Advance registration for vintage dance classes is NOT required; register and pay fee at first lesson. Although you can register without a partner, we recommend signing up as couples to promote gender balance.

If you would like us to teach a particular type of vintage dance in the future, please e-mail your request to info@LexingtonVintageDance.org  Questions about our classes may be sent to this address also.

Ragtime Foxtrot and Hesitation Waltz (4 lessons)

Dates: Thursdays, April 10 - May 1, 2008
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Place: Performance Hall, ArtsPlace
Instructors: Tim Lamm & partner
Cost: $20 per person.
(Full-time students and seniors 60+ are half-price)

Out of the menagerie of ragtime animal dances (turkey trot, pony trot, grizzly bear, fish walk, etc.) only the foxtrot has survived.  The ragtime foxtrot was more lively and bouncy that the later smooth dance of the 1930's and 40's. The hesitation waltz is essentially a foxtrot done to very fast waltz music. Beginning level class.  Fee includes admission to May 2 Mostly Waltz. Minimum class size: 5 couples. 

Waltz Practice

Date: April 5, 2008
Time: 7:00 - 7:45 pm
Place: Studio 3B, ArtsPlace
Instructors: Various members of Swan Salon troupe
Cost: Donation requested

By popular request, we have decided to offer an informal waltz practice session before the first Saturday contra dance. Come with or without a partner for about an hour of waltzing to recorded music. There will be no formal lesson. Members of the Swan Salon performing troupe will be on hand to help one-on-one if asked. A donation of $1-2 will help us cover the rent. If the experiment is successful, we will do it again in May.