Fall Session: October 4 - November 8

Tuesday Night

Couple Dancing

Taught by Rocky Aikens and Richard Powers

with Annika Mauro

A 6-week series of partnered social dance classes at First United Methodist Church, downtown Palo Alto.

Come with or without a partner!

10.3.2022 - 10.4.2022: We may not have the bandwidth to process last-day enrollments

If you fill out the registration form and do not get an email to finish your enrollment, you are welcome to come to class enroll in-person as availability allows. There are currently multiple spots in all classes. If you come as a pair you will almost certainly get in.


Otherwise, you can still fill out the registration form and we can process your registration this week so you can jump in with the second class

(there is no discount for missing the first class)

Spaces often fill up!

Don't miss the first offering of these courses in three years!

Each course series includes all six classes. Take one, two, or all three classes:

All classes this fall are open to complete beginners!

Intro

to Waltz

with Richard and Rocky

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cross-step, Rotary, and Viennese Waltz. The most romantic partner dance of all. Get ready now for dance parties, weddings, Friday Night Waltz, and Stanford Viennese Ball. See more!

Intro

to Swing!

with Richard and Rocky

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Swing is not just one dance but a family of some of the most popular dances around today! Learn three types of swing: 4-count, 6-count, and triple step swing. These playful dances span fun, high-energy music from Big Band to Disco. Bring a friend or two - they'll thank you. See more!

West Coast Swing

Foundations

with Rocky

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

West Coast Swing (WCS) is the smooth, popular youngest sibling in the swing family, danced to many of the songs you hear on the radio (video here)! Whether you're new to wcs or you want to return to basics to master your fundamentals, this is the class for you. See more!

Once you've made the drive, stay for a second or third class! For more about the classes, read our Class Descriptions.

$40 for students, $60 for non students for each of the three courses

Each course includes all six classes!

(Just one dance class at many studios costs about $25.)


Classes are every Tuesday evening. October 4 through November 8

At First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Check out our FAQ for questions about what to wear, etc.

We request that all students are vaccinated against COVID-19. Students are expected to wear masks in class

(KN-95 or equivalent preferred).

The Teachers

Rocky Aikens

Rocky is a protégé of Richard's who brings her own touch to the dance floor. Her teaching is shaped by decade of social dance experience across genres and dance roles, and a view that dancers should be having fun at all levels of technical skill.

Richard Powers

Richard Powers has been teaching historic and contemporary social dance for 45 years. He leads workshops around the world and is currently a full-time instructor at Stanford University's Dance Division.

Annika Mauro

We're so excited to have Annika partnering Rocky's dance classes this fall! In addition to being an amazing dancer and educator herself, she is a mathematics student at Stanford in her senior year. In the fall, she'll be partnering social dance classes at Stanford with Richard.

The Dance Space

First United Methodist Church

625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

The community space at First United Methodist Church is a great dance space near downtown Palo Alto, biking distance from Stanford's campus.