Crazy, crazy, crazy April!  I'll be spending some time in Chicago again plus a couple of weekends in New York/New Jersey.  In between I have Research Hibernation Time and an open series of cross-step waltz classes before leaving on the 29th for another trip to Russia!  Catch me if you can!

I still have some details and links to add, but here's the basic schedule:

Saturday, April 4th ~ Hyde Park, Illinois (Chicago area)
Cross-step waltz workshops at University of Chicago [contra] Dance Weekend (Facebook event)
1:00-1:50 beginner / 2:00-2:50 intermediate.

Sunday, April 5th ~ Batavia, Illinois (Chicago area)
Spring Dance Weekend Workshops at Fermilab for Chicagoland English Country Dancers (PDF flyer)
3:00-6:00pm Two-Step and Introduction to Ragtime Dances
7:00-10:00pm Cross-Step Waltz

Monday, April 6th ~ Oak Park, Illinois (Chicago area)
Spring Dance Weekend Victorian Ball in Oak Park for Chicagoland English Country Dancers (PDF flyer)
7:00-10:00pm Victorian Ball with live music by the Cosmic Otters.  Mix of couple dances and country dances from the late nineteenth century.  Victorian costume encouraged!

Sunday, April 12th ~ New York City
Private event
1:00-3:00pm

Sunday, April 12th ~ New York City
Ragtime (1910s) Dance Workshop: Waltzes & Gavottes! (Facebook event)
3:30-5:00pm.  Beginner-friendly class on waltz and gavotte sequences from 1914-1915.

Monday, April 13th ~ New Haven, Connecticut
Cross-Step Waltz Lesson Series (Advanced Beginner) (Facebook event)
Cross-step waltz class one of five ~ 7:00-8:00pm. 

Monday, April 20th ~ New Haven, Connecticut
Cross-Step Waltz Lesson Series (Advanced Beginner) (Facebook event)
Cross-step waltz class two of five ~ 7:00-8:00pm.

Thursday, April 23rd ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Jane Austen Era Dancing (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly dancing 7:30-9:00pm.  No costume needed.

Friday, April 24th ~ Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
7:30-9:30pm Regency dance workshop (Facebook event) (JPG flyer)

Saturday, April 25th ~ New York City
6:00-8:00pm Victorian Fancy Dress Ball for the New York Nineteenth Century Society.  (Facebook event)
Small, beginner-friendly ball; recorded music.

Sunday, April 26th ~ New York City
Regency Dance Workshop (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly lesson 3:00-5:00pm.  No costume needed.

Sunday, April 26th ~ New York City
Melting Pot ~ NYC Fusion Dance (Facebook event)
8:00-9:00pm: teaching bluesy waltz
9:00-10:30pm: DJing fusion!
(and stay for 10:30-midnight for more dancing with DJing by my buddy Tyler Ames!)

Monday, April 27th ~ New Haven, Connecticut
Cross-Step Waltz Lesson Series (Advanced Beginner) (Facebook event)
Cross-step waltz class three of five ~ 7:00-8:00pm.

Events and workshops further in the future may be found on the Gig Calendar!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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 Haven & Middletown, Connecticut: April 1-2, 10, 13-23, 27-28
New York City: April 11-12, 24-26
Chicago area: April 4-8

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Coming in May: back to Russia again for the Anno Domini festival then home for the annual 1814 ball in Essex, Connecticut!  See the Gig Calendar for further-out events and workshops!