It is with great excitement that I come to you with information about the upcoming dance season.  


We will once again be hosting dance sessions for for our up and coming dancers as well as our more mature dancers.  This time we will be offering. five weeks of family dances open to those of all ages who are willing to participate and take instruction from February 15- March 15 from 6:30 to 8:30.  After that we will host five weeks of Folk Dance geared toward teens and above on March 22 - April 12 also from 6:30+-8:30.  Each of these sessions is dependent upon enough early registrations being sufficient to host a dance.  With that in mind we will open early registration now and end it January 31.  If enough registrations have not been received for either session, we will then open that session up to the alternate group.  

The fee will remain the same as the fall session.  $25 per family, $20 per couple, and $15 per individual.  A deposit of $10 is enough to secure your position.  We love to have experienced adults participate with our family dances and help the younger dancers learn.  If you wish to register for both session it will be $45 for a family, $35 for a couple and $25 for an individual.  

Please send payment to CCHDM, 624 Blade Ave, Frankfort KY   40601

​We will also hold our annual meeting where new officers will be elected on March 22.  More information to come about that soon.

We are a fully volunteer organization. In order to continue to function, we much have leadership. The position of Vice President and Secretary are both coming open. The basic duties are obvious - VP steps in whenever the president is unable to fulfill his duties and the secretary takes notes at meetings. In addition the VP is in charge of advertising, which I am willing to assist with. For a full description of the positions and their responsibilities please see our full bylaws.  Thank you for taking the time to consider how you might be able to serve our dance community.
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I know some people are very visual learners.  Because of that I have created a playlist of some of the dances we will do this year.  Please do NOT let these videos intimidate you!  They are easy dances for the most part and often look more complicated than they are.  But if you need to see it to understand it, here are some samples for you.  I can't wait to see you all Saturday. 

We have added another practice session Saturday Decemmber 8 from 1-3 at the Paul Sawyier Public Library community room.  Come join the fun!

  And that means it's time for Ae Prideful Ball, Without Prejudice.  

“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail, “There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail. See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!  They are waiting on the shingle – will you come and join the dance?” – The Lobster Quadrille:  Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland …

                   YE GUDE RESIDENTES OF (and visitors to) AULD FRANKFORT-TOWNE-ON-YE-RIVER’O…

                 The Capital City Historical Dancers and Musicians  …are almighty pleased to present…
                    ♫  Ae Prideful Ball (Without Prejudice)  ♫
          (an’ that on the Occasion of the 243rd anniversary of Miss Jane Austen’s Birthday in December 1775)
♪   ♪   ♪ T’will happen, anon, on the evening of December 15, 2018 at ye Masonic Temple which be inconspicuously located at 308 Ann Street, downtown Frankfort – Second Floor, elevator available
                                               7:30: YE SOCIAL TYME (refreshments served)
                                               8:00: YE DANCE   ♪   ♪   ♪
                                        Lively and Exquisite Musick will be provided by the famous & elegant
                                                             ♫ Capital City Country Dance Ensemble  ♫
Welcomed and Most Heartily Encouraged: Authentic Dress of the Regency Period, 1775 through 1825… …& most other Fine, Fancy, Swell and Elegant Apparel and Costumery nae matter howe shockinge t’mae be

YE DANCE PROGRAM        1. Indian Queen   2. Childgrove     3. The Touchstone    4.The Geud Man of Ballangigh     5. The Fine Companion     6. Cockle-Shells    7. Dargason 
 -- Ae Festive Intermission and Refreshments will follow the Seventh Dance  
8. The Female Saylor     9. Prince William   10. A Trip to Paris    11.   If  All  the World Were Paper                                  12. Jack’s Maggot       13. Epping Forest     14.   Well  Hall
 -An instructive walk-through will precede each dance. 
     
Ye Fair Bargains for Admission
♪  PREPAID reservations if received by December 1:   $10 per person, or $15 per couple
​ (MAIL check, payable to CCHDM, to  George Fowler, 624 Blade Drive, Frankfort KY 40601)

♪  AT THE DOOR:     $15 per person, or $25 per couple

♪  SPECIAL-WELCOME Discount for YOUTHS age 13-18:    $5 per person.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:  Wendy Howe (502/319-1483); George Fowler (502/227-7543)
​

Would you like to learn to dance like Daniel Boone, Laura Ingles Wilder, Paul Sawyier, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, or even your great grandparents? 

Then join us on Friday nights for some fun as we learn these fun, interactive dances that have been passed down for generations.  Both the slightly more formal dances from the ballroom of Liberty Hall as well as the more laid back dances at the village celebrations or even on the Oregon Trail.  All taught in a laid back, easy manner.  No dance experience necessary and kids are not only welcomed, but encouraged to attend.  If you can walk, you can do these dances.  

Pass the love of dance and movement on to future generations by joining us every Friday evening for a fun filled family night! 
We look forward to dancing with you! 

