September 11, 2022

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) and Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle)
• Lesson: Diane Gonzales & Tom Roby, basic waltz

September 29 - October 1, 2022 (Waltz Weekend)

• Music: Jacqueline Schwab (piano) and Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle)
• lesson: Ari Levitt, waltz and foxtrot

October 30, 2022 (Halloween party)

• Music: Larry Unger(guitar, banjo) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
• Lesson: Diane Gonzales & Tom Roby, basic waltz

November 27, 2022

• Music: Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy
• Lesson: Susan de Guardiola, cross-step waltz

January 22, 2023

• Music: Kate Barnes and Mary Lea
• Lesson: Diane Gonzales & Tom Roby, Gypsy Wine, Royal Empress Tango, and five count waltz

February 12, 2023 cancelled

March 12, 2023

• Music: Diane Gonzalez, DJ
• Lesson: Tom Roby & Laura Stern, Hambo, music: Brian Wilson

April 16, 2023:

• Music: Larry Unger & Julie Metcalf
• Lesson: Tim Lamm, basic turning waltz

May 7, 2023:

• Cross-step waltz workshops & dancing with Susan de Guardiola
• DJ'ed dance with recorded music

May 21, 2023:

• Music by Rachel Bell, Susan Kevra & Jacqueline Schwab
• Dance lesson: Balfolk Couple Dancing with Susan Kevra (e.g. french waltz, mazurka & bourree)

October 24, 2021

• Music: Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
• Lesson: Diane Gonzales, line dances for polka, swing, tango and cross-step waltz

November 28, 2021

• Music: Peregrine Road with Rachel Bell (accordion, vocals) and Karen Axelrod (piano, accordion)
• Lesson: Tom Roby & Diane Gonzales, Metamora Waltz (choreography by Richard Powers)

February 20, 2022 (postponed from January 9)

• Music by Mary Lea and Kate Barnes
• Lesson: Tom Roby & Diane Gonzales, schottis, polka, and Gypsy Wine

March 13, 2022

• Music by Jacqueline Schwab (piano) and David Langford (fiddle)
  Jacqueline is an accomplished pianist who has played at the White House and for many Ken Burns documentaries, and is well known for her beautiful and impressive improvisational style. Dave is the fabulous fiddler from Latter Day Lizards and Stomp Rocket.

• Lesson: Tom Roby & Diane Gonzales, cross-step waltz

March 18-20, 2022: Waltz and NightClub 2-Step Workshops

• Ari Levitt: Waltz and Nightclub 2-step workshops

March 19, 2022: Mixed Social Dance Party

• Music: Ari Levitt, DJ

March 20, 2022

• Music: Mary Lea (fiddle), Kate Barnes (piano, guitar)
  
• Lesson: Ari Levitt, Waltz variations

April 3, 2022

• Music: Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
• Lesson: Diane Gonzales & Tom Roby, twinkle, toss-across, grapevines (Ari Levitt's material)

May 15, 2022

• Music: Anna Patton (clarinet), Karen Axelrod (piano, accordion)

June 12, 2022

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) and Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle)
• Lesson: Clayton Jennings & Kelly Delew, waltz variations

September 11, 2022

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano)
  and Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle
• Lesson: Diane Gonzales & Tom Roby

September 29, 2019

• Music: Julie Metcalf (fiddle) and Mark David Buckles (guitar, piano)
• Instructors: Kee Wui and Stephanie from the MIT waltz club, Introduction to Cross-Step Waltz and Variations

October 27, 2019

• Music: Jacqueline Schwab (piano) and Dave Langford (fiddle)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Cross-Step Waltz Turn Variations

December 1, 2019

• Music: Mary Lea (fiddle) and Kate Barnes (piano, guitar)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Rotary/Cross-Step Waltz Smackdown

December 29, 2019: Holiday Party!

• Music deejayed by Diane Gonzales

January 12, 2020

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) and Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Waltz Turn Variations

February 9, 2020

• Music: Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
• Instructors: Kent Koeninger and Susan Peckitt, Waltz Variations

March 8, 2020

• Music: Becky Tracy (fiddle) and Keith Murphy (piano, guitar, mandolin)
• Instructors: Kent Koeninger and Susan Peckitt, More Waltz Variations

April 19, 2020: Canceled due to the threat of the coronavirus

May 17, 2020: Canceled due to the threat of the coronavirus

October 14, 2018

• Music: Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Waltz Secrets.

November 25, 2018

• Music: Mary Lea (fiddle) and Kate Barnes (piano, guitar)
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Shadow Waltz Variations

December 30, 2018: Holiday party!

• Music: deejayed by Diane Gonzales
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Dealing with Speed.

January 13, 2019

• Music: Dave Langford (fiddle) and Max Newman (guitar, mandolin)
  
• Instructors: Richard Wyatt and Meggie Winchell from Mostly Waltz in Greenfield, MA, Waltz Zigzags (Parallels) and Switchbacks, with a focus on dance frame.

February 10, 2019

• Music: Robert Penny (cello), Barbara Pixton (piano, bass), and Tom Pixton (accordion)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Cross-Step Waltz.

