For more information and bookings, please call (859) 420-6780,  or send us a note through our Contact Us page.

The Lexington Vintage Dance Society is listed in the Kentucky Arts Council's Performing Arts Directory. See artscouncil.ky.gov. We are also listed in the Southern Arts Federation's Southern Artistry web site.

"Kentucky Music and the Lincoln Family"
The Swan Salon dancers team up with the Lexington Philharmonic to present a forty-five minute reenactment of an early nineteenth century musicale which provides an opportunity for audiences to experience the music and dance that Lincoln and his family enjoyed in the early 1800s. The music is drawn from the central, northern, and western parts of Kentucky, and all pieces were composed, published, and performed by Kentucky musicians, composers, and ensembles during the nineteenth century. This music includes all of the typical dances performed by couples in Kentucky's antebellum period: the gallopade, reel, mazurka, polka, polka redowa, schottische, waltz, and hop waltz.

Schedule of performances:

For more information, see LexPhil.org.

December 2, 2007 - Lexington, Ky
Members of the troupe will demonstrate Regency Era dances during the Candlelight Tour at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, 120 Sycamore Road.

January 13, 2008 - Richmond, Ky
The Swan Salon dancers will perform dances from the 1860s at the Richmond Area Arts Center, 399 W. Water St. The 45-minute performance will be at 3:00 pm and will include opportunities for audience participation.

February 10, 2008 - Lexington, Ky
The Lexington Vintage Dance Society is part of the line-up of talent for the Kentucky Humanities Council program "Our Lincoln" 7:00 pm at the Singletary Center.

Swan Salon Performing Troupe

Does your organization have an interest in entertainment, the arts, or history? We've performed for audiences at reenactments, museums, concerts, historic homes, festivals, theaters, schools, private parties, retirement communities, wedding receptions, and conferences.

Are you planning an event? A musical performance? A Civil War event? We can develop our performance to suit your needs. We can include anecdotes and history about the dances, social customs, costumes, and music of the time. We can also teach a step or two.

We love to join forces with other arts groups for special performances. We've performed with the Kentucky Ballet Theatre, Saxton's Cornet Band, the Lexington Chamber Chorale, and the Central Kentucky Concert Band. We've danced for the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and the Owensboro Symphony. We've danced for the movies, too---a documentary and a feature film.

Places we have performed (among others):

Biltmore Estate

The Frazier Historical Arms Museum

Ballet under the Stars