Last updated on October 30, 2007

Other Historical Dance and Social Groups

(Please note: this list does not include American Civil War reenactment groups in general, since their focus is primarily on military reenactment, or SCA groups, which may be found at the SCA website.)

Commonwealth
Vintage Dancers		Boston, MA Balls, dance workshops, Newport Vintage Dance Week; also performing troupe



Metropolitan Dance and Social ClubNew York City area Victorian and Ragtime-1920's social events



Vintage Dance SocietyHartford, CT Sponsors annual winter holiday ball



Amherst Museum Victorian Dance SocietyAmherst, NY (Buffalo area) Regular workshops, annual ball, public performances



Lansdowne
Vintage Dancers		Philadelphia, PA Regular dances with instruction



Mixed Pickles
Vintage Dance Co.		Philadelphia, PA Balls, workshops, performing troupe



Tapestry Historic Dance EnsemblePhiladelphia, PA Balls, weekly workshops, performing troupe; covers many different eras



Centuries Historical DanceMaryland/DC area Tea dances, performing troupe



Flying Cloud Academy
of Vintage Dance		Cincinnati, OH Balls, workshops, performing troupe






Cincinnati Historic Dance SocietyCincinnati, OH Balls, workshops, performing troupe



Lexington Vintage Dance SocietyLexington, KY Balls, workshops, performing troupe; covers Regency-1920's.



Grand Traditions
Vintage Dance Academy		Ann Arbor, MI Balls, workshops, classes



Triangle Vintage DanceRaleigh-Durham, North Carolina Balls & classes; covers 1860's-1920's plus swing



Louisiane Vintage DancersBaton Rouge, Louisiana Regular classes, workshops, balls, performing troupe; focus on nineteenth century dance, Regency to Victorian



The River Road Performance SocietyBaton Rouge, Louisiana Regular classes, workshops, balls, performing troupe; focus on early to mid-19th century Louisiana



The Oregon Regency SocietyPortland, Oregon Regular classes, teas, balls



Split Tree Farm Participatory Arts CenterNorthwest GA (near Chattanooga, TN) Hosts many interesting dance events including annual weekends of waltz and other vintage dance forms.



Ye Gaskell Occasional
Dance Society		Oakland, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) Balls



P.E.E.R.S. - Period Events and Entertainments Re-Creation SocietyAlameda, CA (San Francisco Bay area) Historical dances & other events from many periods, including English Regency



BAERS - Bay Area English Regency SocietySan Francisco Bay Area, CA Regular dances; "Philosophers' Symposium and Frolick"; teas



Friends of the English RegencyLos Angeles,
CA area		 Regular dances; annual Assembly in March; Choreographer John Hertz; dance book and tapes available



Lively Arts History
Association & Social
Daunce Irregulars		San Diego & Pasadena, CA Balls, workshops, living history events



The Georgian SocietyAlbuquerque, NM 18th and early 19th century; occasional dance practices and balls



We Make HistoryPhoenix, AZ Historic balls from different periods, including Regency and Victorian



Waltz Etc.Seattle, WA Weekly dances, waltz and one-step classes; vintage and living tradition



English Country Dancing in TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada Weekly English Country Dancing; also other historical dance, including Regency



Jane Austen Society of North Americamany local branches Historical study, journal, social events, annual conference



The Republic of Pemberley
net-based Social/informational - Jane Austen resources, discussion, derivative fiction; some live meetings



Earthly Delights Music and DanceYarralumla, ACT, Australia Dance classes, balls.