FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Everyone is welcome at our events.

At this time there is no fee to join the Vintage Music & Dance Society
or the Vintage Dance Society.

If you come regularly to events we consider you a member. (If we have
your street address or email address you would get periodic mailings
about upcoming events.)

The cost of events varies. For example- informal potlucks typically cost
$8-$10/person with a potluck contribution, workshops are typically
$8-$25/person depending upon the length, informal dances typically cost
$10-$15/person, and balls range from $25 to $40 per person.

Formal or period attire is encouraged, but not required at most balls
(though there are some exceptions). Costumes are not required at
informal dances or potlucks (though some people do dress up in Victorian
or Ragtime attire just for fun). Workshop attire is typically informal.

The dances we do are the social ballroom dances of the Victorian and
Ragtime eras. This includes the waltz, polka, schottische, one-step,
tango, and foxtrot, among others.

Informal dances typically start at 8:00 p.m., though potlucks may start
at 7:00, so people can eat first. Workshops typically start at 7:30,
balls typically start at 8:30. Events usually last three hours, but
some have been known to go on for much longer.

Typically we get a wide range of dancers at our events- beginners to
advanced. If you have done any social couple dancing (ballroom, swing,
international folk, contras, english country, scandanvian, etc.) you
should have no trouble with our dances. But we also have people who walk
in the door never having done much dancing. If you come to a workshop
or a potluck and have not done much dancing we would try to get you a
few minutes with an instructor (or an advanced dancer) to get you
started. (Yes, there are often lessons associated with informal dances
and potlucks, but we gear it to the overall crowd.)

Local events are typically held at Keeney Memorial Hall in Wethersfield;
South Congregational Church in Hartford; or West Hartford Town Hall in
West Hartford. Directions to all three can be found below.

Keeney Memorial Hall in Wethersfield, CT is 4 miles south of Hartford,
just off of Interstate 91. (It takes about 2 1/2 hours to drive from
NYC or Boston. There are some good motels and a bed and breakfast in
the area.)

If you are coming from the south: Take I-91 north to exit 26 Marsh
Street (the sign says exit 25/26).Stay to the right on the exit ramp for
exit 26. (If you get out on exit 25 you will end up crossing a large
bridge- getting back is difficult.) At the end of the exit 26 ramp there
is a stop sign. Turn left. Go approximately 0.5 miles to a stop sign.
Turn left. Go a few hundred feet to a "T" intersection. Turn left.
Follow this road approximately 0.4 miles to a stop sign at a flag pole.
Turn left. Keeney Memorial Hall is the third building down on the left.
Parking (and the entrance is in the rear).

If you are coming from the north: Take I-91 south to exit 26 Marsh
Street. At the end of the exit 26 ramp there is a stop sign. Turn
right. Go a few feet to a "T" intersection. Turn left. Follow this road
approximately 0.4 miles to a stop sign at a flag pole. Turn left. Keeney
Memorial Hall is the third building down on the left. Parking (and the
entrance is in the rear).

South Congregational Church in Hartford, CT is located at 277 Main
Street. Directions to the church are as follows:

>From Interstate 91 north or south- take the Capitol Area Exit. This
puts you on another highway. Take this to the end. You will be
entering a traffic circle. Go 3/4 around the circle. Turn right on to
Hudson Street. At the second traffic light turn left on to Buckingham
Street. Go a few hundred feet and turn right on to John Street. The
church is on your left. There are church parking lots on your left and
on your right.

West Hartford Town Hall is located on South Main Street in the center of
West Hartford, just south of Farmington Avenue. The best way to get
there is from Interstate 84. Take exit 41 (South Main Street). Turn
north (left if coming from the west, right if coming from the east). Go
north on south Main Street a few miles. Town Hall is on your right a
few blocks past the intersection with Boulevard. If you come to
Farmington Avenue, you went one block too far.

For additional information on the Vintage Music & Dance Society, the
Vintage Dance Society, Polite Society, upcoming vintage dance events,
Victorian and Ragtime era dances, etc. you can email us at
vintagedance@snet.net, write us at P.O. Box 832, Bloomfield, Connecticut
06002, call us at (860) 286-9191 or click on the appropriate item below.

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