

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Richard Powers teaches Romany Polka and DJs Friday Night Waltz, February 20th
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:15 pm – Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 11:45 pm
- **Event Description**: Richard Powers teaches a special class with Rocky Aikens from 7:15 to 9 pm.
Rocky has partnered every Romany Polka class for the past eight years!

Many have requested a complete teaching of Romany Polka.  And if you've done it in the past, you will want a review to make it solid!  If you saw it at FNW, the Stanford Viennese Ball, or one of 248 YouTube videos, you'll want to dance it yourself.  Here is your chance!

Watch a video here. It's sixteen brief clips of Romany Polka danced in the U.S., France, Italy, Russia and South Korea. It's a short dance, less than two minutes long.

This is not a beginner's class.  All of the steps will be taught from the beginning (if you come at 7:15 for the basic polka), but you'll need to already have some partnered dance experience, or are a quick learner at dance.

Sharon will teach a separate Beginners Waltz Class in the Rainbow Room from 7:15 to 9:00.  It's a great dance class for beginners!  Drop ins are welcome.

7:15pm - Welcome to the Polka!  This happy bouncy dance has endured for generations, and has never died out. You can't be in a bad mood when you polka. Come zoom around the floor with us!

7:30pm - Romany Polka!  This is a vintage dance like the Bohemian National Polka and Congress of Vienna, but while the BNP is slow and stately, this is lively.  It's also shorter, and has great music!

As you can see in the video, it is a five-part choreography, where each part builds upon the previous steps. Students in the class hate it when they have to dance with someone who came to the class late, and doesn't know the first parts of the choreography, so please don't join the class after 7:45pm, unless you already know Romany Polka, and wish to assist those learning it for the first time.  But arriving late after missing 30 minutes will still be hard, so the first advice is best: be there at the beginning of the class, at 7:15 pm, or 7:30 if you already polka, ready for a fun challenge!

9:00 pm - Dance Party will feature some of Richard's favorite dance music plus some 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, February 20th
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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- **city**: Palo Alto
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Friday Night Waltz
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- **full address**: Friday Night Waltz, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301-2016, United States

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