*A Swing Toronto Production
Cross-step Waltz – Pivots, Waterfalls & More Intermediate Workshop
Sunday, November 10, 4:00pm – 6:40pm
Saturday Afternoon Waltz & Beginner Classes
Saturday, November 16, 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Viennese Waltz (Right-turning) Beginner Workshop
Friday, November 22, 7:00pm – 9:40pm
Viennese Waltz (Left-turning) Beginner Workshop
Friday, November 29, 7:00pm – 9:40pm
Yule/Holiday Waltz Dance & Beginner Classes
Saturday, December 7, 2:00pm – 6:10pm
Left Turning Rotary Viennese Waltz Intermediate Workshop
Sunday, December 15, 1:00pm – 3:20pm
New Years Eve Waltz Party & Lessons
Tuesday, December 31, 6:15pm – 11:00pm
Vaccination proof is no longer required. Masks optional.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
You have taken our Cross-step Waltz beginner workshop at least once, or can do the Turning Basic of Cross-step Waltz. (Note that there is a Cross-step Waltz beginner workshop on November 1st.)
Cross-step Waltz Intermediate Workshop – Pivots, Waterfalls & More!
Take your Cross-step Waltz further in this fun and interesting workshop!
You will learn several Cross-step Waltz variations that have Pivots (from two to six steps of pivots depending on the variation), the Lead’s Waterfall, and Follower’s Waterfall. Towards the end of the workshop, you will learn some smooth transitions between Cross-step Waltz and Viennese Waltz, plus a Cross-step Waltz Promenade.
VENUE
Main Hall
Use Bloor St. entrance towards west side of building.
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
427 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
SCHEDULE
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Workshop
4:00pm – 6:40pm
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST included.
Regular
$45
Full-time students with ID
$30
$15
pay at the door (no online payment option)
You did this wkshp with us before
$10
At the door for those who took the October/November seven week Viennese Waltz beginner course with us.
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Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience or partner required. Absolute beginners are welcome.
TEACHERS
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Use Bloor St. entrance towards west side of building
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Cross-step Waltz Beginner Lesson
2:00pm – 2:40pm
Viennese Waltz Beginner Lesson
2:40pm – 4:00pm
Dance Party
4:15pm – 6:00pm
Come to the September Edition of our monthly Waltz Dance!
Learn Traditional Viennese Waltz! It is fun, easy-to-learn, popular since the early 19th century, done at all tempos from fast to slow, and is perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all. This class has a different theme each time.
Learn Cross-step Waltz, the favourite Waltz style of many people, done around the world, usually to slower tempos than Viennese Waltz.
Stay for the Dance!
DJ Simon Threlkeld
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST INCLUDED.
Mother’s Day Special: Any Mom and their family can come to the lessons and dance for the price of two admissions to the lessons and dance!
$25
Regular Admission
$20
Full-Time Students with ID
$10
Dance only, 4:15pm to 6pm, pay at door
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PREREQUISITE
No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome.
TEACHERS
Learn the Right Turning basic of traditional Viennese Waltz (rotating to your right as you travel with a partner)! Plus promenade, follower-backing, follower turns and more.
Traditional Viennese Waltz is easy-to-learn, fun, improvisational and playful. And maybe the most romantic partner dance of all.
The Right Turning Basic, and the Left Turning Basic, are the central part of Viennese Waltz. The heart and soul of the dance.
Popular since the early 19th century, it is done all around the world to medium, fast, and slower tempos, to great music of the 21st, 20th and 19th centuries.
We strongly encourage everyone to take this workshop at least twice, to learn the turning basic more thoroughly, for extra practice and fun, and to help welcome new people coming into Waltz. (We will cover a lot of ground, and though you will get a lot out of this workshop, you might not get everything that is taught on your first time doing the workshop.)
In the Viennese Waltz lessons before the Monthly Waltz Dance, we teach other things, complementing what we teach in the Viennese Waltz Right and Left Turning workshops.
Note that we have a Left Turning Viennese Waltz beginner workshop on Friday September 20 and on Friday November 29, starting 7pm.
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Friday, November 22, 2024
Workshop
7:00pm – 9:40pm
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST included.
Regular Admission
$45
Full-time students with ID
$30
$15
You’ve done this wkshp w us before. Pay at the door.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome.
TEACHERS
Learn the Left Turning basic of traditional Viennese Waltz (rotating to your left as you travel with a partner)! Plus promenade, follower-backing, follower turns, transitions between right and left turning, and more.
