People who register and pay their deposits by October 1, 2011, will receive a free 25^th Anniversary commemorative t-shirt!

Travel Back in Time to the summer playground of the Gilded Age. Perfect your dancing skills with classes taught by leading experts on vintage dance. Experience the breathtaking opulence of America ’s finest ballrooms as you dance in Newport’s famous mansions. Let yourself be immersed in a bygone era as you sip tea by the shore...

NOTE: The Week will start Sunday July 29 with optional early arrival July 28
The week will end Saturday morning August 4
We may add optional late stay events through Sunday August 5
The exact schedule has not yet been finalized, please contact us for the latest schedule information before making your travel arrangements.

To registrants placed on the waitlist.
We have reached our initial capacity for registrants; we are waiting for RWU to confirm how many beds they can make available to us. If you have registered and are on the waiting list we will get back to you as soon as we have further information from the college. Please email us if you are unsure of your status.

BREAKING NEWS:

Third year in the New York Times!!:
Newport Vintage Dance Week had two pages of photos in The Times on August 19^th Evening Events and Day Events Slide Show
Newport was also voted one of the Top Five Most Memorable Events of 2010 by the New York Times.

This extraordinary week will take place on the Roger Williams University campus in Bristol, RI the week of July 29, 2012. Other details, including the schedule, early arrival options, and price of tuition and housing, are still being negotiated and will be announced as soon as possible.
 
We would also like to announce that 2012 will be the final annual Newport Vintage Dance Week. We hope that you will be as excited as we are about the new ideas we are working on for other vintage dance weekends, weeks, and special events to take place at historic venues in the New England region. However, this may be your last opportunity to experience an event exactly like Newport Vintage Dance Week, so please register early to avoid missing out!
 
Note: Due to an overwhelming response, there is already a waiting list for Newport 2012. Thank you! The Early Registration deadline this year is December 31, 2011. It is important that we receive your registrations and deposits earlier than usual this year. Past experience has shown that anniversary years for Newport tend to fill quickly. Capacity is strictly limited by the size of our historical venues, so the earlier you register, the more likely it is that you can avoid the unpleasantness of being placed on a waiting list. Deposits are fully refundable until December 31, 2011.
 
Finally, the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers would like to express our gratitude for the tremendous enthusiasm and support of everyone in the vintage dance community for helping to make Newport Vintage Dance Week such a success over the past quarter century. We look forward to sharing this final year of Newport with you, and making it an event to remember for a lifetime!
 
Sincerely,
 
Hannah Artuso, Katy Bishop, and Nicole Carlson
Conference Coordinators
 
along with all of the members of the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers

Web design by Nicole Carlson and Catherine Bishop, 2011