WALTZ WEEK (Feb 20-26, 2023):
*Please Note: The agenda below is working draft only. Given the number of activities to choose from, the schedule may be changed according to the group's interests & what is available locally.
Friday, Jan 13th (OPTIONAL):
- Pre-Waltz Week Dinner & Group Social, 7:00pm (Location to be Announced)
Saturday, Jan 14th:
- Doors open at the "Some Like It Hot Ballroom"; Meet & Greet! 12:00pm
- Sechshauserstraße 9, A-1150 Wien (Click Here for location and how to get there)
- Official Welcome, Orientation, & Introductions, 12:30 pm (Please be on time!)
- Opening Workshop with Ari & Christine, 1:30-3:30 ("Viennese Waltz" & "Quadrille, part 1")
- Lecture on Viennese Balls & What to Expect, 3:30-4:00
- Dinner at Cafe Landtmann, 5:30-7:30, Universitätsring 4, 1010 Wien;
- Cafe Landtmann (near Rathaus U2, or Herringasse U3)
- The "Bank Austria" Ball, Rathaus, 8:00pm-4:30am (See "Ball" page for more details)
- Survivors Breakfast 4:30am
Sunday, Jan 15th:
- Sleep in!
- Lunch on your own
- Afternoon Workshops, 1:00-3:00 ("Viennese Waltz, part 2”, "Quadrille, part 2")
- More Vienna City Fun, Schonbrunn Palace Tour, 3:00-6:00
- Group Dinner at Restaurant Zum Alten Fassl, Ziegelofengasse 37, 1050 Wien (PT info: near U4 Pilgramgasse)
- [Optional]: Salsa Dancing @ Salsa Bar Vienna, 8:30pm-midnight.
- Albert Schweitzer Haus, SchwartzspanierstaSe 13, 1090, Vienna (PT info, near U2 Schottentor)
- [Optional]: Dance Cafe (mixed social & ballroom dancing) 6:00-8:00pm (Tanzschule Prof. Wagner)
Monday, Jan 16th:
- Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Salsa", "Cha Cha", & “Rumba") prep for tonight
- Lunch at Esterhazykeller (our favorite 600 year old Weinkeller), 12:30-2:30
- Esterhazykeller, Haarhof 1, 1010 Vienna
- Walking Tour of Vienna's Old Town, Ending with Coffee & Cake at "Damels" -- Vienna's Famous Coffee & Cake House (not to be missed!), 2:30-5:00
- Group dinner at Quant Local Restaurant (TBA) 6:00-8:00
- [Optional]: Salsa Dancing @ Salsa Bar Vienna, 8:30pm-midnight. Albert Schweitzer Haus, SchwartzspanierstaSe 13, 1090, Vienna (PT info, near U2 Schottentor)
Tuesday, Jan 17th:
- Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Swing, parts 1&2", "Quadrille, part 3")
- Group Lunch & Social at Historic Bodega, Cafe Brezlgwölb, 12:30-2:00
- Cafe Brezl Gwolb, Ledererhof 9, 1010 Vienna
- Museums, Hofburg Palace Tour, Opera House Tour, etc. 2-4:
- Light Dinner/Snack at "12 Apostles Keller" (Historic Viennese Bodega) 4:30pm
- Special Viennese "Folk-Dance" Class, 6:00-7:30pm (Details TBA at orientation)
- Alpenverein Austria, Rotenturmstraße 14, 1010 Vienna (PT info: near U1/U4 Schwedenplatz)
- Dance Exchange with Local Folk-Dance School (a real highlight!), 7:30- 9:30 with special instructor, Gunter Meixner; followed by pizza party and social
Wednesday, Jan 18th:
- Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Foxtrot & Laminu" prep for tonight's dance)
- Group Dinner at Local Restaurant (TBA) 5:30-7:30pm
- Swing & Social Dance Exchange at the Shuffle Cafe, 7:30-11:00pm
- Mi Barrio, Münzwardeingasse 2, 1060 Vienna (PT info: U4 Pilgramgasse, or the bus stop at Magdalenenstraße)
Thursday, Jan 19th: (FREE DAY For Exploring the Region)
- Good Morning Coffee at the Hotel Sacher (home of the famous "Sachertorte") 9:00am
- Hotel Sacher, Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Wien, Austria
- [Optional] Day hike through Vienna's outlying vineyards and lunch at traditional Biergarten (weather dependent)
- [Optional] Day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia (an hour by bus)
- [Optional] Cultural Events -- Museums, Concerts, Theatre, Cafe Houses, etc...
