Mostly Waltz - A Vintage Sampler

On the first Friday of each month, LVD hosts a social dance, open to the public, with live music. Each event includes lots of waltzes, plus an occasional polka, schottische, tango, one-step, foxtrot, blues, or other favorite dance. There is instruction from 7:00 to 7:45 pm on a selected dance topic, then dancing from 8:00 to 10:00. The cost is $7 per person per event (students $4).

New location: Starting in October 2011, Mostly Waltz will be at Barbara Ann's School of Dance, 898 East High St., Lexington. The building is an old church at the corner of East High St. and Sunset Dr., where East High turns into Tates Creek Rd. [map]

For more information, call Danby at (859) 420-6780 or send e-mail to jan_pearce@berea.edu.

Our musicians for February will be Reel World Three. This trio---Elise Melrood on keyboard, Karen Jones on fiddle, and Bev Futrell on guitar---plays all our dances well.  The atmosphere at Mostly Waltz is always friendly and informal. Newcomers are welcome, and everyone gets to dance.

English Country Dance

On the third Friday of most months, the Lexington English Country Dancers host a dance with local callers and musicians in Studio 3A, ArtsPlace. There is a lesson for beginners preceeding the dance. Cost: $5 ($2 for full-time students). Children 15 and under admitted free if accompanied by a responsible adult. For more information call Bob at (859) 887-4888.

Balls and Workshops

Cincinnati, OH - Feb 3-5, 2012 - 30th Anniversary Weekend
The Flying Cloud is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year with a Richard Powers Dance Weekend, Feb. 3-5 2012 at the Wyoming Fine Arts Center (322 Wyoming Ave, Wyoming, OH near Cincinnati)! Richard Powers will be teaching a number of mid-19th century dances over the course of the weekend (with some Ragtime on Sunday!), and on Saturday evening, we will be celebrating the Flying Cloud's 30 years with a grand mid-19th century ball! Details and registration here.

Berea, KY - Sep 28-30, 2012 - Waltz Weekend
Save the dates for our annual waltz weekend with internationally known dance instructor Richard Powers of Stanford University. Dance classes, ball, great food and comaraderie have made this event a regional favorite.