Mostly Waltz Schedule  



Date, etc.
Pre-Event Lessons (or other info)
Band

Special event
January 3, 2016

Barnes Foundation

Free First Sundays at the Barnes
1:00 - 3:00: Ragtime music concert, dance demos & audience participation
with Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner
with music by: Dave Wiesler, Josh Burdick, Susie Lorand

Mostly Waltz
January 31, 2016

5th Sunday

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Cross-step Waltz with Peggy leiby & Ret Turner.
This flowing and fun style is made to order for slow tempo waltzes that don't work well with the traditional style. To see it in action and to whet your appetite, check out the Richard Powers cross-step waltz video.

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level & "Brusher-upper"with Ken Crawford & Carol Pinard

3:30 - 6:00

Dave Wiesler,
Barbara Greenberg & Daniel Beerbohm

Lessons in Mt. Airy
Feb 3 - March 30

Allens Lane Art Center

swing lessons: (East coast)

7:00 - 8:00 - basics (practice time 'til 8:15)

OR


8:15 - 9:15 - intermediate (warm-up/practice 8:00 - 8:15)

instruction by Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner



 

Mostly Waltz
February 28, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Cross-step Waltz with Peggy leiby & Ret Turner.
More Cross-step Waltz. This was a big hit last month hit last month at last month's lesson. To see it in action and to whet your appetite, check out the Richard Powers cross-step waltz video. And if you have 30 seconds, here's a mixer that has a move in it similar to the flourish we taught.

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level & brusher-upper" with Michael Van Buskirk

3:30 - 6:00

Coracree

Allan Carr,
Bill Quern,
Jane Rothfield,
Sarah Gowan

 

Mostly Waltz
March 20, 2016

3rd Sunday

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Intermediate level: Zwiefachers, a dance tune that alternates rhythm between waltz and pivot steps. For maximum fun, our band will play a few Z's during the afternoon program. With Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper"
with Michael VanBuskirk
& Roberta Petrusky

3:30 - 6:00

Spicy Apples

Kirsten Erwin
Adlai Waksman
Jane Roberts
Josh Burdick

Contrawaltz
April 1, 2016

Ottsville, PA

Contrawaltz at Ottsville Traditional Arts Center before an evening contra dance with the band
Raise the Roof. More details t.b.a.

Early evening

Raise the Roof

Lessons in Mt. Airy
Apr 20, 27, May 4

Allens Lane Art Center

Tango, American Style

7:15 - 8:15 - class 1, basics

8:15 - 8:30 - warm-up/practice for all


8:30 - 9:30 - class 2, basics

instruction by Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner





Mostly Waltz
April 24, 2016

Note location

Suzanne Patterson Center
1 Monument Drive
Princeton, NJ

In Princeton, NJ

2:30 - 3:10: Basic level waltz lesson
3:10 - 3:30
: Cool waltz moves

Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner

Co-sponsored by the Princeton Country Dancers.
Many thanks to the PCD committee!

3:30 - 6:00

Larry Unger, Elke Baker, & Barry Mitterhoff

Swing Dance
May 1, 2016

 

 

In Souderton, PA

7:00 - 8:00: Swing lesson
Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner

8:00 - 10:00: Swing Dance
www.zwingli.org  or 215-723-1186
$10 donation per person (includes lesson)

7:00 -
10:00

The Royalaires, a 16-piece band

Weekend Workshops
May 19 - 22, 2016

Almost Heaven

Almost Heaven at Camp Ramblewood, MD -
Peggy & Ret will teach Swing, Tango, Salty Dog Rag & clogging
 

Mostly Waltz
May 29, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Intermediate Lesson - Tango (American Style)
with Ret Turner & Peggy Leiby

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper"

with Michael VanBuskirk

3:30 - 6:00

Bob Pasquarello, Mat Clark,
John Krumm, David Hawkins & Ross Harriss

Mostly Waltz
June 26, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Waltz - Intermediate level
with Ret Turner & Christine Merrman

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper"

with Michael VanBuskirk

3:30 - 6:00

Toss the Possum from VA & CA

Rob Zisette
Bonnie Insull

Laura Zisette



Mostly Waltz
July 24, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Cross-step Waltz with Peggy & Ret

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level with Toni Janiec & Charlie Mellor.
& "Brusher-upper"

3:30 - 6:00

Larry Unger, Alexander Mitchell & Paul Oorts

Mostly Waltz
August 28, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Schottische & The Salty Dog Rag (both lots of fun to dance, they share similar footwork) with Peggy & Ret

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper" with Michael VanBuskirk & Fran Bartlett

3:30 - 6:00

Dave Wiesler,
Barbara Greenberg & Daniel Beerbohm

Lessons in Mt. Airy
Sept & Oct

(most Wednesdays)

Allens Lane Art Center

See our lessons page

7:15 - 8:15 - Waltz (basics & beyond the basics)

OR


8:30 - 9:30 - Swing (basics & beyond the basics)

instruction by Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner



 

Mostly Waltz
September 25, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Intermediate lesson: Swing with funky & fun moves, with Ret Turner & Toni Janiec

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper" with Michael VanBuskirk & Debbie Ravison

3:30 - 6:00

Terpsichore

Liz Donaldson
Elke Baker
Ralph Gordon

Mostly Waltz
October 23

Costume Dance!

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Intermediate level waltz lesson, with Ret & Peggy

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level & "Brusher-upper", with Michael & Fran

3:30 - 6:00


The Gigmeisters

Dave Wiesler,
Alexander Mitchell,
Paul Oorts,
Ralph Gordon

Lessons in Mt. Airy
Nov & Dec

6 Wednesdays thru Dec 14 (no class Nov 23)

Allens Lane Art Center

See our lessons page for details and registration

7:15 - 8:15 - Waltz (Interemediate Level)

OR


8:30 - 9:30 - Swing (Interemediate Level)

instruction by Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner



 

Weekend Workshops
November 11 - 13

Head for the Hills

Head for the Hills Getaway Weekend, in the Poconos,

couples dance workshops, contras, english country & more,
sponsored by Princeton Country Dancers

Waltz, Schottische, Salty Dog Rag & Swing/Fox-Trot instruction
by Peggy Leiby & Ret Turner

 

 

Mostly Waltz
Nov. 27, 2016

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Intermediate level waltz lesson with Rick Lightbody & Carol Johnson (video), and Ret & Peggy (video)

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper" with Michael & Fran

3:30 - 6:00

Gaslight Tinkers from MA


Audrey Knuth (fiddle), Peter Siegel (guitar, mando), Garrett Sawyer (bass), and Joe Fitzpatrick (drums)

 

Mostly Waltz
Dec. 18, 2016

3rd Sunday

Felinton Hall

2:30 - 3:30: Intermediate level style waltz lesson with Peggy & Ret, tandem zig-zags & turns: video, and another video that shows additional flourisches that we showed but did not teach

2:45 - 3:30: Waltz lesson: basic level
& "Brusher-upper" with Maria Cramer and Christine Merryman

3:30 - 6:00


Maivish

Adam Broome, Jaige Trudel, Matthew Olwell