley's favorite styles are hustle, redowa, and polka. Off the floor, Ainsley is working on her Quantitative Analysis major and loves to get outdoors!
Alannah Forster Alannah has been a dancer since the age of four, starting in ballet and soon transitioned to theatrical dance, and eventually into social dancing! Since she was introduced to Friday Night Waltz at the age of 15 she has become an active part of the Bay Area social dance scene. At Friday Night Waltz, she has taken on roles as an assistant manager, DJ, and teacher in introductory waltz! Alannah is enthusiastic about helping newcomers to the social dance community and is happy to give "pop up" lessons, even on nights when she is not officially teaching.
.7:15 We will start with beginner Cross Step Waltz at 7:15 and will learn the basic step as well as several variations for you to try. The cross step waltz is the easiest waltz to learn and has play hundreds of time at Friday Night Waltz.
8:00 At 8:00 we will learn the Cross-Step Waltz Mixer, an introductory mixer that is done every week at Friday Night Waltz. We look forward to seeing you there! Alannah has been a dancer since the age of four, starting in ballet and soon transitioned to theatrical dance, and eventually into social dancing! Since she was introduced to Friday Night Waltz at the age of 15 she has become an active part of the Bay Area social dance scene. At Friday Night Waltz, she has taken on roles as an assistant manager, DJ, and teacher in introductory waltz! Alannah is enthusiastic about helping newcomers to the social dance community and is happy to give "pop up" lessons, even on nights when she is not officially teaching.
street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away.
Webster/Cowper garage. See less Palo Alto, California
$15 general.$10 for students with ID.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo.
Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary.
We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
08.02
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
08.09 4 weeks of beginner classes! 8.09 8.16 8.23 8.30 with Jordan and Sharon
Sharon and Jordan have been practicing and teaching social dance for the better part of a decade. They primarily focus on Waltz, Swing, Blues, and Fusion. Social dance is all about connection and enjoyment and they strive to prove true their motto that not only can anyone can dance, but we can all have a great time doing it.
Dj dancing from 9:00-11:45
Waltz,polka, swing, salsa, night club 2 step,many line dances, many mixers.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
7:15 Beginner Rotary Waltz class with popular Sharon and Jordan
8:00- 9:00 Congress of Vienna. Our most popular dance. We have played the Congress of Vienna over 1000 times. A romantic choreographed dance.
$15 general.$10 for students with ID.Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
08.16 Bob Galloway is our dj tonight
4 weeks of beginner classes! 8.09 8.16 8.23 8.30 with Jordan and Sharon
ordan and Sharon are starting a 4 week intensive series of classes for beginner rotary and cross step waltz on 8.09 8.16, 8.23, 8.30
4 weeks of beginner classes! 8.09 8.16 8.23 8.30 with Jordan and Sharon
Sharon and Jordan have been practicing and teaching social dance for the better part of a decade. They primarily focus on Waltz, Swing, Blues, and Fusion. Social dance is all about connection and enjoyment and they strive to prove true their motto that not only can anyone can dance, but we can all have a great time doing it.
Dj dancing from 9:00-11:45
Waltz,polka, swing, salsa, night club 2 step,many line dances, many mixers.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage
8.23 4 weeks of beginner classes! 8.09 8.16 8.23 8.30 with Jordan and Sharon
9:00 - 11:45 Deanna and Ken are our djs from 9pm to 11:45
Deanna and Ken met at the Google ballroom dance club in the fall of 2013 and have been orchestrating dance shenanigans ever since. In addition to DJing and teaching at Friday Night Waltz and East Bay Waltz, they also used to help run the Google Contra dance and now semi-regularly call at contra dances in the Bay Area. You can always count on them for playing offbeat fun music and running a ton of mixers, and starting spontaneous salsa rueda circles.
Doors open at 6:45.
Beginner Cross Step Waltz Class 7:15-9:00 with Sharon and JordaClasses start at 7:15 and go to 9:00.
4 weeks of beginner classes! 8.09 8.16 8.23 8.30 with Jordan and Sharon
Sharon and Jordan have been practicing and teaching social dance for the better part of a decade. They primarily focus on Waltz, Swing, Blues, and Fusion. Social dance is all about connection and enjoyment and they strive to prove true their motto that not only can anyone can dance, but we can all have a great time doing it.
7:15 - 8:00 Beginner cross step waltz.
8:00 - 9:00 Intermediate cross step waltz. These are cross step waltz step we have never tuagh before! Learn some new steps.
Dj dancing from 9:00-11:45
Waltz,polka, swing, salsa, night club 2 step,many line dances, many mixers.
Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
08.30
Caroline is our dj tonight.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
4 weeks of beginner classes! 8.09 8.16 8.23 8.30 with Jordan and Sharon
Sharon and Jordan have been practicing and teaching social dance for the better part of a decade. They primarily focus on Waltz, Swing, Blues, and Fusion. Social dance is all about connection and enjoyment and they strive to prove true their motto that not only can anyone can dance, but we can all have a great time doing it.
Dj dancing from 9:00-11:45
Waltz,polka, swing, salsa, night club 2 step,many line dances, many mixers.
