Along with this Saturday’s Regency Assembly at the 92nd Street Y, I will be teaching two dance workshops for The Elegant Arts Society in New York City on Sunday, June 29th.  Logistical details are here.

The first (1:00-3:45pm) will focus on the dances of the Regency era (1810-1820), including steps and figures for country dances and the Royal Scotch and Caledonian Quadrilles, plus the Regency-era waltz.  The Royal Scotch Quadrilles feature the “star” figure described in an earlier article here.

The second class (4:00-6:00pm) will cover basic steps and some variations for two popular dances of the early 1910s, the one-step and the tango, including the eight step and various hesitations as described in previous articles here.  The tango is neither the modern ballroom style nor the current Argentine style, but rather the tango as danced in the American ballroom in the early part of this century, related to but not quite the same as the current forms of the dance.  This is the first class nin a three-part series which will continue in August with a class on the half and half and twinkle hesitation and conclude in September with the maxixe.  Information on pre-registration (at a small discount) for the ragtime class or the series is here.