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:gate io   Facebook page: or scott phone number Masks are optional. Free water bottles.

Friday Night Waltz with Richard Powers - Oct. 25th

                

After decades of mostly 4/4 pop music, 1990s music saw an explosion of beautiful waltzes, plus new music for the full spectrum of social dance music, with a fresh new sound for a big swing and Lindy revival, plus new tango, hustle, merengue, polka, cha cha, WCS, and salsa music.

       If you missed the 90s, catch up with a total immersion in 90s music for a night!
       If you danced in the 90s, you'll have fond memories, and reunion with some others who were also there!

Richard Powers will teach the classes with Kimber Rudo from 7:15 to 9 pm. Richard is our dance music DJ from 9pm to midnight

7:15pm - 1990s Nightclub Two-Step Variations.  About a third of all popular music in the 90s was NC2S tempo, so many new variations were innovated at that time. For beginners, the basics will also be covered.  All of the music in the class will be from the 1990s 

8:15pm - 30 Easy Merengue Variations in one class!  Before Bachata came along around 2000, Merengue was the most popular Dominican salsa dance in the 90s (and it's still done today)  The steps are so easy that we can look at dozens of figures, including many kinds of wraps and turns.  Again, all of the music in the class will be from the 1990s, so the class will be like a big dance party.

These are ALL-LEVELS class, no previous experience required. Both dances will be done at tonight's dance party.

  Richard with Kimber and other Stanford Vintage dancers in the 1990s.
9:00 pm - 1990s Dance Party will feature Richard's favorite 90s dance music.

 

NOTE: Tonight is also the reunion for the Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble There will very many skilled dancers. Everyone is welcome!

This Friday, October 25
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.
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       First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA, upstairs Fellowship Hall.
       Parking in rear parking lot. Many on-street parking spaces available.
       Large Webster/Cowper parking garage one block away.
http://www.fridaynightwaltz.com

 

11.01 Annual Halloween dance

7:15 Caroline is teaching Halloween dances

9:00 Jason is tentatively 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.

$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.

11.08 Gus is teaching tonight

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.

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 around the world. Richard has taught dance in Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Spoleto, Prague, Vienna, Geneva, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kirov, Tokyo and Kyoto, including 22 workshops in Russia, 27 in France, and 27 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. 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 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.

$15 general. v$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.
11.29 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 around the world. Richard has taught dance in Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Spoleto, Prague, Vienna, Geneva, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kirov, Tokyo and Kyoto, including 22 workshops in Russia, 27 in France, and 27 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.

$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.

12.20

Lisa is djing.

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.

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

$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.

gateio, 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.

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