If you plan to attend our A Simple Summer Ball, this class is for you!  By the 1850s the closed position hold had become quite popular and the Waltz was no longer seen as a scandelous dance.  With the influx of immigrants, the Schottische and Polka had also spread across the country and become popular dances.  Because this type of dance was so popular by the 1850s we will be offering a brief introductory class to teach the basics of these dances.  Several of the dances on the program for the evening do include a waltz utilizing the closed position, so it is important that you take an opportunity to learn this simple dance.  We will not be teaching the more formal ballroom waltz, but a simple country waltz figure instead.   

If you have teens, this is a great class for them as well!  This gives them a chance to learn the closed position as well as a simple waltz that they can build on through the years.  This class is open to anyone 13 and up.  

If you know these dances and want to join us to lend your experience as a partner to the beginners, that would be greatly appreciated!  

Where:  Thornhill Learning Center
When: Saturday April 29 from 1-3

There is no charge for this class, but donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of the gym rental.  We will also be accepting registration for the Simple Summer Ball that day.

After the rousing success of Ae Prideful Ball (Without Prejudice) in December, we are excited to offer A Simple Summer Ball once again.  We look forward to experiencing the Antebellum period with you through exquisite hors d'oeuvres, beautiful clothing, live music, and enthusiastic dancing.  This is one of our more formal dances and therefore open to anyone age 13 and above. (Prior dance experience is preferred for the youth.) There will be no teaching on the night of the ball, though a brief walk through will be done before each dance.  We plan to offer several teaching sessions dedicated to the dances that will be on our program for the evening.  We also hope to offer one class dedicated to learning the Waltz, Polka, and Schottische.   Please keep an eye on this page, or our Facebook page, or Instagram page for further announcements about the class and practice sessions.  And be sure to invite all your friends.  Feel free to share the photo above as a flier or direct people to this page.  

We have had such a wonderful turnout for our first two dances this semester.  And soon, after a nice break for Lent, we will be ready to dance again.  This will be the last official dance of the season.  As usual, this is a casual dance for the entire family.  Most of the dances will be geared for preteen and above, with a few scattered through the evening for those of any age.  Please remind your younger ones that if they aren't dancing we need them to sit and visit quietly with their friends so that the dancers can hear the instructions while learning and the music and calls while dancing.  We can't wait to dance with you again!!!
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The second of our Spring semester family dances will be held Friday, February 10 from 4:30-6:30.  These dances are geared toward the middle and older kids and adults, but we will throw in a couple that even the youngest dancers can do.  Please remember to have quiet activities for the young non dancers to keep them entertained.  I know it is hard to not run and play in a gym, but for the benefit of the actual dancers, we need them reasonably quiet.  We will also try to work on one or two dances for our Simple Summer Ball, though we will also schedule some dedicated learning sessions closer to the ball itself.  We really enjoy these social times together passing on the love of dance while also fighting off the doldrums of the long winter days.  

“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.”
― Martha Graham

Our ladies can dance, and our lords can leap (if they really want to) while we listen to the drummers drum and the pipers pipe (via an iPad) as we celebrate the Twelfth Night of Christmas together on January 6.

This will be a festive Christmas dance for everyone in the family so dust off those party clothes one more time, break out your favorite sweet or savory snack to share, and plan to join us at 4:30 January 6 for one final Christmas celebration.

​As usual, the dance will be held at ThornHill Learning Center and will cost $5 per dancer or $20 per family. 

We had a great practice session last week!  There will be one more opportunity to learn or practices these dances with us before the ball.

Please join us on Saturday, December 3 from 1-3 in the River Room at the Paul Sawyier Public Library to learn the new dances or practice the old dances.  This will be our final practice before the dance.

Lexington English Country Dance Society does practice some of them weekly, but Capital City Dancer's and Musicians will only offer the two practice sessions.

Please plan to join us on Saturday.  We will NOT teach any figures during the ball.  Simple walk through reminders of which figures are in each dance is all that is provided.  If you don't already know how to do a right hands cross, set and turn single, set and change places, hey, four chages, etc you will not learn at the ball.

I have been able to secure the River Room at the Paul Sawyier Public Library for a teaching session/practice time for our upcoming Ae Prideful Ball.  It is imperrative that we go over these dances since there will NOT be any teaching done at the ball itself.  We are offering this session completely free of charge.  Please invite your friends and come learn the dances.  

Saturday Nov. 19, 1-3PM
Paul Sawyier Public Library River Room
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