

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Richard Powers teaches Beginning Waltz at FNW on January 9th Waltz.
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:15 pm – Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 11:45 pm
- **Event Description**: This Friday!

Richard Powers teaches a special class from 7:15 to 9 pm, partnered by Clare Adrien.  Richard is our dance music DJ from 9pm to midnight


7:15 to 9 pm - THE BEST INTRODUCTION TO WALTZING, from basics to soaring!  Learn everything in less than two hours, from the waltz fundamentals to smoother and more enjoyable waltzing.  This the ideal way to ramp up your waltzing for Friday Night Waltz, and also for the Stanford Viennese Ball coming up soon.

This is the original waltz, also known as Rotary Waltz and Natural Turn Waltz, and is the most widely known waltz in the world.  

Never have I moved so lightly. To hold the most adorable creature in one's arms and fly around with her like the wind, so that everything around us fades away.  - Goethe

If you already waltz, come for dozens of pointers to make your waltzing even better, and also to help beginners be successful. If you're a beginner, please arrive at 7:15pm for the first steps. Richard teaches Introductory Waltz at Friday Night Waltz only once a year. Don't miss this class!

9:00 pm - Dance Party will feature Richard's favorite dance music plus many premieres.  Waltz, swing, tango, cross-step waltz, bachata, West Coast Swing, cha cha, BNP, salsa, Tokyo Polka, Lindy, NC2S, Romany Polka, hustle, Shim Sham, and more!

For those who don't know about Richard Powers, he is one of the world's foremost experts in social dance. He has taught dance in Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Prague, Vienna, Verona, Geneva, Seville, St. Petersburg, Moscow and Tokyo, including 34 workshops in France (teaching in French) and 28 in Japan (teaching in Japanese). Richard is currently the full-time social dance instructor at Stanford University.

This Friday, January 9th
Doors open at 6:45.
Class starts at 7:15. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
$15 general. $10 for students with ID.
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Apple Pay. We do not accept Venmo. Tickets at the door.
No partner necessary. We rotate rapidly in class.
All Ages. Casual comfortable attire.
Masks are optional. Free Masks. Free bottles of water.
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        First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA, upstairs Fellowship Hall.
        Parking in rear parking lot. Many on-street parking spaces available.
        Large Webster/Cowper parking garage one block away.
http://www.fridaynightwaltz.com
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Palo Alto
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, United States, California 94301
- **lat**: 37.4493
- **long**: -122.15669
- **full address**: 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, United States, California 94301

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- **organizer**: Friday Night Waltz (https://allevents.in/org/friday-night-waltz/26189048)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, United States, California 94301
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Friday Night Waltz
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, dance, entertainment, parties
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