Bashes and balls! I'll be doing three public social events this month: the Mystery and Benevolence Bash at the American Folk Arts Museum in New York City; the Burning of the Ships Commemoration Ball in Essex, Connecticut; and a weekend of two balls and a workshop at a science fiction convention in Baltimore, Maryland. In between, the usual classes and a quick trip to Boston for research and Renaissance dance!
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Sunday, May 1st ~ New York City
Regency Dance Workshop (Facebook event)
3:00-5:00pm. Beginner-friendly workshop, no costume required.
Wednesday, May 4th ~ New York City
Mystery and Benevolence Bash (Facebook event)
7:00-10:00pm. Benefit for the American Folk Art Museum event. Informal nineteenth-century dancing, costumes welcome. Refreshments, parlor games, silhouettes, live music. Museum exhibit on freemasonry and other fraternal orders. Advance tickets: $25, available here.
Wednesday, May 11th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Nineteenth-Century Waltz (1 of 5) (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly introductory waltz lesson 7:00-8:00pm. Review for the May 14th ball!
Wednesday, May 11th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Jane Austen Era Dancing (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly lesson 8:00-9:30pm. No costume needed. Review for the May 14th ball!
Saturday, May 14th ~ Essex, Connecticut
1814 Commemoration Ball (Facebook event)
Formal ball with live music, hosted by the Sailing Masters of 1812 in conjunction with the parade and commemoration of the Burning of the Ships in Essex.
Wednesday, May 18th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Social Waltz 101: Country Waltz (1 of 5) (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly introductory waltz lesson 7:00-8:00pm. Take one or the whole series!
Wednesday, May 18th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Nineteenth-Century Waltz (2 of 5) (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly introductory waltz lesson 8:00-9:00pm. Take one or the whole series!
Friday, May 20th ~ Cambridge, Massachusetts (Boston area)
Renaissance Dance for All (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly social dancing with live music by Renaissonics. 7:30-10:00pm. No experience needed!
Sunday, May 22nd ~ New York City
The Congress of Vienna Dances! at the Morris-Jumel Mansion (Facebook event)
3:00-6:00pm. Early nineteenth-century social dancing from a variety of countries in a historical mansion. Recorded music. Costumes strongly encouraged! Limited to thirty people.
Wednesday, May 25th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Social Waltz 101: Country Waltz (2 of 5) (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly introductory waltz lesson 7:00-8:00pm. Take one or the whole series!
Wednesday, May 25th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Nineteenth-Century Waltz (3 of 5) (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly introductory waltz lesson 8:00-9:00pm. Take one or the whole series!
Friday-Monday, May 27th-30th ~ Baltimore, Maryland
Balticon 50 (Facebook event for Balticon)
Steampunk Victorian Ball (Friday 10pm-1am)
Balticonga! Dance Workshop (Saturday 7:30-8:30pm)
Regency Ball (Sunday 11:50am-1:50pm)
How to Waltz When It's Not Waltz Time (workshop) (Monday 11:00am-12:00pm)
Beginner-friendly social dancing at a literary science fiction convention! The Steampunk Victorian Ball will be a mashup of nineteenth-century-inspired dances and modern music. The Regency Ball will go beyond the English country dance to include unusual dances from all across Europe. Balticonga! takes conga beyond the party line dance and back to its roots as a 1930s ballroom dance. How to Waltz (etc.) will take the base of modern ballroom waltz and show how to translate the basic step into different time signatures. All are beginner-friendly, no partner needed. Creative costume encouraged for the two balls!
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I am available for private lessons in Connecticut or on my various travels; during the latter, you must provide the dance space. Email me directly if you would like to schedule a private lesson.
New York City: May 1, 4, 6-7, 22, 26
New Haven and Middletown, Connecticut: May 2-3, 5, 8-18, 23-24
Boston: May 19-20
Baltimore/D.C.: May 25-31
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See the Gig Calendar for further-out events and workshops!
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