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.
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
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 TaylorChristophe 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.
TodiTodi 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 SimmonsSam 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 StuartMacKenzie 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 GallowayBob 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
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