Mother Nature’s going a little easier on us this weekend (only mid-80s!), so put on your dancing shoes and head to the ballroom for CABARET SAUVIGNON: Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, wooden flute), Dave Wiesler (piano, guitar) and Paul Oorts (button accordion, mandolin, banjo, guitar). Beginner waltz lesson at 2:45; no partner needed. Music from 3:30-6:00. Admission $10 pp, $5 for full-time students.
The aptly named TRIO — Liz Donaldson, David Knight and Carrie Rose — will charm you on the twenty-THIRD with music in THREE-quarter time. As always, a beginner lesson precedes the dance at 2:45; music from 3:30-6:00. No partner required. Admission is $10; half-price for full-time students. Please wear shoes that will be kind fo the historic ballroom floor.
The fabulous SWALLOWTAIL ensemble is playing for the waltz this Sunday, May 28th. You don’t want to miss this exceptional band. Beginner lesson at 2:45; music from 3:30-6:00. No partner required. Admission $10 for adults, $5 for students. Come on out!
Good news/bad news: The bad news is that Jubilea cannot play for the waltz Sunday. The good news is that CABARET SAUVIGNON can!
The good news is that full-time students (and of course, kids) pay half-price admission. The bad news is that old people still have to pay $10.
In any case, come to the ballroom and dance to the music of Karen Ashbrook, Andrea Hoag, Paul Oorts and David Wiesler. You’ll forget all about the [temporary] disappearance of spring. Beginner lesson at 2:45; music from 3:30-6:00. Admission: see above. No partner required. Please wear shoes that will be kind to the historic ballroom floor.
Stan Fowler leads the Grand March
Countdown to the annual waltz ball on Saturday, April 29! Viennese waltz lesson from 8-9, followed by dancing until midnight.
OLDE VIENNA, our premier Strauss Waltz ensemble, features Alexander Mitchell (violin), Elke Baker (violin, viola), Jonathan Jensen (piano), Barbara Heitz (flute, piccolo), and Ralph Gordon (bass). It promises to be a wonderful night of classical waltzes, polka, tango, and schottische. Viennese Waltz Lesson at 8 pm followed by dancing until midnight in the Spanish Ballroom.
Here’s the program:
1. Waltz, Strauss: Artist’s Life
2. Waltz. O. Straus: Leise, Ganz Leise
3. Polka, Strauss: Tanzi Bari
4. Waltz, Jensen: Nydia’s Waltz
5. Tango. Weil: Youkali
6. Waltz, Strauss: Tales from the Vienna Woods
7. Grand March
* * INTERMISSION * *
8. Waltz, Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
9. Waltz, Jensen: Dark Waters
10. Schottische, Jos. Strauss: Schottischer Tanz
11. Waltz, Strauss: Roses from the South
12. Tango, Padula: Nueve de Julio
13. Waltz, Baker: Wörschweiler Waltzer
14. Polka, Strauss: Éljen a Magyar
15. Waltz, Strauss: Blue Danube
* * INTERMISSION * *
16. Waltz, Waldteufel: Les Patineurs
17. Waltz, Wiesler: Über den Bodensee
18. Schottische, Jensen: Starlight Schottische
19. Waltz, Kálmán: Grüß mir mein Wien
20. Waltz, Strauss: Sweetheart Waltz
21. Tango, Petersburski: Ta Ostatnia Niedziela
22. Waltz, Schostakovich: Second Waltz
23. Waltz, Strauss: Emperor Waltz
DEVINE COMEDY with Marty Taylor (winds, concertina), Steve Hickman (fiddle), John Devine (guitar, vocals), and Ralph Gordon (bass)
Lesson begins at 2:45 pm and live music from 3:30 to 6:00 pm. For more information visit watlztimedances.org.
You know them, you love them and this Sunday you’ll be able to hear them and dance to their inspired musicianship — the fabulous GIGMEISTERS! Four of the best musicians in the region: Alexander Mitchell (fiddle), Paul Oorts (button accordion, mandolin, banjo, guitar), David Wiesler (piano) and Ralph Gordon (bass) will play from 3:30-6:00. As always, beginner lesson at 2:45. Admission only $10. No partner required.
An Evening with Strauss, 2015
Are you planning to attend our Annual Viennese Waltz Ball? Here is an opportunity to master the dance! Mike Marcotte will be teaching Viennese waltz classes on Thursdays, April 6 – 27, from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, in the Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park. Online registration begins January 28. Visit Glen Echo Park Classes or email Mike at mike.marcotte@gmail.com for more information. You can also download the 2017 Spring/Summer Course Catalog for a list of all upcoming dance classes.
The 34th Annual Viennese Waltz Ball
An Evening with Strauss, will take place Saturday, April 29, from 8 pm to midnight in the Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park. Music will be provided by Olde Vienna, our premier Strauss Waltz ensemble, featuring Alexander Mitchell (violin), Elke Baker (violin, viola), Jonathan Jensen (piano), Barbara Heitz (flute, piccolo), and Ralph Gordon (bass).
Enjoy the traditional Grand March, dance cards and refreshments; fancy attire recommended, $20/person, all tickets sold at the door (no advance ticket sales). Carousel rides until 10:30 pm, $1.25/person.
Submitted by Candace Clifford, January 28, 2017
The 2017 Waltz Time schedule is now available at waltztimedances.org. The Strauss Ball is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2017.
Our last dance in 2016 will be Sunday, December 18. Celebrate the holiday season dancing to the GIGMEISTERS with Alexander Mitchell (fiddle), Paul Oorts (button accordion, mandolin, banjo, guitar), David Wiesler (piano), and Ralph Gordon (bass).
Enjoy the cooler temps in the Spanish Ballroom while dancing to TRIO CON BRIO with Paul Oorts (mandolin), Elke Baker (violin), and Dave Wiesler (piano).
Waltz Time Committee Member Candace Clifford captured some “Waltzing Shadows” during the last waltz — music by Mavish.