Jordan and Sharon are starting a 4 week intensive series of classes for beginner rotary and cross step waltz on 8.09 8.16, 8.23, 8.30
7:15 - 8:00 beginning cross step waltz
8:00-9:00 intermediate cross step waltz class. This class covers advanced cross step waltz steps that have never been taught at Friday Night Waltz before.
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
09.06
John Bauer is back as our DJ tonight!
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
09.13
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
09.20
Lisa is our dj for tonight.Lisa's a longtime dancer who joined the Friday Night Waltz DJ team last June, where her devotion to creating a great dance experience has made her a fan favorite. She combines old classics and FNW specialties with an eclectic mix of her own favorite music including heavy metal, international pop, and modern hits. Lisa's DJ sets are marked by sweeping waltzes and high-energy dance music that's guaranteed to get your feet tapping!
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
09.27 Our annual Anniversary Dance with Richard Powers
Now 2 plus decades old with over 800 dances, Friday Night Waltz is still strong with wonderful instructors and djs and a happy resurgence of attendance.
Richard Powers is one of the world's foremost experts in American social dance, noted for his choreographies for dozens of stage productions and films, and his workshops across the country, in Paris, Prague, London, Rome, Geneva, Russia, and Japan. He has been researching and reconstructing historic social dances for twenty-five years and is currently a full-time instructor at Stanford's Dance Division. Selected by the Centennial Issue of Stanford Magazine as one of Stanford University's most notable graduates of its first century. Awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive and exceptional contributions to education at Stanford University. (1999). Teaches social dance forms of North America and directs the 70-member Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble. Faculty liason to Friends of Dance at Stanford. Joined the Dance Faculty in 1992.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
10.04
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
10.11
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage,
10.18
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block awayWebster/Cowper garage
10.25 Vintage Dance Reunion. Long time ago there was a group the Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble
For ten years the Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble performed early versions of today's social dances. The group was comprised of up to 85 Stanford students (at it's largest) with a wide variety of dance training and experience. Vintage performed dances from many eras, in full costume, including the Regency Era, 1830s Paris, the mid-19th century dance craze, Ragtime, Roaring Twenties, the Swing Era and the dances of today and beyond (Radical Vintage). Performances included Stanford's Ragtime and Viennese Balls, the Big Dance, a concert at the Smithsonian Institution, the filming of "Spring Awakenings" plus exhibitions in Japan, Paris, Prague and St. Petersburg. Many of the dances and dancers of the Vintage Dance Ensemble continue today within Danse Libre, Swingtime and decadance.
Friday Night Waltz is very happy to host this reunion of the Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble
Richard Powers is our instructor and dj tonight.
Richard Powers is one of the world's foremost experts in American social dance, noted for his choreographies for dozens of stage productions and films, and his workshops across the country, in Paris, Prague, London, Rome, Geneva, Russia, and Japan. He has been researching and reconstructing historic social dances for twenty-five years and is currently a full-time instructor at Stanford's Dance Division. Selected by the Centennial Issue of Stanford Magazine as one of Stanford University's most notable graduates of its first century. Awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive and exceptional contributions to education at Stanford University. (1999). Teaches social dance forms of North America and directs the 70-member Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble. Faculty liason to Friends of Dance at Stanford. Joined the Dance Faculty in 1992.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Richard Powers is our instructor from 7:15 to 9:00
Richard Powers is our dj for dancing from 9 to 11:45
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
11.01 Annual Halloween dance
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
11.08
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
11.15 Romantic Music Night
Richard Powers is our instructor and dj tonight.
Richard Powers is one of the world's foremost experts in American social dance, noted for his choreographies for dozens of stage productions and films, and his workshops across the country, in Paris, Prague, London, Rome, Geneva, Russia, and Japan. He has been researching and reconstructing historic social dances for twenty-five years and is currently a full-time instructor at Stanford's Dance Division. Selected by the Centennial Issue of Stanford Magazine as one of Stanford University's most notable graduates of its first century. Awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive and exceptional contributions to education at Stanford University. (1999). Teaches social dance forms of North America and directs the 70-member Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble. Faculty liason to Friends of Dance at Stanford. Joined the Dance Faculty in 1992.
Tonight is a special night. Romantic Music night. Please dress up a bit for the dance.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Dj dancing from 9:00 to 11:45
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
11.22
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
11.29 Closed for Thanksgiving
12.06
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary.We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
12.13 Holiday Ball
Richard Powers is our instructor and dj tonight.
Richard Powers is one of the world's foremost experts in American social dance, noted for his choreographies for dozens of stage productions and films, and his workshops across the country, in Paris, Prague, London, Rome, Geneva, Russia, and Japan. He has been researching and reconstructing historic social dances for twenty-five years and is currently a full-time instructor at Stanford's Dance Division. Selected by the Centennial Issue of Stanford Magazine as one of Stanford University's most notable graduates of its first century. Awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive and exceptional contributions to education at Stanford University. (1999). Teaches social dance forms of North America and directs the 70-member Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble. Faculty liason to Friends of Dance at Stanford. Joined the Dance Faculty in 1992.
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.
12.20
Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary.We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional.
Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. x Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away.Webster/Cowper garage.
12.27 Closed for New Year's Week