This is a list of upcoming events at which I will be teaching, calling, or DJing. Links and details are updated as they get closer, and I regularly add new events and classes. The current month's gigs can always be found at the top of the blog.
Events and classes marked private are just that. They are included to head off inquiries about availability on those dates. Please contact me directly if you are interested in private lessons or classes in waltz or historical social dance.
I will be based in the Moscow, Russia, through the end of May, 2019, and then back in the USA during the summer.
For Russian-language information and questions about my classes in Russia, please see my VK community.
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Tuesdays, April 2nd, 9th, 16th ~ Moscow, Russia
Intermediate Cross-Step Waltz (generic VK post with times - in Russian)
7:00-10:00pm; lessons 7:00-8:15/8:30-9:45 + two 15-minute practice sessions
Concentration on "skater's" variations done with matched feet and making smooth and subtle transitions from matched to mirrored feet and through different arm positions! Second and third classes will incorporate tango variations from the second class as well! Pay by the week or for a full month including the waltz party on the 23rd
Thursdays, April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th ~ Moscow, Russia
Late 19th Century Polka Mazurka Plus (generic VK post with times - in Russian)
7:00-9:00pm
Improvisation in polka mazurka using steps and sequences from American variations of the 1880s. Emphasis on musicality. Steps work with polka-mazurka, redowa, and mazurka music. Also: applying these variations in galop and jig time! Pay by the week or for the full four-week course.
Saturdays, April 13th & 20th ~ Moscow, Russia
Private lessons
5:15-6:15pm
Noted here just to hold the dates/times.
Saturday, April 13th
Easter ball preparatory class (VK announcement - in Russian)
7:00-9:30pm
I will be teaching from about 8:00-8:45; the rest will be the other ball leaders. Easy choreographies!
Saturday, April 13th
Easter ball preparatory class (VK announcement - in Russian)
7:00-9:30pm
I will be teaching from about 8:00-8:45; the rest will be the other ball leaders. Easy choreographies! First of three.
Saturday, April 20th
Easter ball preparatory class
7:00-9:30pm
Second of three, details TBA.
Tuesday, April 23rd ~ Moscow, Russia
Spring Waltz Party (VK event - in Russian)
7:00-10:00pm. Waltz, waltz, and more waltz! Light refreshments.
Saturday, April 27th
Easter ball preparatory class
7:00-9:30pm
Third of three, details TBA.
Sunday, April 28th ~ Moscow, Russia
Easter Ball (VK event - in Russian) (Facebook photo-announcement - in Russian)
Easter ball [note: Orthodox Easter!] mixing historical, modern, and traditional dancing. I am co-directing with dance studio "Russian Traditions" and Pavel Kundius. Dress code: early 19th century (1800-1840) or modern formal; pink/red colors encouraged for ladies. (See prep class on April 13th above!)
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Thursday-Sunday, May 9-12th ~ Odessa, Ukraine
Vintage Dance Exchange 2019 - By the Sea (Facebook event)
A weekend of classes, balls, and parties with multiple teachers and both historical and folk dance! My classes will include: Gentle Polka Mazurka Variations (late 19th century American), Dolce Amoroso Fuoco (16th century Italian), Musicality: New Waltz Musical Crossovers (late 19th century American), Quadrille Cinq Parties du Monde (mid-19th century French), and more! Events will include an open mic dance party, a Renaissance ball, a Regency picnic, a late nineteenth century ball, a trip to the Odessa opera, and an early twentieth century afterparty.
Tuesdays, May 14th & 21st ~ Moscow, Russia
Intermediate Cross-Step Waltz
7:00-10:00pm; lessons 7:00-8:15/8:30-9:45 + two 15-minute practice sessions
Details TBA.
Thursdays, May 16th, 23rd, 30th ~ Moscow, Russia
Late 19th Century Polka Mazurka Plus
8:00-10:00pm
Improvisation in polka mazurka using steps and sequences from American variations of the 1880s. Emphasis on musicality. Steps work with polka-mazurka, redowa, and mazurka music. Also: applying these variations in galop and jig time! Pay by the week or for the full four-week course.
Tuesday, May 28th ~ Moscow, Russia
Farewell Waltz Party
7:00-10:00pm. Waltz, waltz, and more waltz! Light refreshments.
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Friday & Saturday, November 22nd & 23rd ~ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The 17th Annual Remembrance Day Dinner & Ball (Facebook community)
5:30pm-midnight each day. TWO nights! TWO formal dinners! TWO balls! Both evenings are formal Civil War-era events with pre-1865 costume (civilian or military) required. Advance reservations (dinner and ball or ball-only) are needed, and this event generally sells out well in advance! Friday night's ball is Fancy Dress/Masquerade with a Scottish/Tartan theme, complete with a piper to lead the Grand March. Saturday will feature a Patriotic theme. I will be calling both evenings this year, with live music both nights by the Fleeting Moments Waltz & Quickstep Orchestra and different beginner-friendly dance programs!
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2020
Friday-Monday, March 7-9th
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