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Welcome to
Waltz Toronto

*A Swing Toronto Production

We present dances, lessons & courses! Join us!
Traditional Viennese Waltz, Cross-step Waltz, Polka, 1920s dancing and more!

Waltz Toronto
Upcoming Events

Easter Saturday Waltz & Beginner Lessons
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 2:00pm – 6:10pm

Cross-step Waltz – Left Turning & Waterfalls Workshop
Sunday, April 20, 2025, 1:00pm – 3:40pm

Viennese Waltz (Right-turning) Beginner Workshop
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 1:00pm – 3:40pm

Viennese Waltz Left Turning Workshop
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 3:00pm – 5:40pm

Ari Levitt Waltz, Blues, Swing, Fusion Weekend
May 16-19, 2025 (Details TBA)

Vaccination proof is no longer required. Masks optional.

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Saturday, March 15, 2025
2:00pm – 6:00pm
St Patrick’s Saturday Afternoon Waltz & Lessons

DJ Simon Threlkeld

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

No prior experience or partner needed. Absolute beginners are welcome.

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, March 15, 2025

Polka Beginner Lesson

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Viennese Waltz Beginner Lesson

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Dance Party (Music by DJ Simon)

4:15pm – 6:00pm

Wearing green or anything Irish themed is encouraged.
Irish and Irish-themed Waltzes and Polkas will be played.

Learn Polka! It is fun, exuberant, and easy-to-learn. Will include some specifically Irish Polka things.

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 perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all. This class has a different theme each time. Theme tba (different each time).

Stay for the Irish themed Waltz Dance Party that follows the lessons!

This is Waltz Toronto’s monthly Waltz Dance for March.

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 after 4:15pm, pay at the door

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Saturday, April 19, 2025
2:00pm – 6:10pm
Easter Saturday Waltz & Beginner Lessons

DJ Simon Threlkeld

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

No prior experience is needed, absolute beginners are welcome, there is no need to bring your own partner.

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, April 19, 2025

Cross-step Waltz Beginner Lesson

2:00pm – 2:40pm

Viennese Waltz Beginner Lesson

2:40pm – 4:00pm

Dance Party

4:15pm – 6:10pm

Come to the Easter Saturday Afternoon Waltz, the April edition of our monthly Waltz Dance & Beginner Lessons!
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.

Stay for the Dance!

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 after 4:15pm cash only

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Sunday, April 20, 2025
1:00pm – 3:40pm
Cross-step Waltz – Left Turning & Waterfalls Workshop

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

You have taken our Cross-step Waltz beginner workshop (the 2.5 hour workshop), or you can do the Right Turning Basic of Cross-step Waltz.

Learn the Left Turning Basic of Cross-step Waltz, being taught in Toronto for the first time! (Turning to your left as you travel with a partner.)
Plus, learn Waterfalls, and some transitions between Right and Left Turning, and between Cross-step Waltz and Viennese Waltz.

Cross-step Waltz is the favourite Waltz style of many people. It is usually done to slower tempos than Viennese Waltz. Cross-step Waltz and traditional Viennese Waltz are our two favourite forms of Waltz, and are the most danced Waltz styles at our monthly Waltz dances.

Note that there is a Cross-step Waltz beginner workshop on Sunday March 9th.

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, April 20, 2025

Workshop

1:00pm – 3:40pm

PRICE

Prices are per person. HST included.

Regular

$45

Full-time students with ID

$30

$15

You’ve taken this workshop w us bfr

Pay at the door. Cash only.

$10

At the door for those who took the October/November seven week Viennese Waltz beginner course with us.

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Saturday, April 26, 2025
1:00pm – 3:40pm
Viennese Waltz (Right-turning) Beginner Workshop

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

No prior experience is needed, absolute beginners are welcome, there is no need to bring your own partner.

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.

The Right Turning Basic, and the Left Turning Basic, are the central part of Viennese Waltz.

Traditional Viennese Waltz is easy-to-learn, fun, improvisational and playful. And maybe the most romantic partner dance of all. We will do classic 19th century Viennese Rotary Waltz.
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 you to take our workshops more than once to learn better, refresh and practice. If you’ve already taken this workshop with us before, it is just $15, pay at the door.

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.

Studio

Enter from the doors facing Bloor Street, 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

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Workshop

1:00pm – 3:40pm

PRICE

Prices are per person. HST included.

Regular Admission

$45

Full-time students with ID

$30

$15

Took this wkshp with us before. Pay cash at the door.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025
3:00pm – 5:40pm
Viennese Waltz Left Turning Workshop

Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.

