Austria Fortnight Classes

Image: Performance by los Salseros de Stanford.

What is the Austria Fortnight?

To help everyone get into the spirit of social dance, our Austria Fortnight classes are 14 informal dance lessons at Stanford’s campus in the two weeks before the Viennese Ball. These classes are free and open to the public, and you can attend as many as you’d like! The Austria Fortnight is kicked off by the Bon Bon Ball, a social dance event that you can learn more about here! This year, Austria Fortnight will include daily classes from February 7th to 20th.

Please bring water and wear comfortable clothing (most people wear athletic wear) and socks or dance shoes that you can move easily in. Classes will begin promptly at the indicated time and progress quickly, so be sure to arrive a few minutes early to get the most out of them! No partner necessary, we will rotate partners often!

Classes are 2 hours long with open social dancing to practice for the rest of the time. Feel free to show up to the social dancing portion of any of the classes as well!

Recap videos of this year’s lessons may be found here afterwards.


Austria Fortnight Schedule

This is the most up-to-date version in case of any room changes!

2/7

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Beginner Rotary Waltz#
Roble Gym R114
Taught by Donovan and Rebecca

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Intermediate Bohemian National Polka#
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Richard Powers and Rocky

9:00 – 11:45 PM
Bon Bon Ball!

# note that these two classes require a Bon Bon Ball ticket. These are the only two classes where you must pay to attend one of them.

2/8

2:30 – 5:30 PM
Beginner West Coast Swing
GCC Havana
Taught by Hikari and Bella

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Beginner Tango
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Rima and Israel

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Beginner Fusion
Roble Gym R115
Taught by Bella and Yao

9:00 – 10:00 PM
DJ’d social dancing! All styles, open to all!
Roble Gym R113

2/9

2:00 – 5:00 PM
Beginner Lindy Hop Swing
GCC Havana
Taught by Ariel and Matias

7:30 – 10:30 PM
Beginner Cross-Step Waltz
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Grace and Josh

2/10

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Beginner Rotary Waltz
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Shelly and Kasun

2/11

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Beginner Cha-Cha-Cha
GCC Havana
Taught by Daria and Romeo

2/12

7:00 – 10:00 PM
Intermediate Cross-Step Waltz
GCC Havana
Taught by Grace and Jason

2/13

7:00 – 10:00 PM
Waltz Musicality
GCC Havana
Taught by Cameron and Rocky

2/14

7:00 – 10:00 PM
Beginner Bachata Sensual
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Chhavi and Dvij

2/15

2:30 – 5:30 PM
Intermediate West Coast Swing
GCC Havana
Taught by Yao and Bella

7:00 – 10:00 PM
Intermediate Cross-Step Waltz
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Gokul and Emma

2/16

2:30 – 5:30 PM
Intermediate Lindy Hop Swing
Roble Gym R115
Taught by Six and Jabari

7:30 – 10:30 PM
Beginner* Romany Polka
Roble Gym R113
Taught by Yuzu and Ryan
* This course is open to new Polka dancers; however, because this is a new style and a choreographed dance, we ask that you have previously taken at least one other course in the Austria Fortnight series before taking this one if you are a new social dancer.

2/17

2:00 – 5:00 PM
Beginner West Coast Swing
Elliott Program Center
Taught by Bella and Cyrus

6:00 – 7:30 PM
Beginner Jive
GCC Havana
Taught by Tatjana and Thomas

7:30 – 10:00 PM
Beginner Cross-Step Waltz
Rains Hacienda (limit 40 attendees)
Taught by Ashley and Akshay

2/18

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Intermediate Lindy Hop Swing
Rains Hacienda (limit 40 attendees)
Taught by Annika and Sol

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Waltz Musicality
GCC Havana
Taught by Lyna and Akshay

9:00 – 10:00 PM
DJ’d social dancing! All styles, open to all!
GCC Havana

2/19

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Intermediate Rotary Waltz
GCC Havana
Taught by Shelly and Will

7:00 – 9:00 PM
Beginner Cross-Step Waltz
Rains Hacienda (limit 40 attendees)
Taught by Enquan and Jacqueline

9:00 – 10:00 PM
DJ’d social dancing! All styles, open to all!
GCC Havana

2/20

Time TBD
Beginner Salsa
Location TBD
Taught by Eleanor and Briana

2/21

Stanford Viennese Ball!


Locations

Elliott Program Center
EVGR B Yoga Room (Room 140)
EVGR C Dance Studio (Room 153)
GCC Havana
Rains Hacienda

Google Maps

Note that, due to construction, you must enter from the SE side of the building. Workshops here are limited to the first 40 attendees due to fire code restrictions.

Roble Gym R113
Roble Gym R114
Roble Gym R115

More Information

What does beginner or intermediate mean?
Beginner classes will take you from the basic steps of the dance style through some basic moves and allow you to get in lots of practice! Intermediate classes will go more quickly through the basics and move on to teaching different variations of the style to add to your repertoire. All classes are open to everyone regardless of experience – excited to see you there!