The Vintage Dance Society, its performing troupe, Polite Society, and various other organizations schedule a wide variety of vintage dance events throughout the year. The Vintage Dance Society and Polite Society's events are detailed below. (Frequently asked questions, about our events, and directions to our halls can be found at the bottom of this page.) Other vintage dance events can be found by clicking on the appropriate buttons below. 
 
 

Saturday, December 2, 2000          Turn-of-the-Century Christmas Ball, Wethersfield, CT 

Moments in Time cordially invites you to a Turn-of-the-Century 1900 Christmas Ball.  The ball will be held from 8:15 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Keeney Memorial Hall, 150 Main Street, Wethersfield.  The ball will be precepted by Marc Casslar & Martha Griffin.  Music will be by the New River Dance Orchestra.  There will be a workshop in the dances of the era from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. the day of the ball. Tickets: $35 per person ($25 if postmarked by November 4) tickets are not refundable after November 24. Formal, period or military attire encouraged. A gender balance will be maintained.  Couples must send registration together. Couples only will be admitted at the door, if space is available. For additional information call Mary Lovelock at (860) 667-3429 or email her at rchapman@trincoll.edu 
 
send check made out to "Moments in Time" to: 
Mary Lovelock, 432 Maple Hill Ave, Newington, Connecticut 06111-3419 

If you wish to have your reservation confirmed or you need directions to 
the ball, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. 

___________________________________________________________________ 

Name:   ____________________________________________________ 

Address:____________________________________________________ 

City, State, Zip:___________________________________________ 

Phone:  (____)_____-_______     Email: _____________________ 

No. Of Tickets: Men: ____  Women: ____  Total Enclosed: ______ 

Note: Prim But Not Too Proper is sponsoring an informal dance on on 
Friday evening, December 1, in the Hartford suburb of Berlin. Cost is 
$10 per person.  We are trying to determine how many people are likely 
to attend that dance as well as the ball.  If you wish to attend that 
dance, please indicate here:    Yes ___         No ___ 

For information about reservations, contact Joel Silvestro 
at (860) 828-1848. 

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AT THIS TIME NO OTHER EVENTS ARE PLANNED STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS  

At this time there is no fee to join the Vintage Dance Society. 

If you come regularly to events we consider you a member.  (If we have your address you would get periodic mailings about upcoming events.) 

The cost of events varies. For example- the informal potlucks typically cost $6/person with a potluck contribution, workshops are typically $7/person (though the workshop that is part of the potluck is free), and balls range from $25 to $30 per person. 

Formal or period attire is typically required at balls.  Costumes are not required at the potlucks (though some people do dress up in Victorian or Ragtime attire just for fun). Workshop attire is informal. 

The dances we do are the social ballroom dances of the Victorian and Ragtime eras.  This includes the waltz, polka, schottische, one-step, tango, and foxtrot, among others. 

The potluck generallly starts at 7:00, but people tend to eat first.  Dancing usually starts around 8:00 and the workshop typically starts around 8:30 or 8:45; however, these are informal evenings, so the time the dance and/or the workshop starts and its length may vary. The potlucks typically end around 11:00 p.m. Workshops typically start at 7:30, balls typically start at 8:30. 

Typically we get a wide range of dancers at our events- beginners to advanced.  If you have done any social couple dancing (ballroom, swing, international folk, contras, english country, scandanvian, etc.) you should have no trouble with our dances. But we also have people who walk in the door never having done much dancing.  If you come to a workshop or the potluck and have not done much dancing we would try to get you a few minutes with an instructor (or an advanced dancer) to get you started. (Yes, we do have a lesson at the potlucks, but we gear it to the overall crowd.) 

Keeney Memorial Hall in Wethersfield, CT is 4 miles south of Hartford, just off of Interstate 91.  (It takes about 2 1/2 hours to drive from NYC or Boston.  There are some good motels and a bed and breakfast in the area.) 

If you are coming from the south: Take I-91 north to exit 26 Marsh Street (the sign says exit 25/26).Stay to the right on the exit ramp for exit 26.  (If you get out on exit 25 you will end up crossing a large bridge- getting back is difficult.) At the end of the exit 26 ramp there is a stop sign.  Turn left.  Go approximately 0.5 miles to a stop sign. Turn left.  Go a few hundred feet to a "T" intersection. Turn left.  Follow this road approximately 0.4 miles to a stop sign at a flag pole. Turn left. Keeney Memorial Hall is the third building down on the left.  Parking (and the entrance is in the rear). 
 
If you are coming from the north: Take I-91 south to exit 26 Marsh Street. At the end of the exit 26 ramp there is a stop sign.  Turn right.  Go a few feet to a "T" intersection. Turn left.  Follow this road approximately 0.4 miles to a stop sign at a flag pole. Turn left. Keeney Memorial Hall is the third building down on the left.  Parking (and the entrance is in the rear).

From Interstate 91 north or south- take the Capitol Area Exit.  This puts you on another highway.  Take this to the end.  You will be entering a traffic circle.  Go 3/4 around the circle. Turn right on to Hudson Street.  At the second traffic light turn left on to Buckingham Street. Go a few hundred feet and turn right on to John Street.  The church is on your left.  There are church parking lots on your left and on your right.