Events

No experience needed.

No partners needed.

Casual Dress.

We teach beginning to intermediate dances on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Janet Goeske Senior Center in Riverside.

$5 donation.

Address: 5257 Sierra St., Riverside, CA

Questions?
Contact Karen at mistletoemanor@verizon.net

Riverside Dickens Festival Dance Mistress Robin Bancroft not only teaches dance steps but ball etiquette as well. The classes are on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm in Smith Hall, All Saints Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside, west of Magnolia Avenue. This first class is free, while the rest are $7 per session.

http://www.dickensfest.com/

Taught by Robin Bancroft, Riverside Dickens Festival Dance Mistress at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Drive from 7 pm to 9 pm and is $7 per session.

http://www.dickensfest.com/

Social dancing in the English Country Dance style. That’s the style of Merrie Olde England from the days of Good Queen Bess * The elegant 18th Century court of Queen Anne * Colonial America and the hero General George Washington * Regency England and characters from the immortal works of Jane Austen

Beginners welcome, no partner necessary, always live music.

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Lindberg Park Stone House, Lindberg Park, 5101 Rhoda Way, Culver City, 90230

NOVEMBER 28 features teaching by ANNIE LASKEY, with music by FRANK HOPPE and friends.

Saturday, October 23, 2:00 pm at Altadena Town and Country Club, 2290 Country Club Drive, Altadena 91001

Annual Special Event at UCLA

Saturday 10/23, 8pm-Midnight EVERYONE WELCOME!!

8th Annual RAGTIME BALL at UCLA (Valentino's Tango & Ragtime Ball)
(moved from UCLA Powell Library to UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon)

NEW THIS YEAR: LIVE MUSIC!!! to practice Ragtime ballroom dances.

Participants include staff/faculty/alumni/students/community participants from throughout S. California

Learn fun vintage ballroom dance styles from the years 1895-1926 (throughout the evening) including One-Step with Animal Figures, Two-Step, Original Foxtrot, Hesitation Waltz, Vintage & Argentine Tango.

CGW is hosting a Workshopette called "Getting Ready for the Victorian Ball" this Sunday, 10/24 from 2p-4p in Sherman Oaks. It is a fabulous educational opportunity for those attending the November SDI ball to learn how to do their hair. There will also be a quick review on Victorian ball gowns with primary resources available. Is this something you would consider including in your Upcoming Events emails?

There are still a number of tickets available - here is the website for information:

http://www.cgwcostumers.org/events/Event_20101024.htm

Walter Nelson, with assistance from his wife Sheila and Kris Davey, will present "Mr. Nelson's System of Simplified Regency Dance" - a system where a dancer of average skill can capture the authentic spirit of the dance of the English Regency and late 18th Century.

The class will teach the basic steps practiced in English Regency Country dancing. When a step requires more advanced skills, a simplified form will be taught as well.

Social dancing in the English Country Dance style. That’s the style of Merrie Olde England from the days of Good Queen Bess * The elegant 18th Century court of Queen Anne * Colonial America and the hero General George Washington * Regency England and characters from the immortal works of Jane Austen

Beginners welcome, no partner necessary, always live music.

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Lindberg Park Stone House, Lindberg Park, 5101 Rhoda Way, Culver City, 90230

OCTOBER 24 features teaching by JAMES HUTSON, with music by FRANK HOPPE and friends

Taught by Robin Bancroft, Riverside Dickens Festival Dance Mistress at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Drive from 7 pm to 9 pm and is $7 per session.

http://www.dickensfest.com/

Gala CD release party! Join us in celebrating the release of Dutch Newman and the Musical Melodians CD "Low Down Man"! Refreshments! Fun! Dancing! Free samples of Besame cosmetics! Students with ID only $5. Come as you are or add to the fun in your speakeasy attire.

http://sanfranciscosongbird.com/calendar/calendar.html

Casa del Prado, room 207, Balboa Park
El Prado at Village Place
San Diego, CA

Waltz & Such's 9th annual beloved -- and FREE -- Halloween Bash, featuring the very best of haunting dance music, from vintage to new (just ask anyone). Plus a surprise or two. You won't want to miss a minute of it!

THIS YEAR'S THEME = WWW (Witches, Warlocks & Wizards)

7:15 pm ... 15-minute teaching/review (dance TBD)
...
7:30-9:45 pm ... Open Dance Party consisting of:

Tour the historic house, populated by the ghosts of the past.

http://www.rancholoscerritos.org/index.html

Dinner and dancing in a beautiful Art Deco nightclub.

http://www.clubcicada.com/main.asp

Taught by Robin Bancroft, Riverside Dickens Festival Dance Mistress at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3847 Terracina Drive from 7 pm to 9 pm and is $7 per session.

http://www.dickensfest.com/

Dinner and dancing in an elegant art deco nightclub.

http://www.clubcicada.com/main.asp

Friends of the English Regency
Miss Haseltine's Drum
Lindberg Park
5041 Rhoda Way
Culver City CA 90230
$5 at the Door

The intermediate class offered at 7:00 P.M. has featured waltzing instruction.

Contact Sue Haseltine

Celebrate Will Rogers' birthday and his connection to the common man with a "dust bowl picnic". Bring your humble looking vintage picnic accessories, blankets, chairs etc. Dutch Newman and the Musical Melodians will serenade you from noon until 2:00,

Birthday cake and house tours are included with the $12 gate fee.

No experience needed.

No partners needed.

Casual Dress.

We teach beginning to intermediate dances on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Janet Goeske Senior Center, 5257 Sierra St., Riverside, CA

$5 donation.

Questions?
Contact Karen at mistletoemanor@verizon.net