*A Swing Toronto Production
Viennese Waltz (Right-turning) Beginner Workshop
Friday, September 6, 7:00pm – 9:40pm
Viennese Waltz (Left-turning) Beginner Workshop
Friday, September 20, 7:00pm – 9:40pm
Waltz Dance & Beginner Classes
Saturday, September 21, 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Polka & Two Step Beginner
Friday, October 4, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Air Steps (Aerials), Floorials, Lifts, Drops
Saturday, October 12, 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Saturday Night Waltz & Beginner Classes
Saturday, October 19, 6:30pm – 10:40pm
Cross-Step Waltz Beginner Workshop
Friday, November 1, 7:00pm – 9:40pm
Cross-step Waltz – Pivots, Waterfalls & More Workshop Workshop
Sunday, November 10, 4:00pm – 6:40pm
Vaccination proof is no longer required. Masks optional.
Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience is needed, absolute beginners are welcome. There is no need to bring your own dance partner (because we change partners).
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, same time and location as this one.
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, September 6, 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 with us bfor. Pay at the door.
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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.
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.
The Right Turning Basic, and the Left Turning Basic, are the central part of Viennese Waltz. The heart and soul of the dance.
The Right Turning Basic, and the Left Turning Basic, are the central part of Viennese Waltz. The heart and soul of the dance.
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 September 6, same time and location as this one.
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, September 20, 2024
Workshop
7:00pm – 9:40pm
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST included.
Regular Admission
$45
Full-Time Students with ID
$30
$15
You did this wkshp with us before. Pay at door.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience needed, absolute beginners are welcome, there is no need to bring your own dance partners.
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, September 21, 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
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PREREQUISITE
No prior experience is needed, absolute beginners are welcome, there is no need to bring your own partner.
Learn Polka, a fun exuberant and playful partner dance which is done all around the world today, and was super popular in the 19th century!
Learn Two Step (“Polka without the hop”), a style of Polka that was extremely popular in the early 20th century and is widely done today.
You will learn the three main basics of Polka/Two-Step, which are Triple Steps (especially Turning Triple Steps), Pivots, and Chasse/Galop/Slides. Plus Polka Promenade, Follower Backing, Lead Backing and some Follower Turns. We will do Right Turning Triple Steps (turning to your right as you travel with a partner), and will introduce you to Left Turning Triple Steps.
Swing dancers: Note that Polka/Two-Step is where the triple step in Swing Dance comes from. Some other things in Polka will also be familiar to you.
Polka can be done in an energetic exuberant style, and also in a more chill style.
We encourage everyone to take this workshop more than once, for fun, to learn more thoroughly, and to practice. And maybe to learn the other role.
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, October 4, 2024
Workshop
7:00pm – 9:30pm
PRICE
Prices are per person. HST included.
Regular
$45
Full-time students with ID
$30
Already took this workshop with us
$15 pay at door
$10
At the door for those who took the October/November seven week Viennese Waltz beginner course with us.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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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.
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, October 19, 2024
Cross-step Waltz Beginner Lesson
6:30pm – 7:10pm
Viennese Waltz Beginner Lesson
7:10pm – 8:30pm
Dance Party
8:45pm – 10:40pm
Come to Saturday Night Waltz, the October edition of our monthly Waltz Dance & beginner lessons!
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
For the Dance only, after 8:45pm
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
SWING TORONTO NEWSLETTER
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Vaccination proof NOT required. Masks optional.
PREREQUISITE
No prior experience or partner needed, absolute beginners are welcome.
Cross-step Waltz is the favourite Waltz style of many people. It is fun, playful, flowing, easy-to-learn, and is perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all! Cross-step Waltz and traditional Viennese Waltz are our favourite kinds of Waltz. Cross-step Waltz is usually done to slower tempos than Viennese.
You will learn the turning basic of Cross-step Waltz, which is the center of the dance. Plus much more.
We strongly encourage everyone to take this workshop more than once, to learn better, for practice and for fun.
Note that If you take this workshop you can also take the Cross-step Waltz intermediate workshop on Sunday November 10th, 4pm, same location, topics: Cross-step Waltz Pivots, Waterfalls and More.
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 1, 2024
Workshop
7:00pm – 9:40pm
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.
*Swing Toronto partners with Stripe for payment processing.
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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.
*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.