PREREQUISITE

You have taken our Viennese Waltz Right Turning beginner workshop (such as the on Saturday April 26, 2025), or can do Right Turning Viennese or traditional Waltz.

Learn traditional Left-Turning Viennese Waltz, transitions between Left and Right Turning, and more!

Traditional Viennese Waltz is easy-to-learn, fun, improvisational and playful. And is perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all. 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. It is the classic and original super popular partner dance.

Learn classic Rotary Left Turning Viennese Waltz (rotating to your left as you travel with a partner). Learn cool and fun transitions, including between Right Turning and Left Turning, and from and to Follower Backing and Promenade.

Left Turning and the Right Turning are the central part of Viennese Waltz. They can be done in alternation in the same song.

Towards the end of the workshop you will be introduced to the option of a more linear style of Left Turning Viennese Waltz. (This is the style of Left Turning Viennese we previously taught in all our Left Turning beginner workshops, but from now on we will start with the classic Rotary style of Left Turning Viennese Waltz. Both styles are great, and we encourage you to learn both.)

We strongly encourage you to take each of our Waltz workshops more than once, to learn more thoroughly, to refresh, and for fun. It is only $15 when you do. We have only offered an equivalent to this workshop once before, the Rotary Left Turning workshop on December 15, 2024.

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.

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

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Workshop

3:00pm – 5:40pm

PRICE

Prices are per person. HST included.

Regular Admission

$45

Full-Time Students with ID

$30

$15

Did December 15 2024 Viennese wkshp. Pay at door. Cash only.

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Our Instructors
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About Us

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.

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Our Waltz Favourites

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.

Waltz & Other Dance Videos
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Dance Etiquette

Good dance etiquette is important.

Waltz Toronto social dances are just that – social – and we are committed to maintaining a friendly, welcoming environment for everyone. Please be mindful of floorcraft, courtesy and etiquette.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Do I need a partner?

A. No, there is no need to bring your own dance partner. The custom at social dances is to change partners for each song. In lessons dance partners rotate; this helps you to learn better by exposing you to many dance partners and gives you a chance to briefly meet other people.

Q. What is the average age of people at the dances?

A. We enjoy a varied group of attendees at our dance events. Though most of those who come are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, the age of our participants ranges from those in their late teens to retirement.

Q. Do we need to reserve tickets in advance?

A. There is no need to reserve or pay in advance for Saturday Night Swing nor any other Swing Toronto event, nor for any Toronto Waltz event in Toronto. Simply show up and pay at the door.

The only events for which advance registration is suggested are special event weekend workshops with internationally known teachers coming to teach in Toronto and teaching a full set of day-time workshops on Saturday and Sunday.

Q. What is the average age of people at the dances?

A. We enjoy a varied group of attendees at our dance events. Though most of those who come are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, the age of our participants ranges from those in their late teens to retirement.

Q. What can I expect at dances?

A. Dances may feature an outstanding line up of live bands, DJs, teachers and classes! The evening begins with dance classes open to everyone including absolute beginners.

Q. What should I wear?

A. Wear comfortable clothes that you can dance in. Casual to dressy attire is all fine. If the dance is described as a Ball most people will be dressed up.

Q. What kind of shoes should I wear?

A. Anything comfortable, whether dressy or casual, ideally with some glide under the sole under the balls of your feet. Wear shoes that are smooth enough under the front part of your foot to allow swiveling on a wooden floor – this can be a leather sole, or it could be a smooth or somewhat slidey rubber or plastic sole, or can even be tape put on the soles of otherwise very grippy shoes. Rubber heels are fine – the heel can be more grippy than the rest of the sole.

Q. Is there a code of behaviour or etiquette?

A. Yes. See Dance Etiquette for details. In particular, please treat everyone with courtesy and respect, be mindful of good floorcraft when dancing (avoid collisions, don’t “drive dangerously”), and do not wear perfume or cologne (as it bothers some people and makes a small minority of people unwell). Any kind of harassment of those who attend our events is not acceptable.

Q. Where can I take classes and workshops in Toronto?

A. At Waltz Toronto’s various courses and workshops! Also, once regular dances commence again, there will be beginner classes before each party! No prior experience is needed and there’s no need to bring your own dance partners. Quality instruction and a welcoming vibe. Please visit our website regularly for updates, or sign-up for our newsletter!

Q. Does Waltz Toronto provide dance performances, lessons and dance animators for special events?

A. Yes we do this all the time and have been doing so for many years. Ask us about your special event, we are happy to help. See Our Services for an outline of what we offer.

Q. What is Peabody?

A. Peabody is a fun hugely popular Swing Era and 1920s partner dance suited for tempos from medium speed to blazing fast. It travels and can be mixed with Lindy Hop and Charleston.