- [Optional] Visit to Local Thermal Baths (Spa)
- Learn about Vienna's Thermal Baths
- Learn about Regional Hot Springs
- [Optional] Dance Exchange with Local Ballroom School @ Tanzschule Watzek, 7:30-11:00pm.
- Admission is €4 Euros. Click Here for details.
- [Optional] 80th Vienna Philharmonic Ball at Musikverein 9:00pm-4:30am (See "Ball" page for more details)
- [Optional] Other Dance Options: Click Here to see a full & updated listing of social dances happening in Vienna this week
- [Optional]: Ice Skating at the City Hall building. See details at: Rathaus Ice Skating
- (€8.50 to skate; €8.00 to rent skates, €3 to rent locker)
Friday, Jan 20th:
- Morning Workshop, 10-12:00 ("American Waltz, parts 1&2", "Quadrille Review")
- Group Lunch, 12:00-1:30
- Afternoon Workshops, 1:00-3:00 ("Topic Determined by Group", "Quadrille Review")
- More Vienna City Fun, Schonbrunn Palace Tour, 3:00-5:00
- Dinner at the Palmenhaus "Café Brasserie Bar" on the Hofburg, 5:30-7:00
- “The Army Officers Ball" 7:30pm - 4:30am (9 dance bands, 23 rooms) See "Ball" page for more details.
- Survivors Breakfast 4:30am
Saturday, Jan 21st:
- Sleep in!
- Good-bye's and departures for those leaving. For those staying on, consider the following:
- [Optional] Meet for lunch at local cafe: 12:00-ish
- [Optional] Visit the Nasch Market, Vienna's largest Saturday Food & Flea Market (U-Bahn: U4 Kettenbruckegasse). Lunch Onsite or at a Quaint Local Restaurant, 1:00-3:30
- [Optional] Dance Kaffee ("Saturday Tea Dance") @ Tanzschule Watzek, 4:30-7:00pm.
- Salzgries 12, 1010 Wien; €3 Euros, Dance Only; €5.50 Euros, Dance with Coffee & Pastry
- [Optional] More fun and evening dancing in Wien! Click Here for a schedule of options
POST WALTZ WEEK: Sunday, Jan 22nd
- [Optional] For those staying in town and interested going Swing Dancing, there is a lovely free DJ'd dance at the Cafe Leopold (Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien. U-Bahn U2 Museumsquartier) from 8:30pm-1:00am every 2nd & 4th Sunday.
- Click Here for details from their Facebook webpage.
- Click Here to see other swing opportunities in Vienna with the "Some Like It Hot" dance school
Other Waltz Week Options:
Our choice of group activities, dining locations, cultural activities, etc, can be fairly flexible. Much will be decided by the group on location. Activities may include, but are not be limited to:
- Specialty Dance Workshops & Classes
- Extra Dance Practices, Group Outings
- Attending Other Local Social Partner Dance Parties - Ballroom, Tango, Swing, Salsa, etc. (Click Here for a schedule of options)
- Exploring Vienna's Famous Kafeehaus's - Sacherhaus, Cafe Vienna, (Click Here to learn more)
- Museums, Architecture Tour, Hofburg Palace Tour, Belvedere Palace Tour, Schonbrunn Palace Tour, Opera House Tour
- Group meals at famous local restaurants
- Day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia (an hour by bus). Tickets cost 10-15 Euro roundtrip on the Flixbus Bus Line (buses leave daily every 1-2 hours from the Central Bus Station, located just outside the U3 Erdberg U-Bahn station)
- Visit Vienna's Thermal Baths
- Visit Regional Hot Springs
- Cultural Events (concerts, theater, etc)
- Lipizzaner Stallion show, or tour (Tickets must be arranged in advance)
- Evening Dance Excursions (swing, salsa, ballroom, etc) Click Here for a schedule of options
- Evening Concerts at Shonnbrunn Palace
- Day hikes through Vienna's outlying vineyards and lunch at traditional Biergarten (weather dependent)
- Click Here to check out a schedule of local Vienna Antique & Flea Markets (or "flohmarkt") Please Note, the site is written in German only, but you can use Google Translator to change it to English
- Pre-Waltz Week Dinner & Group Social, 7:00pm (Location to be Announced)
Saturday, Jan 14th:
- Doors open at the "Some Like It Hot Ballroom"; Meet & Greet! 12:00pm
- Sechshauserstraße 9, A-1150 Wien (Click Here for location and how to get there)
- Official Welcome, Orientation, & Introductions, 12:30 pm (Please be on time!)
- Opening Workshop with Ari & Christine, 1:30-3:30 ("Viennese Waltz" & "Quadrille, part 1")
- Lecture on Viennese Balls & What to Expect, 3:30-4:00
- Dinner at Cafe Landtmann, 5:30-7:30, Universitätsring 4, 1010 Wien;
- Cafe Landtmann (near Rathaus U2, or Herringasse U3)
- The "Bank Austria" Ball, Rathaus, 8:00pm-4:30am (See "Ball" page for more details)
- Survivors Breakfast 4:30am
Sunday, Jan 15th:
- Sleep in!
- Lunch on your own
- Afternoon Workshops, 1:00-3:00 ("Viennese Waltz, part 2”, "Quadrille, part 2")
- More Vienna City Fun, Schonbrunn Palace Tour, 3:00-6:00
- Group Dinner at Restaurant Zum Alten Fassl, Ziegelofengasse 37, 1050 Wien (PT info: near U4 Pilgramgasse)
- [Optional]: Salsa Dancing @ Salsa Bar Vienna, 8:30pm-midnight.
- Albert Schweitzer Haus, SchwartzspanierstaSe 13, 1090, Vienna (PT info, near U2 Schottentor)
- [Optional]: Dance Cafe (mixed social & ballroom dancing) 6:00-8:00pm (Tanzschule Prof. Wagner)
Monday, Jan 16th:
- Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Salsa", "Cha Cha", & “Rumba") prep for tonight
- Lunch at Esterhazykeller (our favorite 600 year old Weinkeller), 12:30-2:30
- Esterhazykeller, Haarhof 1, 1010 Vienna
- Walking Tour of Vienna's Old Town, Ending with Coffee & Cake at "Damels" -- Vienna's Famous Coffee & Cake House (not to be missed!), 2:30-5:00
- Group dinner at Quant Local Restaurant (TBA) 6:00-8:00
- [Optional]: Salsa Dancing @ Salsa Bar Vienna, 8:30pm-midnight. Albert Schweitzer Haus, SchwartzspanierstaSe 13, 1090, Vienna (PT info, near U2 Schottentor)
Tuesday, Jan 17th:
- Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Swing, parts 1&2", "Quadrille, part 3")
- Group Lunch & Social at Historic Bodega, Cafe Brezlgwölb, 12:30-2:00
- Cafe Brezl Gwolb, Ledererhof 9, 1010 Vienna
- Museums, Hofburg Palace Tour, Opera House Tour, etc. 2-4:
- Light Dinner/Snack at "12 Apostles Keller" (Historic Viennese Bodega) 4:30pm
- Special Viennese "Folk-Dance" Class, 6:00-7:30pm (Details TBA at orientation)
- Alpenverein Austria, Rotenturmstraße 14, 1010 Vienna (PT info: near U1/U4 Schwedenplatz)
- Dance Exchange with Local Folk-Dance School (a real highlight!), 7:30- 9:30 with special instructor, Gunter Meixner; followed by pizza party and social
Wednesday, Jan 18th:
- Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Foxtrot & Laminu" prep for tonight's dance)
- Group Dinner at Local Restaurant (TBA) 5:30-7:30pm
- Swing & Social Dance Exchange at the Shuffle Cafe, 7:30-11:00pm
- Mi Barrio, Münzwardeingasse 2, 1060 Vienna (PT info: U4 Pilgramgasse, or the bus stop at Magdalenenstraße)
Thursday, Jan 19th: (FREE DAY For Exploring the Region)
- Good Morning Coffee at the Hotel Sacher (home of the famous "Sachertorte") 9:00am
- Hotel Sacher, Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Wien, Austria
- [Optional] Day hike through Vienna's outlying vineyards and lunch at traditional Biergarten (weather dependent)
- [Optional] Day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia (an hour by bus)
- [Optional] Cultural Events -- Museums, Concerts, Theatre, Cafe Houses, etc...
- [Optional] Visit to Local Thermal Baths (Spa)
- Learn about Vienna's Thermal Baths
- Learn about Regional Hot Springs
- [Optional] Dance Exchange with Local Ballroom School @ Tanzschule Watzek, 7:30-11:00pm.
- Admission is €4 Euros. Click Here for details.
