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The Bay Area English Regency Society (BAERS)
< www.baers.org >
is pleased to present the Cyprians' Ball
on SATURDAY, February 17, 2007 in San Mateo.
Don't miss this year's best chance for flirtatious country dances and
scandalous waltzes -- everything taught and called by dancing master Alan
Winston with music by the Divertimento Dance Orchestra under the direction of
James Langdell.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2007
at the
SAN MATEO MASONIC LODGE
(San Mateo)
100 N. Ellsworth, at Tilton
Doors open 7:30
The ball starts with "Congress of Vienna" at 8:00
$15 in advance (by 2/14)
$20 at the door
Scandalous early-1800s costume - the era of "Pride and Prejudice" - admired
but not required. (Georgian is fine, too, and so is Victorian or modern.) (Dress festively - it's a ball!)
No partner required.
There'll be a mix of easy, flirtatious English country dances and a dozen free waltzes, plus
"An Easy Competence" (taught) and "Congress of Vienna) twice.
BAERS balls require no prior experience. (Admittedly, if you don't know how to
waltz, you can't do the waltzes. But the English dances are taught from
scratch, and range from easy to *really* easy.)
If you're an experienced English dancer, expect no challenges, but enjoy easy,
flirtatious, flowing dances with people who are happy to be there. These
are very suitable evenings to which to bring previously non-dancing friends.
For more information, call 650/365-2913, 510/465-0533, or visit
www.baers.org (where you can download a registration form)
Directions: From Highway 101, exit at 3d Avenue. Go west on 3d, turn right
at N. Ellsworth. The temple is at the corner of N. Ellsworth and Tilton.
(Note: "The Cyprian" was a Regency nickname for Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, who
was associated with the island of Cyprus. Cyprians, then, were devotees of
Aphrodite; in other words, courtesans, who held an annual ball to shop for new
"protectors" who could keep them in good style. So there's an extra degree of
flirtatiousness at the Cyprians' Ball.)
< www.baers.org >
is pleased to present the Cyprians' Ball
on SATURDAY, February 17, 2007 in San Mateo.
Don't miss this year's best chance for flirtatious country dances and
scandalous waltzes -- everything taught and called by dancing master Alan
Winston with music by the Divertimento Dance Orchestra under the direction of
James Langdell.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2007
at the
SAN MATEO MASONIC LODGE
(San Mateo)
100 N. Ellsworth, at Tilton
Doors open 7:30
The ball starts with "Congress of Vienna" at 8:00
$15 in advance (by 2/14)
$20 at the door
Scandalous early-1800s costume - the era of "Pride and Prejudice" - admired
but not required. (Georgian is fine, too, and so is Victorian or modern.) (Dress festively - it's a ball!)
No partner required.
There'll be a mix of easy, flirtatious English country dances and a dozen free waltzes, plus
"An Easy Competence" (taught) and "Congress of Vienna) twice.
BAERS balls require no prior experience. (Admittedly, if you don't know how to
waltz, you can't do the waltzes. But the English dances are taught from
scratch, and range from easy to *really* easy.)
If you're an experienced English dancer, expect no challenges, but enjoy easy,
flirtatious, flowing dances with people who are happy to be there. These
are very suitable evenings to which to bring previously non-dancing friends.
For more information, call 650/365-2913, 510/465-0533, or visit
www.baers.org (where you can download a registration form)
Directions: From Highway 101, exit at 3d Avenue. Go west on 3d, turn right
at N. Ellsworth. The temple is at the corner of N. Ellsworth and Tilton.
(Note: "The Cyprian" was a Regency nickname for Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, who
was associated with the island of Cyprus. Cyprians, then, were devotees of
Aphrodite; in other words, courtesans, who held an annual ball to shop for new
"protectors" who could keep them in good style. So there's an extra degree of
flirtatiousness at the Cyprians' Ball.)
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