Schedule 2023

WALTZ WEEK (Feb 20-26, 2023):

  *Please Note:  The agenda below is working draft.  Given the number of activities to choose from, the schedule may be changed according to the group's interests & what is available locally.

Monday, Feb 20th: 

• Doors to the "Some Like It Hot Ballroom" open, Meet & Greet!  1:30pm 
• Sechshauserstraße 9, A-1150 Wien (Click Here for location and how to get there)
• Official Welcome, Orientation, & Introductions, 2:00 pm (Please be on time!)
• Opening Workshop with Ari & Christine, 2:30-4:30 ("Viennese Waltz" & "Quadrille, part 1")
• Lecture on Viennese Balls & What to Expect, 4:30-5:00
• Welcome Dinner & Group Social, 5:30pm (Included with your Waltz Week package)                                       
• Rudolfina (Masked) Ball at the Hofburg Palace.  7:30pm - 4:30am (Tues morning).  See "Ball" page for more info.  (*Doors open at 7:30pm, the Opening Ceremony is at 9pm)
• Survivors Breakfast, 5:00am (TBA)

Tuesday, Feb 21st: 

• Morning Workshops, 12:00-2:00pm ("Swing, parts 1&2", "Quadrille, part 2")
• 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/Drinks/Snack at Apostles Restaurant (TBA)  4:30pm
• Special Viennese "Folk-Dance" Class, 6:00-7:30pm  (Details TBA at orientation)
• Dance Exchange with Local Folk-Dance School (a real highlight!), 7:30- 9:30 with special instructor, Gunter Meixner.  Followed by Pizza Social 9:30-11:00pm

Wednesday, Feb 22nd:

• Morning Workshops, 10-12:00 ("Foxtrot & Laminu" prep for tonight's dance; "Quadrille, part 3")
• 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!), 2:30-5:00pm
• Dinner at Apostles Restaurant (TBA)  6:00pm
• Swing & Social Dance Exchange at the Shuffle Cafe,  8:30-11:30pm  
• Mi Barrio, Münzwardeingasse 2, 1060 Vienna 
  (PT info: U4 Pilgramgasse, or the bus stop at Magdalenenstraße)

Thursday, Feb 23rd:  (FREE DAY For Exploring the Region)

• [Optional] 8:00am Good Morning Coffee at the Hotel Sacher (home of the famous "Sachertorte")
• Hotel Sacher, Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Wien, Austria
• [Optional]  Visit the Nasch Market, Vienna's largest Outdoor Food & Flea Market (U-Bahn: U4 Kettenbruckegasse).  Mon-Sat 6:00am-9:00pm
• [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 Event - Concert, Theatre, Kafe Haus
• [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]  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 to skate; €7.50 to rent skates, €3 to rent locker (fully refunded.  Prices are less for online booking))

Friday, Feb 24th:

• Morning Workshop, 10-12:00  ("Cross-Step Waltz, parts 1&2", "Quadrille, part 4")
• Lunch, 12:00-1:00  
• 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, 6:00-7:30
• [Optional] "The Akademiker Ball" at the Hofburg Palace, 8:00pm - 4:30am (Saturday morning).  See "Ball" page for more info.  (*Doors open at 7:30pm, the Opening Ceremony is at 9pm)

Saturday, Feb 25th:

• Sleep in!
• Afternoon Workshops, 1:30-3:30 ("Salsa", "Cha Cha", & "Rumba", "Quadrille Review")
• [Optional]  More Vienna City Fun, Schonbrunn Palace Tour,  3:30-6:00
• [Optional]  Visit the Nasch Market, Vienna's largest Outdoor Food & Flea Market (U-Bahn: U4 Kettenbruckegasse).  Mon-Sat 6:00am-9:00pm
• [Optional]  Dance Kaffee ("Saturday Tea Dance") @ Tanzschule Watzek, 4:30-7:00pm. 
• Salzgries 12, 1010 Wien
• Dinner at Cafe Landtmann, 6:00-7:00, Universitätsring 4, 1010 Wien; Cafe Landtmann (near Rathaus U2, or Herringasse U3)
• "The Berufsfeurwehr Ball" at the Rathaus, 7:30pm - 4:30am (Sunday morning).  See "Ball" page for more info.  (*Doors open at 7:30pm, the Opening Ceremony is at 9pm)
• Survivors Breakfast, 5:00am (TBA)

Sunday, Feb 26th  

• Sleep in!
• [Optional]  Post-dance meet-up at a local cafe near the Nasch Market:  12:00-ish
• [Optional]  Visit the Nasch Market, Vienna's largest Saturday Food & Flea Market (U-Bahn: U4 Kettenbruckegasse).  
• [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 Activity 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)  
• 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
• Outdoor Ice-skating at the Rathaus Winter Wonderland Rink - Not to be missed!
• Cultural Events (museums, concerts, theater, exhibitions, etc)
• Lipizzaner Stallion show, or tour (Tickets must be arranged in advance)
• Day hikes through Vienna's outlying vineyards and lunch at traditional Biergarten (weather dependent)
• Click Here to check out a schedue 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