Welcome to East Bay Waltz

East Bay Waltz hosts a 2nd Saturday night dance, originally hosted by Friday Night Waltz. Come dance to Waltz, Swing, Latin, and related social dances from the 19th and 20th centuries. The dance is from 9 p.m. to midnight, and there are two lessons from 7-9 p.m.

Important News: Due to popular demand, East Bay Waltz will remain at the beautuful Lake Merritt Dance Center in OAKLAND!

Veterans Hall on Lake Merritt
200 Grand Avenue, Oakland
http://lakemerrittdancecenter.org/index.html

FUTURE SATURDAY DATES TO SAVE FOR EBW:
August 7, September 11, October 9, November 13 and December 11

Lessons run from 7-9pm. Beginner lessons are always available as well as an Intermediate class for more advanced dancers.

$12 for both the classes and the dance
$8 for the dance. Students only pay $8 for the whole evening.

Please bring non-marking shoes to dance in. Attire is casual, and water will be provided.

Singles, couples and herds welcome. All Ages.

Join our google group to get news on upcoming dances and classes: groups.google.com/group/eastbaywaltz

Or check out the facebook group: www.fbook.me/ebw


Veterans Hall on Lake Merritt
200 Grand Avenue, Oakland
http://lakemerrittdancecenter.org/index.html

Special First Saturday, August 7, 2010,
9pm - midnight

Summer at Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland is always beautiful. Come dance the night away to romantic waltzes, sassy swing, sexy salsa, tempting tangos and of course the signature dances we all love--Congress of Vienna and BNP. DJ for the night is Christophe, who will be spinning his own crazy mix of classic well-known standards and original summer fun.

The August dance is in the HUGE Main Ballroom. It opens at 7pm, lessons are from 7:15-9pm, social dancing is from 9pm-midnight. Todi teaches fundamentals of basic Waltz at 7:15, followed by an all-levels lesson on Congress of Vienna at 8:10. (Congress of Vienna is a contemporary choreographed couple dance for all levels that is based on the early waltz figures.)

**We are hosting EBW on a first Saturday in August because we defer to the Gaskell Ball on Saturday the 14th. Luckily the PEERS' picnic that is on the 7th is in the afternoon in Alameda.

Don't try to figure it out, just plan for all three! www.peers.org/austenpicnic.html www.eastbaywaltz.com www.gaskellball.com

FUTURE DATES: Remainder of 2010 is in Lake Merritt's Grand Ballroom.

Please save the dates: September 11, October 9, November 13 and December 11

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East Bay Waltz now takes place in the Finnish Brotherhood Hall in Berkeley. The Finnish Hall is located within easy walking distance of both UC Berkeley and North Berkeley Bart and is directly acessible from the AC Transit 51 bus line.

1970 Chestnut Ave @ University
Berkeley, CA 94702

We have a wide variety of teachers from all sorts of different backgrounds who teach on occasion.

Christophe Taylor

Christophe Taylor picked up dancing while an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley and has been addicted ever since he first took a Tango class there. He has competed in International Syllabus Dansport, performed at PEERS and with the Can Cannibals, and is also a member of Fezziwigs, the ballroom dancing group at Dickens Fair. Now, he teaches a weekly dance class in Oakland at the Sunshine Biscuit Factory and performs regularly with the burlesque troupe - the Can Cannibals.

Todi

Todi has been teaching and dancing for a long, long time. Check out this article from her days at Yale: http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v27.n26/story8.html

Sam Simmons

Sam Simmons is well versed in Balboa, Blues, Can-Can, Cha-Cha, (Lindy/Tandem) Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Cross-Step Waltz, Danse Macabre, East Coast Swing, English Country, Foxtrot, Gallop, Hambo, Hustle, Irish Ceili, Jitterbug, Jive, Lindy Hop, Maxixe, Mazurka, Merengue, Morris, Nightclub Two-Step, One-step, Polka, Redowa, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Schottische, Scottish Country, Tango, Valse, Varsovienne, Waltz (Shadow, Rotary, Viennese, Hesitation, Reverse), West Coast Swing, 20's Charleston, and probably a few others.

In addition to teaching & DJing, Sam performs with the girls of Le Cancan Bijou and The Deco Belles. In his copious spare time (sic) he can also be found rock climbing around the bay and studying aerial arts (rope/tissu/trapeze).

MacKenzie Stuart

MacKenzie Stuart is a teacher, dancer and DJ with a love of Irish, English, waltzing and other vintage dances. Comfortable with classes from six to sixty students, she teaches Irish weekly at the Alameda Ceili and has also enjoyed teaching beginning waltz. She performs with the Vintage Invaders as well as the Merrie Pryanksters. Look for her running out onto the floor for a hambo or calling a polka set at dance events across the Bay Area.

