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May 2008
Mostly Waltz For Boston
May 18
Medford,
Massachusetts
Sponsored by: Springstep
Mostly Waltz, presented by Springstep and Helen Silver, is “a delightful afternoon of waltzing to a wonderful variety of live music, with every third dance another familiar couple dance: polka, one-step, swing, schottische, etc. ” There will be instruction in the basic rotary waltz with simple variations from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. More info coming on who will play for dancing until 5:30 p.m. No partners necessary. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring clean smooth- soled shoes. $10 admission price includes instruction. The dance takes place at Springstep (98 George P. Hassett Drive). For directions visit the springstep website. For additional information or reservations, call Helen Silver at 781-395-1066 or visit boston waltz website.
June 2008
July 2008
17th Annual Nahant Victorian Day, 1860's Ball
Saturday, July 12th
Nahant, Massachusetts
Sponsored by: Vintage Victorian, the Nahant Historical Society and The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
Live music will be provided by Spare Parts. Formal or semi-formal attire is requested, period attire is especially welcome. Light refreshments will be provided at the intermission. Current plans include a dance workshop, taught by Ben Bishop, to be held the day of the ball, 3 to 5pm. A few dances will be taught during the Ball including the Nahant Quadrilles.
For further information contact Katy Bishop at: (781) 593-3038 or e-mail Visit the on-line brochure for additional information about the event (full information for the 2008 ball will be updated shortly), costuming hints, and places to visit around Nahant!
August 2008
21st Annual Newport Vintage Dance Week
Monday August 11th to Sunday August 17th, 2008
Newport County, Rhode Island
Sponsored by: The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
A week of dancing amid the splendors of the Gilded Age in Newport, RI, at the lovely Portsmouth Abbey School located on the shores of Narragansett Bay. The Newport Vintage Dance Week is an exceptional week of dance and elegance. Dance instruction will include popular ballroom dances of the mid 19th century (1860's), late 19th century (1890's) and of the Ragtime era (1910's). More details to follow as they become available.
Visit the Newport Vintage Dance Week on-line brochure for the latest information.
September 2008
Nothing at the moment
October 2008
Fourth Annual Regency Assembly
October 18-19
New Haven, Connecticut
Sponsored by: The Elegant Arts Society
Please join the members of the Elegant Arts Society for our annual Assembly, two days of early nineteenth century dance and pastimes from the era of Jane Austen, Napoleon, Beau Brummel, and Lord Byron. Saturday afternoon, prepare for the evening's ball with a dance workshop. In the evening, join us in formal wear or period costume for a lively ball with music by the wonderful musicians of Spare Parts and delicious refreshments prepared from the sources of the era. The ball and dance workshops will be precepted by Susan de Guardiola, who will lead us in lively country dances and Scotch reels along with the very latest French import, the Quadrille (as danced by Lady Jersey at Almack's), Mr. Wilson's new Royal Scotch Quadrilles, and the scandalous Waltz. Sunday afternoon, enjoy a delightful afternoon of Regency-era games accompanied by still more scrumptious refreshments. For more information view the Assembly website and the Elegant Arts website.
November 2008
Nothing at the moment
December 2008
Nothing at the moment
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Other Event Listings
We make no claim to having a complete (or even accurate!) list of Vintage Events; we encourage you to view these other sources of Vintage Events around the country...
John Burrows' Vintage Dance events calendar at: www.burrows.com/events.html
The Elegant Arts Society calendar listings at http://www.elegantarts.org/events.html
Flying Cloud's Vintage Dance Calendar (Cincinnati, OH) at: http://www.vintagedance.net/flash_index.html
The Lively Arts History Association's (Southern California) (which includes two Vintage Dance groups) at: www.lahacal.org/calendar.html
Lastly, Grand Traditions Vintage Dance Academy (Ann Arbor, MI) Vintage Dance calendar at: www.vintagedance.com/calendar.htm
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