- [Optional] 80th Vienna Philharmonic Ball at Musikverein 9:00pm-4:30am (See "Ball" page for more details)
- [Optional] Other Dance Options: Click Here to see a full & updated listing of social dances happening in Vienna this week
- [Optional]: Ice Skating at the City Hall building. See details at: Rathaus Ice Skating
- (€8.50 to skate; €8.00 to rent skates, €3 to rent locker)
Friday, Jan 20th:
- Morning Workshop, 10-12:00 ("American Waltz, parts 1&2", "Quadrille Review")
- Group Lunch, 12:00-1:30
- Afternoon Workshops, 1:00-3:00 ("Topic Determined by Group", "Quadrille Review")
- More Vienna City Fun, Schonbrunn Palace Tour, 3:00-5:00
- Dinner at the Palmenhaus "Café Brasserie Bar" on the Hofburg, 5:30-7:00
- “The Army Officers Ball" 7:30pm - 4:30am (9 dance bands, 23 rooms) See "Ball" page for more details.
- Survivors Breakfast 4:30am
Saturday, Jan 21st:
- Sleep in!
- Good-bye's and departures for those leaving. For those staying on, consider the following:
- [Optional] Meet for lunch at local cafe: 12:00-ish
- [Optional] Visit the Nasch Market, Vienna's largest Saturday Food & Flea Market (U-Bahn: U4 Kettenbruckegasse). Lunch Onsite or at a Quaint Local Restaurant, 1:00-3:30
- [Optional] Dance Kaffee ("Saturday Tea Dance") @ Tanzschule Watzek, 4:30-7:00pm.
- Salzgries 12, 1010 Wien; €3 Euros, Dance Only; €5.50 Euros, Dance with Coffee & Pastry
- [Optional] More fun and evening dancing in Wien! Click Here for a schedule of options
POST WALTZ WEEK: Sunday, Jan 22nd
- [Optional] For those staying in town and interested going Swing Dancing, there is a lovely free DJ'd dance at the Cafe Leopold (Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien. U-Bahn U2 Museumsquartier) from 8:30pm-1:00am every 2nd & 4th Sunday.
- Click Here for details from their Facebook webpage.
- Click Here to see other swing opportunities in Vienna with the "Some Like It Hot" dance school
Other Waltz Week Options:
Our choice of group activities, dining locations, cultural activities, etc, can be fairly flexible. Much will be decided by the group on location. Activities may include, but are not be limited to:
- Specialty Dance Workshops & Classes
- Extra Dance Practices, Group Outings
- Attending Other Local Social Partner Dance Parties - Ballroom, Tango, Swing, Salsa, etc. (Click Here for a schedule of options)
- Exploring Vienna's Famous Kafeehaus's - Sacherhaus, Cafe Vienna, (Click Here to learn more)
- Museums, Architecture Tour, Hofburg Palace Tour, Belvedere Palace Tour, Schonbrunn Palace Tour, Opera House Tour
- Group meals at famous local restaurants
- Day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia (an hour by bus). Tickets cost 10-15 Euro roundtrip on the Flixbus Bus Line (buses leave daily every 1-2 hours from the Central Bus Station, located just outside the U3 Erdberg U-Bahn station)
- Visit Vienna's Thermal Baths
- Visit Regional Hot Springs
- Cultural Events (concerts, theater, etc)
- Lipizzaner Stallion show, or tour (Tickets must be arranged in advance)
- Evening Dance Excursions (swing, salsa, ballroom, etc) Click Here for a schedule of options
- Evening Concerts at Shonnbrunn Palace
- Day hikes through Vienna's outlying vineyards and lunch at traditional Biergarten (weather dependent)
- Click Here to check out a schedule of local Vienna Antique & Flea Markets (or "flohmarkt") Please Note, the site is written in German only, but you can use Google Translator to change it to English
Menu Options for Group Dinner at Restaurant Zum Alten Fase (Ziegelofengasse 37, 1050 Wien) Sunday, Jan 15th, 2023
Menu 1
Viennese potato soup with porcini mushrooms
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Cooked boiled beef with roast apples, chive sauce and apple rind
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Potatoes and pumpkin roulade stuffed with feta cheese & dried paradeisers
on autumn salad with herb cream
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Mousse plate with fresh fruits, berries and whipped cream
Menu 2
Beef soup with semolina dumpling
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Veal wienerschnitzel with salad plate
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Roasted salmon fillet with smoked potatoes, vegetables and hollandaise sauce
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Styrian autumn strudel with rum vanilla foam