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Mostly Waltz for Boston

A Weekend of Workshops and Dancing

with Susan de Guardiola

March 21-23, 2025

Concord Scout House
74 Walden Street
Concord, Massachusetts

The Folk Arts Center of New England and Mostly Waltz for Boston are pleased to welcome dance teacher and social dance historian Susan de Guardiola, of New Haven, CT for a weekend of waltz and other workshops, dancing, and fun.

Register online here. View the Admission fees here.

NEW! Saturday Vintage Dance Special (for all levels), includes: Allemande + Bridgerton Dance Workshop + Sequence Dances for All + Sat. Dance Party

2025 Weekend Schedule

Workshop content is being finalized; below is a general outline

Friday, March 21

  • 7:00 - 7:30pm - Check-in
  • 7:30 - 8:45pm - Cross-Step Waltz Review & Variations
    We’ll work through basic steps and variations for cross-step waltz and then make a game of putting as many variations we can into the standard cross-step waltz mixer!
  • 9:00 - 10:00pm - Open dancing - DJ'd by Susan

Saturday, March 22

  • 9:30 - 10:00am - Practice time
  • 10:00 - 11:15pm - Cross-Step Waltz - Intermediate #1
    For those moments when you just need to take a break from turning or just scoot around the floor and want to avoid just…walking. We’ll jazz up your waltz walk with extra turns, swivels, scorpions, and rhythm changes then work on pivot technique and seeing how many place we can sneak in some pivots!
  • 11:30 - 12:45pm - Cross-Step Waltz - Intermediate #2
    We’ll play with moves that keep you briefly in one place: rocks and sways, breaks, hesitations, and a stylish dip, then work on a multi-pivot exit sequence. Previous class or previous pivot experience will be helpful.
  • Lunch break
  • 2:00 - 3:00pm - Cross-Step Waltz - Wonderful Waterfalls (Intermediate)
    Explore the possibilities of the “waterfall” variation of the turning basic for both leaders and followers with graceful traveling and in-place variations plus the short waterfall traveling sequence from the film La La Land.
  • 3:15 - 4:15pm - Allemande (all levels)
    An 18th century dance whose figures are often used as modern waltz variations.
  • 4:30 - 5:30pm - Bridgerton Dance Workshop (all levels)
    A fun mix of historically inspired and modern movements taken from the popular TV series.
  • Group Dinner (optional, location tbd, likely Fiorella’s)
  • 7:30 - 10:30pm Dance Party - Waltzes and more, DJ’ed by Susan
    • 7:30 – 8:20pm – Dance lesson - Sequence Dances from the pre-WWII era.
      easy, fun, and a little bit silly!
    • 8:30 – 10:30pm – Dance Party - Waltzes, couple dances, plus the sequence dances taught earlier, DJ’d by Susan.

Sunday, March 23

  • 9:30 - 10:00am - Practice time
  • 10:00 - 11:15pm - Cross-step Waltz – Precision Pivaloops (Advanced)
    Precise footwork for pivaloops (particularly for followers) with a variety of ways for leaders to flow in and out of the move from the basic turning cross-step, plus a nifty no-hands-pivaloop sequence that shifts the timing and sneaks in some pivots!
  • 11:30 - 12:45pm - Cross-step Waltz – Checkaloop Sequence (Advanced)
    Putting together and breaking apart more elaborate sequences. We'll mix pivots, pivaloops, breaks, free spins, and promenades into one big flowing sequence then look at how to add your own variations or just take your favorite pieces.

Sunday Afternoon

We hope you’ll stay and join us for our regular monthly Mostly Waltz dance 2:00-5:30pm. Enjoy dancing to waltzes of varying styles and tempos, interspersed with other couple dances such as swing, blues, tango, schottis, and hambo. (just pay at the door for this one).

  • 2:00 – 3:00pm - Dance Lesson - Cross-hand Waltz Variations with Susan de Guardiola
  • 3:00 – 5:30pm – Dance Party - Waltzing and couple dancing (music by Audrey Knuth Jaber & Karen Axelrod)

Admission Fees

FAC members, students, and "helpers" are eligible for discount admission. Please check box on the registration form if you're interested in helping at the event for discounted admission (e.g. helping with check-in, sweeping, monitoring the hall during meal breaks, etc.) and we'll be in touch.

Register online here

Questions? Email Mostly Waltz Boston

Advance Registration (thru March 19 at 11:00pm ET)

Category General Admission FAC Member Student or Helper
Full Weekend (early bird)
General:
$105
FAC Member:
$95
Student/Helper:
$55
Full Weekend (after February 28)
General:
$115
FAC Member:
$105
Student/Helper:
$60
Friday & Saturday (workshops & dance)
General:
$95
FAC Member:
$88
Student/Helper:
$50
Saturday (workshops & dance)
General:
$80
FAC Member:
$75
Student/Helper:
$45
Saturday Vintage Dance Special (for all levels)
General:
$40
FAC Member:
$35
Student/Helper:
$20
Saturday Evening (lesson & dance)
General:
$15
FAC Member:
$13
Student/Helper:
$7
Each Workshop (75 minutes)
General:
$20
FAC Member:
$18
Student/Helper:
$12
Each Workshop (60 minutes)
General:
$15
FAC Member:
$14
Student/Helper:
$8

 

Note: There will be a $5 surcharge for registrations at the door (space permitting)

Full refund (minus $20 processing fee) if cancel before March 12th. After that a refund is offered, minus processing fee, only if we can fill your space.

Lodging

For out-of-towners, here are the closest hotels/motels to Concord Scout House: