All Folks Waltz

FSGW is excited to announce a brand new monthly dance in Northern Virginia!

Would you like to dance in an inclusive, supportive atmosphere? Would you like to lead, follow, or both, no matter your gender? Would you like to have fun, be more active, and meet cool people? Then come join us for our inaugural All Folks Waltz: Gender-Inclusive Folk Waltz! We’ll begin with a folk waltz lesson at 7:00 (free with admission) where you can learn the basics of this dynamic, improvisational, folk dance form, followed by a freeform social dance with live music at 7:45. Come learn, move, and share the joy of dance with us!

Music by Donna Moore Boylan (keyboard and accordion) and Joe Klausner (fiddle, mandolin, and banjo)

Register or learn more: [https://www.fsgw.org/event-6833617](https://www.fsgw.org/event-6833617?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAcGRvZgFicmlkETEwUGM1TW1ybTVtZzlrNHpBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHusqrGrmC_s_DQ3W6KWa-yo3WJsomkauPqG5Qbycm-_JFQgNlcZA_HuFGbyr_aem_vVotmjn8RLagIXQJhdQBWw)

Tickets are $15 for non-members, $12 for FSGW members, and $5 for limited income or students. Dancers 17 and under are free.

Katherine Anderson is an avid social dancer and dance teacher in the DMV. She teaches multiple dance styles, including Lindy Hop, contra, Balboa, fusion, and folk waltz, which she has been teaching since 2022. She loves a fun tune, an opportunity to improvise, and helping to bring skills, safety, and fun to her dance communities. You can reach her at [TwirlingTutor@gmail.com](mailto:TwirlingTutor@gmail.com).

The 7:00 pm intro lesson by Katherine Anderson (free with admission) will start with folk waltz basic steps and partnering appropriate for beginners, allowing them to get out on the dance floor when the band starts to play. It will end with repertoire-building skills aimed at expanding the waltz vocabulary of more experienced dancers and interested beginners alike.