Friday Night Waltz has mostly waltzes in the dances and classes, along with polka, tango, swing, and salsa. People come from all over the Bay Area. People are friendly, The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Partners are not needed. We rotate rapidly in classes. Casual comfortable attire. All ages. To get on our email list, send request to email list: info@FridayNightWaltz.com   Facebook page: or Masks are optional. Free water bottles.

11.01 Annual Halloween dance

7:15 Caroline is teaching Halloween dances

9:00 Jason is djing his most popular Halloween music!

Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.

11.08 Gus is teaching tonight

Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.

11.15 Romantic Music Night

Tonight's new Romantic Music theme was requested by Scott Gamble.

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 around the world. Richard has taught dance in Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Spoleto, Prague, Vienna, Geneva, Seville, Edinburgh, St. Petersburg, Krakow, Moscow, Kirov, Kyoto and Tokyo, including 22 workshops in Russia, 29 in France, and 28 in Japan. He has been researching and reconstructing historic social dances for almost fifty 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, Richard was also awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive and exceptional contributions to education at Stanford University.

Tonight is a special 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

11.22 Symphony Classical Music Night. class in Viennese waltz night

7:15 Viennese waltz night beginner class in Viennese Waltz With James and Melody Kleinrath

8:00 sightly more advanced Viennese Waltz With James and Melody Kleinrath

9:00 John Bauer is our dj for classical symphonic music from the 1800's to the mid twentieth century. going to be fun. Only once a year do we play classical symphonic dance able music.

Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.

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 around the world. Richard has taught dance in Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Spoleto, Prague, Vienna, Geneva, Seville, Edinburgh, St. Petersburg, Krakow, Moscow, Kirov, Kyoto and Tokyo, including 22 workshops in Russia, 29 in France, and 28 in Japan. He has been researching and reconstructing historic social dances for almost fifty 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, Richard was also awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for distinctive and exceptional contributions to education at Stanford University.

Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.

12.20

Lisa is djing.

Doors open at 6:45.
Classes start at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.

12.27 Bob Galloway is both teaching and djing tonight!

classes start at 7:15 until 9:00

Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.

Dj dancing byBob starts at 9:00 until 11:45

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