March 10, 2019

• Music:: Rachel Bell (accordion), Becky Tracy (fiddle), and Karen Axelrod (piano, accordion)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, More Cross-Step Waltz

March 31, 2019:

• Music: Julie Vallimont (piano) and Anna Patton (clarinet)
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, More Cross-Step Waltz

April 28, 2019

• Music: Julie Metcalf (fiddle) and Max Newman (guitar, piano)
• Instructor: Kent Koeninger, Waltz Variations

May 19, 2019

• Joint event with Scandinavian Sundays
• Music: Becky Tracy (fiddle) and Keith Murphy (piano, guitar, mandolin)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Improving your Hambo

September 17, 2017

• Music: Dave Langford (fiddle) and Jacqueline Schwab (piano)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, underarm turns,

October 14, 2017 Boston Waltz Weekend

• FUSN, West Newton, MA
• Music: Larry Unger (guitar) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle, viola)
• Instructor: Ari Levitt

October 29, 2017: Halloween party

• Special location: Payson Park Church, Belmont, MA
• Music: deejayed by Diane Gonzales
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales - a combo of some of the “other” dances that we typically do (e.g. tango, schottis, blues, Norwegian polka) and fun novelty dances like Salty Dog Rag, Gypsy Wine, and the Polish Kujawiak.

November 26, 2017: Thanksgiving weekend dance

• Music: Mary Lea (fiddle) and Kate Barnes (piano, guitar)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Waltz Variations

January 7, 2018

• Music: lydia ievins (fiddle) and Kate Barnes (piano, guitar)
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Left-turning Rotary Waltz

February 11, 2018

• Music: Anna Patton (clarinet) and Julie Vallimont (keyboard, accordion)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Metamora Waltz

March 11, 2018

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) and Dave Langford (fiddle, guitar)
• Instructor: Kent Koeninger, Moves That Engender Smiles – standard windows, windows twisting into face-to-face, leading without touching, and, if time allows, six forward single steps

April 8, 2018

• Music: Becky Tracy (fiddle) and Keith Murphy (piano, guitar, mandolin)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Laura Stern, Scandi and Waltz Pivots – Learn some easy Scandinavian dances that include pivots (e.g. Schottis, Snoa and/or Norwegian Polka) and then work on incorporating pivots in your waltzing.

May 6, 2018:: End of Season Bash!

• Music: Gypsy Minor from Maine: Sarah Jane Nelson (piano, flute) and Tom Moreau (violin, viola)
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, More Scandi and Waltz Pivots – We’ll review and build on last month’s lesson, teaching some easy Scandi dances that involve pivots and how to incorporate pivots into your everyday social waltzing.

September 25, 2016

• Music: Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle)
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Waltz Secrets

October 30, 2016: Halloween party

• Music: Becky Tracy (fiddle) and Keith Murphy (piano, guitar, mandolin)
• Instructor: Kent Koeninger, Waltz Variations – Learn patty-cake variations peppered with twirls and around-the-world circles

November 27, 2016: Thanksgiving weekend dance

• Music: Mary Lea (fiddle) and Kate Barnes (piano, guitar)
• Instructor: Tom Roby and Laura Stern, Learn to Hambo

January 8, 2017

• Music: Karen Axelrod (piano) and Anna Patton (clarinet)
  
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Dancer Survival Guide

February 12, 2017: Canceled due to snow.

March 12, 2017

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) and Audrey Knuth (fiddle)
  
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Around-the-World Variations

April 9, 2017

• At Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights, MA.
• Music: Julie Vallimont (piano) and Anna Patton (clarinet)
  
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Waltz Moves for a Crowded Hall

May 7, 2017: End of Season Bash!

• Music: Recorded music deejayed by Diane Gonzales
• Instructors: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Cross-step Waltz Fundamentals and a Few Variations
• NOTE: This dance was rescheduled from April 30.

September 27, 2015

• Music: Pandora - Amy Cann (violin), Ray Salvo (clarinet), and Norb Spencer (accordion)
• Instructor: Kent Koeninger, Intro waltz

October 25, 2015

• Music: Mary Lea (fiddle) and Peter Barnes (piano, guitar)
  
• Instructor: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Shadow Waltz Moves

November 29, 2015

• Music: 3rd String Trio: Karen Axelrod (accordion), Peter Barnes (guitar), and Aldo Fabrizi (mandolin)
• Instructor: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Cuddle Variations

December 27, 2015: Holiday party!

• Music: a mix of traditional, contemporary, and holiday tunes deejayed by Diane Gonzales
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Dealing with Speed

January 24, 2016:

• Music: Notorious: Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) and Eden MacAdam-Somer (fiddle, vocals)
  
• Instructor: Hsueh-tze Lee, Tango Vals – Discover how the syncopated dynamics of the Argentine Tango Vals leads to surges, sweeps and melodic suspensions. These dynamics can be creatively incorporated into all waltzes.

March 13, 2016

• Music: Becky Tracy (fiddle) and Keith Murphy (piano, guitar, mandolin)
  
• Instructor: Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales, Cross-step Waltz

April 10, 2016

• Music: Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) and Audrey Knuth (fiddle)
  
• Instructor: Diane Gonzales, Cross-step Waltz

May 22, 2016: End of Season Bash!

• Music: Recorded music deejayed by Diane Gonzales
• Instructor: Kent Koeninger, New Waltz Variations – The new groom (congratulations to Kent and Susan!) taught lots of position variations and transitions - how to get into closed hold, cuddle hold, and varsouvienne hold, and will continue the arm work into windmills and more. Great for all skill levels.

July 15-16, 2016: Boston Waltz Weekend

• Park Avenue Congregational Church, Arlington, MA
• A Friday evening workshop with Ari Levitt: Advanced Fusion Waltz Innovations,
• Three afternoon and evening dance workshops and a mostly waltz dance party with Ari, 1-10:30 pm at Chelmsford Center for the Arts in Chelmsford, MA.