Place: Thorn Hill Learning Center Gymnatorium
(700 Leslie Ave. Frankfort) 
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM 
Dates: Sept 7, 21, Oct 5, 19, and Nov 2

Dancer Fee  
Entire Season: Per individual $15, Two people registered as partners $20 or Family Rate $25 for 3 or more members of the same family.
Registration due by Aug 31. 
Single Dance: Individual $4, Couple $7, Family $10
Registration Form
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
email: __________________________________________________________________________
Single dancer - $15* Couple - $20* Family - $35*
(minimum deposit of $10 required for registration. Balance due once dance starts)


Send payment as well as this form to:
CCHDM
624 Blade Ave
Frankfort KY   40601

Contact information: Wendy 502-319-1483 or George 502-277-7543
*Payment will be refunded if minimum number of registrations are not received to secure venue.

Would you like to learn to dance like your favorite characters from Victoria, Poldark, Firefly, Pride and Prejudice, or Emma? 

Then join us on Friday nights for some fun as we learn these fun, interactive dances that have been passed down for generations.  Both the slightly more formal dances from the ballrooms of Poldark, Pride and Prejudice and Victoria as well as the more laid back dances at the village celebrations.  All taught in a laid back, easy manner.  No dance experience necessary and your teens are not only welcomed, but encouraged to attend.  If you can walk, you can do these dances.  

Pass the love of dance and movement on to future generations by joining us every Friday evening for a fun filled family night! 
We look forward to dancing with you! 

• Place: Thorn Hill Learning Center Gymnatorium
• (700 Leslie Ave. Frankfort) 
• Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM 
• Dates: Sept 14, 28, Oct 12, 26, and Nov 9

Dancer Fee  
Entire Season: Per individual $15, Two people registered as partners $20 or Family Rate $25 for 3 or more members of the same family.
Registration due by Aug 31 . 
Single Dance: Individual $4, Couple $7, Family $10

Registration Form
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
email: __________________________________________________________________________
Single dancer - $15* Couple - $20* Family - $35*
(minimum deposit of $10 required for registration. Balance due once dance starts)
Send payment as well as this form to:
CCHDM
624 Blade Ave
Frankfort KY   40601

Contact information: Wendy 502-319-1483 or George 502-277-7543

​ As you know our purpose is not only to love and enjoy historical music and dance, but to pass that love onto others.  I know that everyone in our community embraces this love, both the young and the young at heart.  But not everyone in our community has the ability to help pass this love onto the youngest among us.  With that in mind, we will be offering two separate sessions this fall.


Each session will be 5 weeks long and will be on alternating Friday evenings.  

Session 1
Sept 7, 21, Oct 5, 19, and Nov 2
Friday Family dances - this is open to everyone young and old, experienced and inexperienced!  We want as many of our young at heart dancer as possible to come and help us pass this love on to the next generation.

Session 2 
Sept 14, 28, Oct 12, 26, and Nov 9
Friday Community Dances - this is for teens and adults who may not have the ability to handle the enthusiasm and energy of the younger learners among us.  We will also be learning dances that might be used at our Prideful Ball Without Prejudice in December.

Each session will meet from 6:30-8:30 at Thornhill Learning Center.  Each session will cost $25 for a family of 3 or more dancers, $20 for a couple and $15 for an individual dancer.  If you wish to help our younger dancers learn these wonderful dances then you may join both sessions for the previous prices of $45 for a family, $35 for a couple and $25 for an individual.  

There is one catch though.  We have secured the gym for the entire 10 weeks.  If you want this shortened, but separate sessions, I need you to register NOW for the Friday Community Dances.  If we do not get enough adult registrations to host those dances, the entire 10 weeks will be converted to Family Dances.  That decision will be made August 4.  So please don't delay in sending in your registration.  A $10 deposit will secure your position and the balance can be paid the first week of dance. (If enough dancers aren't registered for the separate sessions, your fee will be refunded.)

Please mail registration to:
CCHDM
624 Blade Ave
Frankfort KY   40601

Make checks payable to CCHDM.

Thank you for your continued support!

Step back in time to the Antebellum period when life was slower.  
A time when fine gentlemen and lovely ladies would gather for an evening of light refreshments and social dance to while away a warm summer evening.
In this tradition we will gather on the evening of June 16, 2018
at the Hiram Masonic Lodge
 (second floor, 308 Ann St. Downtown Frankfort, KY – Elevator available)

7:30 Social Time (Refreshments Served)
8:00 Dance
Exquisite Music provided

by
Capital City Country Dance Ensemble


Appropriate dress for the Antebellum period, 1850-1870, or equivalent costumery or fine apparel is welcome and most enthusiastically encouraged.


The Program will include
Waltz, Schottische, Polka, Quadrille,
Cotillion, and Country Dances


Prepaid Registration, if received by June 7th: $10 per person, or $15 per couple.
At the Door: $15 per person, or $25 per couple
Special Invitation for youth age 13+: Student Fee $5 per person


Mail Registration Checks (Made out to CCHDM) to
George Fowler at 624 Blade Dr. Frankfort, KY 40601