Web Directory

» Academy of Danse Libre
   Performing group for 19th and early 20th century social dance, based in California. Includes information about upcoming performances, and photos from past performances.
   http://www.danselibre.org/

» Bohemian National Polka
   Choreography by Richard Powers, intended to portray the original 1830s National Style of Polka from Bohemia.
   http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/BNP.htm

» Bordonian Heritage Dancers
   Historical dance performance and teaching group in Canberra, Australia.
   http://www.bordonia.org

» Centuries Historical Dance
   Performance troupe based in Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Information about performances and workshops.
   http://www.centuriesdance.org/

» Cincinnati Historic Dance Society
   Social dances, costume and etiquette from 1840 to 1950. Includes information about classes and events, photo gallery and videos. Ohio.
   http://www.cincyhistoricdance.org/

» Ellis Rogers and Quadrille Club
   Includes information about classes in London, his book "The Quadrille", and a photo gallery.
   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ellis.r/

» Forget-Me-Not
   Cincinnati, Ohio based company performing social dances from early 19th century to the First World War.
   http://forgetmenotdance.zoomshare.com/

» Grand Traditions Vintage Dance Academy
   Covering dances from the Victorian era through the Ragtime, 1920s, and swing periods. Social dance classes, workshops, and balls in Michigan, for dancers of all levels.
   http://www.vintagedance.com/

» Lexington Vintage Dance Society
   Based in Kentucky. Information about the dances, classes, balls, and performances by the Swan Salon Dancers.
   http://www.lexingtonvintagedance.org/

» Mixed Pickles
   Philadelphia based company performing American dances from the colonial period to the 1940s. Site contains information about the dances and their reconstruction, tips on good etiquette, dance cards, a bibliography of primary sources, and a calendar of eve
   http://www.mixedpickles.org/

» Period Events and Entertainments Re-Creation Society (PEERS)
   Dedicated to the performing arts of the past. Includes information about period balls and vintage dance classes in California.
   http://www.peers.org/

» Riverside Victorian Dance Classes
   Information about dance classes in Riverside, California leading to a ball at the Riverside Dickens Festival. Includes dance notes and information about etiquette.
   http://www.mysweetestangel.org/victorian/dance.htm

» Shadow Mountain String Band
   Victorian dance band based in Colorado. Includes information about events, services, merchandise, and photo galleries.
   http://www.shadowmtnband.com/

» Social Daunce Irregulars Victorian Grand Ball
   Regular balls in California. Also includes information about classes, and photo and video galleries.
   http://victoriandance.org/

» Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble
   Includes photographs of the group and their costumes, and essays on social dance.
   http://www.stanford.edu/group/dance/vintage/

» Terpsichore - Her Votaries and Fashions
   Background and partial transcription of this 1898 publication covering Irish country dances, quadrilles and couple dances.
   http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/dance/leggett/leggett3.htm

» The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
   Reconstructing, performing and teaching social dances of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Information about the annual Newport Vintage Dance Week, and upcoming events in and around New England.
   http://vintagedancers.org/

» The Congress of Vienna Waltz
   A recording of the music for the Congress of Vienna Waltz.
   http://tibit.com/congress/

» The Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance
   Cincinnati Ohio based organization dedicated to the preservation, performance, and teaching of historic ballroom dance and music. Essays, bibliographies, and information about classes, performances and balls.
   http://www.vintagedance.net/

» Triangle Vintage Dance
   Group organising Victorian balls and regular dance classes in North Carolina.
   http://www.trianglevintagedance.com/

» Victorian Dance Ensemble
   Specializing in dance from the 1860s. Includes some background on the dances, and information about upcoming demonstrations, balls, and classes in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Also contains information about their video: Civil War Dance Instruction.
   http://www.civilwardance.org/

» Victorian Dance Society of The Amherst Museum
   Based in Amherst, New York. Includes information about events, and background information about costumes and etiquette.
   http://www.amherstvictoriandance.org/

» Victorian Events Calendar
   Listings include period balls, vintage dance programs, concerts, exhibits and symposiums.
   http://www.burrows.com/events.html

» Vintage Dance and History in Southern California
   A calendar of events.
   http://www.lahacal.org/

» Vintage Music and Dance Society
   Connecticut based group. Information about performances by their performing troupe "Polite Society", a list of dances taught, a reconstructed quadrille variation, and a discography.
   http://www.vintagedancing.com/

» Ye Gaskell Occasional Dance Society
   Victorian balls in Oakland, California, preceded by a class covering the evening's dances. Includes dates of upcoming dances, maps, and a mailing list form.
   http://www.gaskellball.com/