MAKE A DONATION Your tax-deductible donation will help support ongoing projects and low-cost public events hosted by The Historical Tea & Dance Society, a 501c3 educational nonprofit, which strives to make historical & English Country dance available to all. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To make a specific FRIENDSHIP FUND DONATION please use this button: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EVERY 2nd, 4th & 5th TUESDAY DANCE CLASS HISTORICAL & ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS FOR ALL LEVELS Beginners welcome! Skandia Hall, Pasadena UPCOMING DATES: November 9th, 23rd, and 30th December 14th & 28th <--- See post for details. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JOIN US AT UPCOMING IN PERSON EVENTS: January 9th The Jane Austen Tea Dance Details to come. <--- See post for details. January 23rd The Unofficial Jane Austen Day at The Huntington Library, Museum & Gardens <--- See post for details. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ JOIN US AT UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS: Tuesday November 16th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT with guests ALAN ROBERTS & SANDE GILLETTE Please click HERE to contact us or join our mailing list for announcements.

LIVE DANCING HAS RETURNED! Welcome friends! We are happy to have returned, on a limited scale, to in-person dancing. TUESDAY DANCE CLASSES: The new dance class hall has excellent air flow and a great dance floor. Our "open to all including beginners" dance class started on Tuesday July 13th and continues the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Let's come together to share the joy of English Country and historical dance. 1st SUNDAY LIVE MUSIC DANCES: It has been a long wait and we are proceeding with care to be able to continue to dance in a safe and responsible manner. To ensure your safety we have implemented safeguards including reduced capacity, proof of vaccination, and the wearing of masks at all times while in the hall. Pre-registration (a quick process) is required to reserve your spot. We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor. See below for what events are coming up! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd, 4th & 5th Tuesdays Historical & English Country Dance Classes and Ball reviews Tuesdays 7:15–9:30pm Skandia Hall - 2031 E Villa St, Pasadena 91107 Doors open at 7pm. Arrive on time as we jump right into dancing. (Come early for warm-up exercises.) Our Historical English Country Dance classes are back! > Pre-Registration is REQUIRED PRIOR class.< You must be registered to enter the hall and attend class. > Proof of vaccination and masks are REQUIRED.< UPCOMING DANCE CLASS PREREGISTRATION LINKS BELOW: November 23rd dance class: CLICK HERE November 30th dance class: CLICK HERE December 14th dance class December 28th dance class ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, January 9th Jane Austen Tea Dance Details to come 1:30pm–5:30pm South Pasadena Masonic Lodge 1126 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030 BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME! NO PARTNER NEEDED! Costumes are not required! > REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. < > PROOF OF VACCINATION and MASKS ARE REQUIRED.< Please note: we are not yet able to serve a tea lunch due to the current health safety protocols however there will be plenty of delicious individually-portioned snacks, beverages, and treats throughout the event. There will of course be tea! AND Sunday, January 23rd The Unofficial Jane Austen Day at The Huntington Museums & Gardens The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108 Spend a lovely day with like-minded friends. This is an unofficial meet-up day at the Huntington Gardens. Regency attire is allowed and encouraged but not required. Purchase standard tickets at the Huntington or use your annual pass. NOTE: This is a “community” event not a dance event. Public dancing is not allowed at the Huntington estate. ~ Meet & greet at 1pm in the Rose Garden. ~ (Group photo for those in Jane Austen attire at 1:15pm.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st TUESDAYS 7:15–9:30pm CHALLENGING English Country Dance Class This Challenging ECD class is for experienced dancers who enjoy being challenged with complex dances, a dancer who isn’t thrown off easily on the dance floor, maintains a good attitude, and knows how to recover quickly. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: If the following describes you, we would love to have you join us!: • You feel comfortable dancing basic ECD dances with only one walk through and ready to go. • You feel confident dancing an intricate, complex dance after walking through it from each position. • You have a strong knowledge of ECD figures. • You enjoy working on the technical aspects of a dance (phrasing, covering, dynamic of dance, styling, etc.) • You have a desire to grow in your dancing; to be a better dancer and a good example on the dance floor. If this describes you, then you should enjoy our Challenging ECD class. Please let your caller know you would like an invitation or email us. If you have other questions please contact us at: historicalteaanddance@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of...” WE ARE BACK! After a restful summer break our 5 Things web show returns on a monthly basis on 3rd Tuesdays with our 5 Things team. LET’S STAY CONNECTED! “Inside the Dancing Mind of…” a virtual Tea Talk A 1 hour chat with leading artists, teachers, and experts from the English Country Dance community across the continent! 3rd TUESDAYS An English Country Dance web chat CLICK HERE FOR TUESDAY WEB CHAT Information and registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coming soon... An HTDS Callers Workshop LEARN TO CALL DANCES! The skills you learn enhance your dancing on many levels. Email us to get on our list to be notified about this upcoming workshop. Reach out to us at historicalteaanddance at gmail or Facebook messenger. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/HistoricalTeaAndDanceSociety