Bob Galloway

Bob Galloway started social dancing in 2007, when Ms. Stuart and two other excellent people dragged him into and through a 4-Hand Reel. It wasn't long before he was waltzing, polkaing, schottisching, jigging, lindying, chachaing, bluesing, etceteraing, and recategorizing his music collection by dance type. He DJs for Vintage Invasion and EBW, dances at many of the Bay Area's fine waltz, swing, Irish, and blues parties, and can be found (politely) dragging strangers onto Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig's dance floor at Dickens Fair. Bob enjoys dancing with newcomers and old hands alike, as a lead or follow, so ask him to dance!


The evening begins with either a basic dance class for beginners and those new to dance, or an intermediate class for those who want to build up their dance skills.

During the dance, water and light refreshments will be available. There is a coat rack available for use and chairs available to relax and socialize.

Below is a sample set list of music and dances for an evening

Set 1

  1. The Chase - Emer Kenny - Cross-Step Waltz (121 bpm)
  2. Shady - Vermillion Lies - Polka (125 bpm)
  3. Morivivi-Mazurca Jibaro - Mary Lea & Friends - Mazurka (150 bpm)
  4. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin - West Coast Swing/Cha Cha (118 bpm)
  5. Something To Say - Toad The Wet Sprocket - Rotary Waltz (163 bpm)
  6. Oo Poppa Do - Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Swing (167 bpm)
  7. J'Envoie Valser - Zazie - Cross-Step Waltz (120 bpm)
  8. Findeborgen - The Latter Day Lizards - Rotary Waltz (168 bpm)
  9. Mr. Bassman - The Muppets - One-Step (128 bpm)
  10. The Clock Stopped - KGB - Cross-Step Waltz Mixer (112 bpm)

Set 2

  1. Jump - Nerina Pallot - Rotary Waltz (170 bpm)
  2. Milongueando en el '40 - Luis Bravo - Tango (137 bpm)
  3. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz - Schottische (151 bpm)
  4. Enchantment - Christ Spheeris - Cross-Step Waltz (102 bpm)
  5. If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows) - Rodney Atkins - Polka/Hustle (117 bpm)
  6. The Doctor and the Dancer - Benjamin Winter - Rotary Waltz (153 bpm)
  7. Bird In The Tree - Solas - Contra Dance (120 bpm)
  8. Todas las Palabras (All the Words) - The Idan Raichel Project - Cross-Step Waltz (115 bpm)
  9. Cries And Whispers - Yeong-wook Jo - Rotary Waltz (161 bpm)
  10. Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) - Bill Haley and His Comets - Swing (144 bpm)
  11. Congress of Vienna Waltz - Original Unknown - Congress of Vienna (162 bpm)

Set 3

  1. Scarborough Fair - Laura Light And George Paul - Rotary Waltz (154 bpm)
  2. La Bomba - Ricky Martin - Salsa (99 bpm)
  3. Love Is the End - Keane - Cross-Step Waltz (110 bpm)
  4. Stand in the Rain - Superchic[k] - Fast Waltz (182 bpm)
  5. Red Light Fever - Liz Phair - NC Two-Step (89 bpm)
  6. Jessica's / Martin O'Connor's Polkas - Fresh Fish - Polka (136 bpm)
  7. The Church Of What's Happening Now - Sia - Cross-Step Waltz (114 bpm)
  8. What Did I Do With That Thinga-Ma-Jig - Canote Brothers - Swing (165 bpm)
  9. Mikol Ha'ahavot (Of All The Loves) - The Idan Raichel Project - Rotary Waltz (145 bpm)
  10. Bohemian National Polka - Vintage Unknown - BNP (106 bpm)
  11. Chihiro no waltz - Jo Hisaishi - Cross-Step Waltz (110 bpm)

Set 3.5

  1. Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy - Blues/Swing (116 bmp)

Set 4

  1. Santimamiñeko Fandangoa & Ioaeoe - Kepa Junkera - Redowa Waltz (145 bpm)
  2. Una musica brutal - Gotan Project - Tango (108 bpm)
  3. 'Tit Galop - Rue La-La - Zweifacher (WWP) (182 bpm)
  4. Two Rivers - Laura Light And Friends - Cross-Step Waltz (121 bpm)
  5. Zombie Jamboree - Rockapella - Schottische (150 bpm)
  6. The Congress Of Vienna - Brassworks - Congress of Vienna (135 bpm)
  7. Warm Sand - Tina Dico - Rotary Waltz (172 bpm)
  8. Sharp Dressed Man - 8 1/2 Souvenirs - Swing (129 bpm)
  9. Brizgalna brizga - Atomik Harmonik - Polka (125 bpm)
  10. Satellite - Dave Matthews Band - Cross-Step Waltz (125 bpm)
  11. Entremediu - Hevia - Rotary Waltz (152 bpm)

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