Pivots at Friday Night Waltz with Stefan teaching and Ken Djing

# 08.01.2025 Ken is our dj: Stefan teaches pivots

Tonight is a special night. We have not taught pivots for waltzing in many years.
Pivots are the most popular waltz steps for long time waltz dancers. Tonight Stefan will teach beginning pivots, available to everybody.


# Stefan Warmuth

Stefan started dancing way back in 2009 with swing dancing. Within a year he was dancing over 10 dance styles. Within two he was taking point teaching the class where he started. Since then, he has only gathered more knowledge, focusing on the connection and communication in partner dance. He teaches in the ballroom, swing and fusion worlds in and around the bay area including his own venue, East Bay Fusion. He is great at analyzing and personalizing technique so please track him down for all your questions. Stefan started dancing way back in 2009 with swing dancing. Within a year he was dancing over 10 dance styles. Within two years he was taking point teaching the class where he started
Rotary Waltz Fundamentals
There are many types of waltzes around the world and they almost all include a natural turn. This turn is the basis of Rotary Waltz. Come learn the mechanics that make this turn feel natural as well as some of the characteristics that make it into Rotary Waltz.
Pivots in Rotary
Pivots use a different turn mechanic then you usually encounter in either solo or partner dance. In Rotary Waltz, however, we use pivoting action all the time. We will be highlighting some of the moves that subtly use pivots as well as learning some of the skills to ease multiple pivots in a row. That way you can build your understanding of pivoting action till the faster pivoting turns, flow with ease
7:15 Beginning rotary waltz.good for everybody
8:00 Beginner pivots. the most fun you will have waltzing!
Ken is our dj tonight 9:00 -11.45. Ken has taught many times for Friday Night Waltz. We welcome him as our dj tonight. dances are Waltz, polka, night club 2 step, salsa, cha Here is Ken of Ken and Deanna. only Ken is djing tonight.

# Deanna and Ken

Deanna and Ken met at the Google ballroom dance club in the fall of 2013 and have been orchestrating dance shenanigans ever since. In addition to DJing and teaching at Friday Night Waltz and East Bay Waltz, they also used to help run the Google Contra dance and now semi-regularly call at contra dances in the Bay Area. You can always count on them for playing offbeat fun music and running a ton of mixers, and starting spontaneous salsa rueda circles.

7:00 Doors open
7:15 Classes start - Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the rush.
8:00 Intermediate class
9:00 DJ dance music
11:45 Doors close

$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.

First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto CA. at Byron, Upstairs Fellowship hall.
Parking in rear parking lot. Many on street parking spaces available.
Very large parking structure one block away. Webster/Cowper garage.