Every Monday: 7 pm class, 8 pm dance
Ongoing drop-in class: Jodi & Zachariah teach Cross-step Waltz
- Cross-step waltz class, 7 to 8 pm, $20 (includes admission to dance).
- Dance, 8 to 10 pm, $10.
Cross-step waltz is a graceful floating, swooping style of waltz best suited to moderately slow waltzes (104-120 bpm). It's very popular at Waltz etcetera so my Monday playlists include a good number of cross-steps. Cross-step waltz was popular in the early Twentieth Century, then died out until dance historian and Stanford professor Richard Powers resurrected it. You can read all about cross-step waltz and see a demo on his cross-step waltz page. As Richard writes:
Cross-step waltz is more than a dance step. Cross-step waltz embodies a partnering dynamic, a mindset, and a philosophy. The essential aspects of cross-step waltz, for both the Lead and Follow, are the connection to your partner, creativity, flexibility and adaptability, individuality, and responsorial riffing, with kindness.
Practical details:
- Covid: Please bring proof of vaccination/boosters the first time you come to Waltz etcetera. If you or someone you live with is at high risk, consider wearing an approved mask while dancing. If you have Covid, flu, or cold symptoms, please stay home and get healthy before you come out dancing.
- Where? The Sunset Hill Community Club, 3003 NW 66th St, Seattle, WA 98117, is a bright, spacious, well ventilated dance hall with a lovely wood floor. Please bring soft-soled dance shoes that don't leave marks on the floor. If it's wet outside, please change your shoes near the entrance before walking on the dance floor. Water and other beverages in containers that won't spill if accidentally knocked over, please.
- Parking. Sunset Hill is a quiet residential neighborhood. There's free street parking all around. Please park courteously, not too close to anyone's driveway.
A weekly dance since the beginning of 1999, Waltz etcetera is a beloved Seattle tradition. It's a welcoming, noncompetitive mixed social partner dance. The music is mostly waltz and blues, spiced with a little swing, nightclub, Latin and tango. Dress is casual. Come with or without a partner.