The Flying Cloud Academy Presents:
A Colonial Dance Weekend
with Joan Walton!
Saturday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, Mar. 1 2026
Cincinnati, Ohio
Come join us for an elegant and energetic weekend of dances from the late 1700’s as we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independance at our Liberty Ball in April. We are delighted to host the talented Joan Walton, who will bring her high energy teaching style from California to lead several workshops over the weekend. No prior vintage / Colonial dance experience is necessary.
Weekend Schedule
Saturday Morning & Afternoon
9:00 - 9:30 Coffee and Tea
9:30 - 9:50 Warm-ups (with Joan Walton)
10:00 - 10:50 18th Century Technique and Deportment
11:00 - 11:50 Set Dancing: Triple Minor
12:00 - 12:50 Set Dancing: Duple Minor
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch (optional box lunch is available)
2:00 - 2:50 Duple Minor - in the modern form
3:00 - 4:00 Dancing in Quadrille Formation
Saturday Night
8:00 - 10:00 Evening Vintage Dance to recorded music (hosted by Joan)
Sunday Morning
9:00 - 9:30 Coffee and Tea
9:30 - 9:50 Warm-ups (with Joan Walton)
10:00 - 10:50 18th Century Technique Review and Incorporation into Figures/Dances
11:00 - 11:50 Quadrille and Longways Set Practice
12:00 - 12:50 Basic Minuet Step and Pattern
1:00 Review
All events will be held in the ballroom of the Wyoming Fine Arts Center, 322 Wyoming Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Registration Information
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited and lead/follow role balanced. Please fill out one form per person (below).
To be confirmed, we must receive your payment via PayPal, debit or credit card. We must be able to match you with another person dancing the opposite lead/follow role, so we encourage you to specify a partner on your registration form. If you do not specify a partner, we will put you on a wait list and match you with a dancer of the opposite dance role in order of registration. We will notify you when we confirm your registration.
The cost for the weekend will be $95 ($80 for students and academy members) and will include all the events listed in the schedule above, including the Saturday night dance. The optional box lunch is an additional $12.
Registrations may be cancelled up to Feruary 9, 2026 for a full refund. After that, the payment is non-refundable unless there is an applicant on the wait list who is able to take your spot. We will accept registrations until February 22, 2022.
Note: In the event that we need to cancel the weekend for public health or logistical reasons, all payments will be refunded.
Our Instructor
Joan Walton
Joan Walton was introduced to Vintage Dance by Richard Powers in 1983 and has not stopped her involvement since. As Assistant Director and dancer with The Flying Cloud Vintage Dance Troupe, she performed all over the country. Since 1991 she has taught classes in 19th Century, Ragtime, and Jazz Age dance styles at Vintage Dance workshops across the USA, in Paris and the Czech Republic. The recent years have found her teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Her high-energy, focused teaching and theatrical choreographic style have become well known to vintage dancers over the years. As a teacher, her strength lies in her ability to communicate movement concepts to all levels of learners with energy, humor and interest. She is currently a faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and The College of San Mateo and is teaching, choreographing and residing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Registration
Please fill out and submit the registration form below before making payment (at the bottom of the page)
Colonial Dance Weekend Payment
The workshop is full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please complete and submit the registration form above. Do not complete the payment below until you have been contacted and informed that you have been admitted to the weekend.
When you are notified that you are admitted, please pay the total amount owed using the Buy Now button below. The cost is $95 for the weekend, $80 if you are a student or academy member. There is an additional $12 if you opt for the box lunch. Please select from the pulldown menu and then click Buy Now.