Traditional Viennese Waltz is easy-to-learn, fun, improvisational and playful. And maybe the most romantic partner dance of all.
The Right Turning Basic, and the Left Turning Basic, are the central part of Viennese Waltz. The heart and soul of the dance.
We strongly encourage everyone to take this workshop at least twice to learn more thoroughly and for practice. (It is just $15 the second time.)
In the Viennese Waltz lessons before the Monthly Waltz Dance, we teach other things, complementing what we teach in the Viennese Waltz Right and Left Turning workshops.
Note that we have a Right Turning Viennese Waltz beginner workshop on Friday November 22, starting 7pm.
VENUE
Main Hall
Use Bloor St. entrance towards west side of building.
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
SCHEDULE
Friday, November 29, 2024
Workshop
7:00pm – 9:40pm
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST included.
Regular Admission
$45
Full-Time Students with ID
$30
$15
You’ve done this wkshp w us before. Pay at door.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome.
TEACHERS
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Use Bloor St. entrance towards west side of building
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Cross-step Waltz Beginner Lesson
2:00pm – 2:40pm
Viennese Waltz Beginner Lesson
2:40pm – 4:00pm
Yule/Holiday Waltz Dance Party (Music by DJ Simon)
4:15pm – 6:10pm
DETAILS
Come to the annual Yule/Christmas/Saturnalia/Holiday Edition of our monthly Waltz Dance!
Wearing green, white or red, or silver or gold, or dressing up, modern or vintage, is encouraged, but optional.
Learn Cross-step Waltz, the favourite Waltz style of many people, usually done to slower tempos, easy-to-learn.
Learn Traditional Viennese Waltz, easy-to-learn, popular since the early 19th century, done at all tempos from fast to slow, and perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all. This class has a different theme each time.
If you would like to bring snacks to share, you are very welcome to.
Come to Saturday Night Swing, the Yuletide Edition, after Waltz in the same venue.
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST INCLUDED.
Mother’s Day Special: Any Mom and their family can come to the lessons and dance for the price of two admissions to the lessons and dance!
$25
For the lessons (includes the dance). Same price whether you take one lesson or both. regular admission
$20
For the lessons (includes the dance). Same price whether you take one lesson or both. full-time students with ID
$10
Dance only, 4:15pm to 6:10pm, pay at the door
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
Having done our Right and Left Turning Viennese Waltz beginner workshops is recommended. At a bare minimum you have done our Right Turning Viennese Waltz beginner workshop this year, OR you can comfortably do some kind of Right Turning Viennese or Traditional Waltz.
TEACHERS
Learn the Rotary style of Left Turning Viennese Waltz (rotating to your left as you travel with a partner), as done in the 19th century and around the world today! We will do Left Turning and Right Turning Rotary Waltz, transitions between them and other Waltz movement, plus some variations and follower turns.
Note that Left Turning Rotary is different from the more linear style of Viennese Left Turning Waltz we teach at our Viennese Waltz Left Turning Beginner Workshops. Both come from the 19th century and are done around the world today. We think knowing and doing both of these traditional forms of Viennese Waltz is extra fun. We also think it is great to alternate between Right and Left Turning Viennese Waltz in the same song.
We will start with a review and fine tuning of Right Turning Rotary Waltz.
VENUE
Studio
Use Bloor St. entrance towards west side of building.
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
SCHEDULE
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Workshop
7:00pm – 9:40pm
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST included.
Regular Admission
$40
Full-Time Students with ID
$30
$15
You’ve done this wkshp w us before. Pay at door.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news about our dances, workshops, courses, and events! You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not spam you.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome.
TEACHERS
VENUE
Upper Hall
Enter the Upper Hall from Hampton Avenue, just south of Danforth.
Use Bloor St. entrance towards west side of building
St. Barnabas on The Danforth Anglican Church
175 Hampton Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2Z3
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Cross-step Waltz Beginner Lesson
6:15pm – 6:55pm
Viennese Waltz Beginner Lesson
6:55pm – 8:15pm
New Years Eve Waltz Party
8:30pm – 11:00pm
Come to our New Years Eve Waltz Party & beginner lessons!
Dressing up, modern or vintage, is encouraged but optional.
If you would like to bring snacks to share, please do.
Learn Traditional Viennese Waltz! It is fun, easy-to-learn, popular since the early 19th century, done at all tempos from fast to slow, and is perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all. This class has a different theme each time.
