Last updated on May 9, 2005

The Elegant Arts Society presents

The 1905 Centennial Dance Weekend
with the delightful music of The Flying Romanos

Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8, 2005
Trinity Lutheran Church and Shore Line Trolley Museum
New Haven and Branford, Connecticut

Saturday Afternoon Dance Workshops
Saturday Evening Ball
Sunday Afternoon Trolley & Picnic
Pictures here!
Advance Reservations
Early 20th Century Dances
Costume Suggestions for Ladies
Costume Suggestions for Gentlemen
Directions to Saturday's Site
Nearby Hotels
Email for more information

Thanks to all who attended! We hope to see you all back next year! Copies of your pictures from the weekend are much appreciated - a selection will be posted around the event website.

Celebrate spring with the ladies and gentlemen of The Elegant Arts Society in a weekend of the pastimes of one hundred years ago. Saturday afternoon, polish your dancing with a series of workshops on the dance of the era, then dance the night away at our formal evening ball. Workshops will be taught and the ball precepted by Susan de Guardiola.

Sunday afternoon, join us at the Shore Line Trolley Museum for a trip on a historical trolley, followed by a picnic featuring the newly-invented "Epsicle" and an opportunity for photographs in a luxurious 1904 trolley.

More information may be had by clicking on the links to the right. Some photos from last year's weekend in Ridgewood, New Jersey may be seen at these sites: Jeff's pictures, Mary Alice's pictures.