Waltz Time is planning a New Year’s Day dance.
Yes, lovely idea.
No, I’ll be hung over.
Uh-uh, it’ll be too cold.
Meh.
Let us know!
New Year’s Day
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Sunday Waltz, 11/20/22
The week’s musicians are SUGAR BEAT: Elke Baker (fiddle), Susan Brandt (flute), and Marc Glickman (piano). As always, there’s a beginner waltz lesson at 2:45, included with admission of $15 per person ($5 for kids and full-time students), payable at the door in cash or by check. Music starts at 3:30 and ends at 6:00 pm. No partner needed and ALL are welcome. Dress is casual. Masking is optional, but encouraged.
During the band’s break, we’ll pay tribute to the recently deceased Bill Brimberry and play recorded songs, selected from Michael Hart’s radio show last Tuesday, in his honor. Please join us to dance and celebrate Bill. 🌹
Fall back
You won’t miss the waltz this Sunday if you neglect to change your clock[s], but you will be early. So don’t forget to “fall back” one hour, then waltz away the hours with musicians Elke Baker, Paul Oorts and Dave Wiesler. See you in the Spanish Ballroom at 3:30 on November 6.
Reminder
Reminder that there’s no waltz tomorrow, nor on the 30th. Our next dance is November 6. If you’re looking for some fun next weekend, check out Glen Echo’s Halloween Howl, 10/29/22.
Parking, Sunday, 10/16
Waltztimers, take note. Contrastock starts at 1:00 pm this Sunday in the Bumper Car Pavilion, and continues for eight hours. The Glen Echo parking lot may be more crowded than usual. Plan accordingly. See you Sunday at 3:30, or 2:45 if you’re taking the waltz lesson.
Sunday Waltz, 10/2
What to do on a Sunday when the tail end of a monster storm brings relentless showers? Dance, of course, to the music of WALTZ DU JOUR: Alexander Mitchell (violin), Liz Donaldson (piano) and Ralph Gordon (bass). A beginner waltz lesson at 2:45 is included with admission of $15 per person ($5 for students), payable in cash or by check at the door. Dancing from 3:30 – 6:00. Don’t forget your umbrella for the walk from the lot to the Spanish ballroom!
Note: Masks are optional but strongly encouraged. Please note CDC guidelines in the previous post. Thank you.
Image courtesy of Diana Hrabosky.
Protecting yourself and others
To add to the previous notice, if you have tested positive for Covid or have been exposed to the virus, please help us protect all our waltzers. We expect that everyone exposed or testing positive will refer to and follow CDC guidelines on isolation and quarantine to help protect themselves and others.
See our Facebook page for a link to CDC guidelines.
Covid notice
Waltzers, I just found out that one of our dancers, who was at the waltz last Sunday, tested positive today for covid, albeit with very mild symptoms. Though vax proof and masking are no longer mandatory, we strongly encourage you to be fully vaccinated and boosted and to wear a mask while dancing.
Stay safe. Hope to see you at the next waltz, October 2 with Waltz du Jour.
Joan Koury for Waltz Time
Vaccination update
After extensive deliberation, Waltz Time has decided to suspend the proof of vaccination requirements for dance attendance, effective Sunday, September 18. In considering the hundreds of attendees who have already registered their vaccination status with us, the diminishing rate of infections in the DMV region, and current CDC and Montgomery County recommendations, we’re confident that our dancers will feel comfortable attending the waltzes. We continue to encourage full vaccination, including boosters, and masks for those who prefer to wear them. We request that those with symptoms of illness absent themselves until recovery.
Note: Waltz Time may reinstate vaccine requirements if circumstances warrant.
Sunday Waltz, 9/18/22
Step into your dance shoes or dance boots and head back to the Spanish Ballroom for KAREN COLLINS & THE BACKROADS BAND: Karen Collins, Ira Gitlin, Pat Puglisi and James Key. As always, there’s a beginner waltz lesson at 2:45, included with admission of $15 person ($5 for kids and full-time students), payable at the door in cash or by check. Music starts at 3:30 and ends at 6:00 pm. No partner needed and ALL are welcome. Dress is casual. Masking is optional, but encouraged.