Learn Cross-step Waltz, the favourite Waltz style of many people, done around the world, usually to slower tempos than Viennese Waltz.
Stay for the Dance Party!
This event is non-licensed and strictly alcohol-free.
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST INCLUDED.
Mother’s Day Special: Any Mom and their family can come to the lessons and dance for the price of two admissions to the lessons and dance!
$30
Regular Admission
$20
Full-Time Students with ID
$15
Dance only after 8:30pm, pay at the door
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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Waltz, Polka, 1920’s Dances, Ragtime Dances, 19th Century Dances, Lindy Hop
Simon teaches and loves traditional Viennese Waltz, Cross-Step Waltz, Polka, 1920s dances, Ragtime dances, 19th century dances and Lindy Hop. He also teaches and loves lifts, drops, dips, floorials and Air Steps, and thinks this is some of the best and most fun stuff in dance.
Simon has been teaching dance for over 20 years, has taught many dance workshops and classes, has presented many Waltz dances and various Waltz and Vintage Dance workshop weekends, and has attended various Waltz and Vintage Dance workshop weekends and weeks in the USA. His favourite teacher for Waltz is Richard Powers, the renowned Stanford University historian and teacher of social dance.
Simon is the coordinator of Waltz Toronto and of Swing Toronto.
Waltz, Polka, 1920s Dances
Naum has been dancing since 1998, taught dance for three years in the 2000s, and started teaching again in late 2021. Dance is his main passion and hobby. He takes every opportunity to dance and take lessons, and likes sharing this passion and his dance skills with others. His favourite dances are Viennese Waltz, Balboa and Cumbia style Salsa.
Waltz, Polka, 1920s Dances
Katherine started dancing at a young age, starting with folkdance. At 18, she became fascinated with latin and ballroom. She started dancing Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing in the early 2000’s. Katherine and Frank, her partner at the time, organized the Toronto International Swing Dance Championships in 2008; later, she organized the 2011 TISDC. Argentine Tango became her main focus in 2012. Katherine has taught dance since her university days in various studios, public schools, at Swing Toronto, and privately. While mostly dancing Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, and West Coast Swing over the last decade, there is no doubt in her mind that every single social dance has a spirit of its own that cannot be duplicated by any other dance. As such, she believes that the greater the array of dances one is capable of studying in one’s lifetime, the deeper, wider, and higher one’s spirit soars through movement and music.
We are happy to provide performances, workshops, courses and lessons for special events and for schools. We do Swing Era, Jazz Age (Great Gatsby, 1920s), Waltz, Ragtime Era, and Victorian Era social dance, and we do air steps, lifts and tricks for swing and other dancing.
Swing Toronto and Mostly Waltz are happy to provide dance performances, dance lessons, and dance animators for your special event! We are also happy to give workshops, classes and demos for schools. We have been doing this for many years.
Performances
We provide performances of Lindy Hop (classic swing dance) with air steps (acrobatics) and tricks, Blues Dance (with lifts and tricks), Viennese Waltz, Polka, Peabody and other dances. We have for many years provided performances for all kinds of special events, in major downtown hotels, at City Hall, at large community centers and banquet halls, and elsewhere, for corporations, charities, non-profit organizations, clubs and fundraisers.
Classes
We are happy to provide classes and courses in Lindy Hop (the classic swing dance of the Swing Era which is also done all around the world today), Charleston, Viennese Waltz, Cross-step Waltz, Air Steps and Tricks, Blues Dance, Polka, Ragtime Dancing (1910s), Jazz Age dances (1920s), Peabody, Balboa and Bal Trot, and Victorian Era Dance
Private Lessons
We are also happy to provide private lessons, including for wedding dances.
A Swing Toronto production!
At Waltz Toronto, formerly known as Mostly Waltz Toronto, we take pride in offering a welcoming atmosphere to everyone, from the most inexperienced novice to long time social dance enthusiasts. Our events are among the most established and terrifically fun dances in the city of Toronto, and many would agree that they’re among Toronto’s best kept secrets.
We also like and teach Polka, Ragtime Dancing, Blues Dance, Peabody, Schottische, and other partner dances.
Viennese Waltz is possibly the best, most fun, and most romantic partner dance ever, popular from the early 19th century onwards, and done to tempos from medium to fast. We teach and do traditional Viennese Waltz.
Cross-step Waltz is a new way of doing Waltz, and is the favourite Waltz style of many people. It is usually done to slower tempos than Viennese.