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West Coast Ragtime Festival! November 21-23, 2025
DANCE CLASSES will be back at the Festival! Richard Powers and I teaching 4 classes each on Friday and Saturday. Reserve a space at https://westcoastragtime.com/festival
San Diego Vintage Dance Society
Viennese Nights in San Diego; Feb. 6-8, 2026
we will again experience the enchantment of a traditional Waltz Ball, celebration the music and dances of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. San Diego's own Grand Pacific Waltz Orchestra , under the direction of Mr. Joe Dyke, will provide LIVE authentic music for waltzes, polkas, Quadrilles, schottisches and more! Ms. Joan Walton of San Jose is our dance mistress for the evening. Ms. Walton will also teach a basic "Ball Survival" class as well as the specialty dances of the evening, in the afternoon prior to the ball.
Come to Cincinnati Feb. 27 - March 1 for a workshop in preparation for for the ball celebrating the USA's 250th birthday. I'll be teaching dances from 1775 - 1800, and the ball will be precepted by Tom Tumbusch. Details soon.
Workshop
Workshop
Seven Days of Heaven await you on the Queen Mary 2, traveling from Southampton, England to New York City. I'll be teaching 5 multi-level classes and Matt Tolentino will be playiing music from the Art Deco Era. Scheduled for Sept. 10-17, 2027, you can contact Tom Pecena at Ahoy Vintage Cruises for more information:
Email: tom@ahoycruisesdfw.com
Phone: 214-761-1968
See the drop down menu above in Workshops to see a description of dances learned on board the QM2 in May 2025
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