April 2013 Gig Calendar

April will be a crazy travel month for me, flitting between Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York repeatedly over the course of the month.  The schedule as it stands now is below.  I tend to add DJ gigs to my schedule at the relative last minute, so check back to see when those appear.

Tuesday, April 2nd ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Civil War Era Dancing (Facebook event page)
Beginner-friendly lesson 8:15-9:30pm.  No costume needed.

Friday, April 5th ~ New York City
Friday Night Blues
7:00pm-2:00am.  DJing blues for some part of 10:00pm-2:00am.

Saturday, April 6th ~ New York City
The Gentlemanly Art of Tying the Cravat (Facebook event page)
2:00-4:00pm.  Not a dance workshop, but of interest to Regency/1820s reenactors and costumers!  An overview and how-to session on men's neckwear in the first few decades of the 19th century.  Limited to twenty people; sign up in advance!  For The New York Nineteenth Century Society.

Sunday, April 7th ~ New York City
Regency Dance Workshop (Facebook event page)
Beginner-friendly lesson 3:00-5:00pm

Tuesday, April 9th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Jane Austen Era Dancing (Facebook event page)
Beginner-friendly lesson 8:15-9:30pm.  No costume needed.

Friday-Sunday, April 12-14 and Saturday-Sunday, April 20-21 ~ Simsbury, Connecticut
Pride & Prejudice at the Theatre Guild of Simsbury (Facebook event page)
Community theatre production for which I choreographed the dances.

Sunday, April 14th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
A Regency Tea Dance (Facebook event page)
2:00-5:00pm.  Costumes encouraged!

Saturday & Sunday, April 20-21 ~ Mansfield, Massachusetts (Boston area)
New England Folk Festival (Facebook event page)
Saturday, 11:00am-12:20pm: Unusual Variations for Cross-Step Waltz (plus open waltz time!)
Sunday, 3:00-4:05pm: Introduction to Ragtime Foxtrot
Sunday, 4:15-5:15pm: Introduction to Renaissance Dance

Tuesday, April 23rd ~ Cambridge, Massachusetts (Boston area)
Bluesy Tuesy
7:30-11:00pm.  DJing a double set of blues from 8:30-11:00.

Friday, April 26th ~ Brooklyn, New York
1880s Fancy Dress (Masquerade) Ball (Facebook event)
for The New York Nineteenth Century Society as part of The New York City 19th Century Extravaganza.

Sunday, April 28th ~ Middletown, Connecticut
Nineteenth-Century Waltz Workshop (scroll down the page) (Facebook event)
Beginner-friendly lesson 3:00-5:00pm.

Sunday, April 28th ~ New Haven, Connecticut
Swing & Blues Practicum for Yale Swing & Blues (Facebook group)
8:00-11:00pm  DJing blues from 9:30-11:00.

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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 Haven & Middletown, Connecticut: April 1-4, 8-12, 28-30
New York City: April 5-6, 26-27
Boston: April 20-21 (at NEFFA), 23-24

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Coming in May:
The Sailing Masters 1814 Commemoration Ball! (tickets available now!)

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