This is a list of upcoming events at which I will be teaching, calling, or DJing. Links and details are updated as they get closer, and I regularly add new events and classes. The current month's gigs can always be found at the top of the blog. Events and classes marked private are just that. They are included to head off inquiries about availability on those dates.
I am currently based in the USA (Connecticut), presumably for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, and am teaching exclusively online. Time zones for online events are given for wherever the event is based - please check carefully and adjust to match your own time zone.
Please email me directly if you are interested in private videoconference lessons or lectures for yourself or a group. For more about Russia-based events classes, please see my VK community or contact me on VK.
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Saturday-Sunday, November 7-8th ~ ONLINE / UK-based
Playford Then and Now Festival (Facebook event)
for The Historical Dance Society (Facebook group page)
12:00-18:30 (UK time) Saturday / 12:00-18:00 (UK time) Sunday. Please adjust times for your own time zone! Online (Zoom) dance festival/conference centered around historical and modern English country dance. I will be giving a presentation at 14:10 (UK time) Sunday on songs attached - or not - to the country dance tune "Jamaica". Other presenters include Anne Daye, Charlotte Ewart, Jeremy Barlow, Colin Hume, Aaron Macks, and more. More details on the event website. Tickets £15; purchase online here.
Saturday, November 21st ~ ONLINE / California-based
A Ragtime Revolution: Vernon and Irene Castle and James Reese Europe (Facebook event)
for the Historical Tea and Dance Society (group Facebook page)
10:00-11:30 (Pacific time). Online (Zoom) lecture: "For a few brief years in the 1910s, an English vaudeville actor, a New York socialite, and the son of a former slave were some of the most famous entertainers in America. Join us to explore their intertwined stories, ranging from Harlem to Broadway, from New York to Paris, from World War I’s flying aces to the trenches of France, before this magical historical moment ended in tragedy. Social dance historian Susan de Guardiola will trace the parallel careers of James Reese Europe and the Castles, their complicated interracial collaboration, and their influence on music, dance, and entertainment." Limited to 50 people, advance registration required, tickets $5.00/per person. Ticket link here.
Four Saturdays, November 21st-28th/December 5-12th ~ ONLINE / California-based
Low-Impact Historical Footwork 103b: Fitting Steps to Dances (Facebook event)
for the Historical Tea and Dance Society (group Facebook page)
2:00pm-3:30pm. Four-part Zoom series covering basic steps for Regency and Colonial era dance. One-hour lesson plus after-class discussion. Prerequisite - 101 class or permission. Continuing the HT&DS series of historical steps for country dances and related forms, this second "fitting steps" series will again focus on using steps we've learned with the specific figures of dances from different historical periods. Some previous experience required - either our 101 class or basic knowledge of steps such as doubles and singles, the chassé-jeté-assemblé Regency sequence, and the rigadaun. Other steps will be reviewed or taught briefly as needed. This is a friendly, gently-paced class going beyond the absolute basics to how to apply steps in the ballroom. $20 for the series; registration link here.
Friday & Saturday, November 19th & 20th ~ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The 18th Annual Remembrance Day Dinner & Ball (Facebook community)
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
5:30pm-midnight each day. TWO nights! TWO formal dinners! TWO balls! Both evenings are formal Civil War-era events with pre-1865 costume (civilian or military) required. Advance reservations (dinner and ball or ball-only) are needed, and this event generally sells out well in advance! Themes to be announced. I will be calling with live music both evenings (band TBA) and different beginner-friendly dance programs!
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2021
April 9th-11th ~ Néthen, Belgium
Voyage Dansé (Facebook event)
Tentative due to coronavirus
A festival focusing on American dances of the second half of the nineteenth century with dance classes, a banquet, and a grand ball! I will be teaching classes and conducting the ball. Language will probably be a mix of English and French.
Friday-Sunday, May 7th-9th ~ St Katharine’s, Parmoor, Frieth, England
Early Dance Circle Biennial Conference 2021: Retrieving & Reconstructing the Past through Dance (PDF info/registration form)
Tentative due to coronavirus (rescheduled from 2020)
This conference will feature an international set of speakers on historical dance topics spanning the 15th century to the 20th, plus five workshops, three performances, and an evening of participatory dance. I will be presenting a paper on the history of the nineteenth-century Varsovienne and teaching a workshop on performance of the Varsovienne from the mid- to late nineteenth century. A full list of contributors and paper/workshop topics is included on the form linked above. NOTE: if any English groups are interested in workshops, I will probably stay in the UK for a few days before and/or after this conference.
Friday-Sunday, June 18-21, 2021 ~ Kyiv, Ukraine
Vintage Dance Exchange-2021 (Facebook event)
Tentative due to coronavirus (rescheduled from 2020)
Three-day dance festival with balls and classes. Dates are tentative, my attendance is tentative, everything is tentative. Join the Facebook event for updates!
Friday & Saturday, November 19th & 20th ~ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The 18th Annual Remembrance Day Dinner & Ball (Facebook community)
Tentative due to coronavirus (rescheduled from 2020)
5:30pm-midnight each day. TWO nights! TWO formal dinners! TWO balls! Both evenings are formal Civil War-era events with pre-1865 costume (civilian or military) required. Advance reservations (dinner and ball or ball-only) are needed, and this event generally sells out well in advance! Themes to be announced. I will be calling with live music both evenings (band TBA) and different beginner-friendly dance programs!
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