Vintage dance

Vintage dance

Vintage dance is the authentic recreation of historical dance styles. The term is also used specifically to denote re-creation of the dances of the English Regency (1795-1820), American Civil War (1860s), Victorian, and Ragtime eras.Fact|date=February 2007

Several Vintage Dance Societies hold balls and events to promote and teach Vintage dances.

In California:
* Gaskell Ball [http://www.gaskellball.com/] - a long-running bi-monthly Victorian Ball held in Oakland, California
* PEERS [http://www.peers.org] - Period Events and Entertainments Reenactment Society - a group that holds themed vintage dance events of various eras on the first Saturday of each month
* BACDS [http://www.bacds.org/] - The Bay Area Country Dance Society - promotes, preserves, and teaches traditional English and American music and dance in the San Francisco Bay area.
* BAERS [http://baers.org] - The Bay Area English Regency Society - another group in the San Francisco Bay area, which specializes in the dances of the English Regency.

External links

* [http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/ Vintage Dancing in Australia]
* [http://www.gaskellball.com/ Ye Gaskell Occasional Dance Society - The Gaskell Ball]


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