A wide spectrum of waltz, swing, salsa, tango, club dances, blues and more.

Friday night June 18 through Sunday afternoon June 20, 2010



   Richard Powers with Angela Amarillas
      Joan Walton
         Ari Levitt
             Jodi Fleischman
                Anna Botelho
                   Ryan and Monica Shen Knotts
                      Full bios are here.

Held in conjunction with the June 20-25  Stanford Historical Dance Week

The Waltz Weekend combines dance technique and variations with secrets for great partnering.
The material surpasses that offered in the Dance Division's social dance classes and will include:
  New Cross-Step Waltz Variations
     Fusion Waltz/Swing/Salsa
        Viennese Waltz
           Blues Steps and Stylings
              Tango
                 Lindy Hop and Sweet Lindy
                    Turns and Spins, Dips and Drops
                           




Read DESCRIPTIONS of the Waltz Weekend by past participants.


THE SCHEDULE:
    Friday workshop 7-9pm
    Dance party Friday 9-10:30pm, open only to Waltz Weekend participants.
    Saturday workshop 9am-4:30pm
    Sunday workshop 10am-2pm
    Sunday night closing dance with live music by the Brassworks Band, 8pm

Material covered in the weekend will be different from last summer's Stanford Dance Weekend.


Experience Level: Intermediate or higher
Prerequirement: Know a partnered dance of any kind (waltz, swing, salsa, tango or similar).
Tuition: $100 per person for the Waltz Weekend only.
There is a $50 discount for those taking both the Waltz Weekend and Historical Dance Week.
$350 for the Historical Dance Week, which includes all classes, seminars and evening events.
$400 for both.
The low tuition is made possible by support from the Friends of Dance at Stanford.



THE SETTING:   The Roble Studio (map) features one of the largest sprung wooden dance floors in Northern California.  The cool, sunny South Bay climate has proven to be ideal for both indoor and outdoor settings.


HOUSING:  The on-campus dorm is a five minute walk from the Roble dance studios.  All housing information is here.  Or you may have a friend you can stay with.

Click for information on transportation to the Stanford campus.


Click here to REGISTER
for the Stanford Waltz Weekend and/or Historical Dance Week.   Register either singly or with a partner.


A weekend of bliss!



For further information, e-mail StanfordDance (at) stanford (dot) edu
or phone Richard Powers at (650) 725-0739.




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