This weekend, May 20-22, I will be appearing at the Steampunk World's Fair in Somerset, New Jersey and doing a whole list of exciting events -- a ball, dance workshops, lectures, and parlor croquet! Details:
Friday, May 20th, 4pm-5pm
Victorian Ballroom Etiquette Talk
Victorian ballroom etiquette for beginners. Proper bows and courtesies, how to perform introductions (and what you can do when youhave one) and the secret strategies of the dance card!
Friday, May 20th, 8pm-11pm
Formal Dance: The Big Brass Ball Part 1
Join us for a time-traveling formal evening at the Big Brass Ball! Enjoy Victorian and Victorian-inspired set dances and spin madly with your partner to romantic waltzes and lively polkas. No previous experience is needed; all dances will be taught by dance historian
Susan de Guardiola. Music will be an eclectic mix of modern and nineteenth century. Formal costume encouraged!
Saturday, May 21st, 2pm-3pm
Germans: Silly Victorian Dance Games
What those wacky Victorians got up to in the ballroom after a few drinks too many! Blindfolds, musical chairs, fan-slapping and more. Freud would love it!
Saturday, May 21st, 4pm-5pm
Victorian Dance Workshop I: Polkamania!
In-depth lesson on two popular Victorian ballroom dances, polka and
schottische and dancing to historical and modern music! No experience
needed!
Sunday 10am-11am
Martian Croquet
Explorers, adventurers, chrononauts, and aethernauts! Join us in the
fine sands of the remote Martian Canal Estates, where the well-dressed
19th-century tourist and all civilized alien entities may indulge in
the genteel yet cutthroat Martian pastime of parlor croquet.
Sunday, May 22nd, 3pm-4pm
Victorian Dance workshop II: Whirl of Waltz
The secrets of how to spin madly around the dance floor in Victorian-style waltzing to a wild mix of historical and modern music! No experience needed!
I'd be happy to meet up with any remaining Rixo readers -- find me there!
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