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: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ QUICK LINKS FOR UPCOMING DANCES: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th MOONLIGHT SUMMER BALL CLICK HERE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2nd, 4th & 5th TUESDAYS DANCING in PASADENA Historical & English Country Dancing for ALL levels Beginners welcome! Skandia Hall, Pasadena UPCOMING DANCES: September 10th September 24th CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our September 10th dance (CLICK HERE to read our Code of Conduct and Etiquette Guide.) Please click HERE to contact us or join our mailing list for announcements.

(CLICK HERE to jump to our Spring–Summer 2024 Calendar below) Jump to Tuesday night dancing in Pasadena ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday, September 15th “Middle Earth” fantasy-themed Moonlight Summer Ball & evening picnic in the park A summer night filled with twinkling lights, beautiful music lilting through the breeze, and the company of good friends... times such as these were meant to be. Join us as we create a magical moment of music and dance celebrating our collective love for the Shire, Middle Earth, and historical dance. Come find out why folks love our outdoor summer ball so much! This event will be very popular and may sell out, so be sure to register soon! Middle Earth-themed costumes are welcome though not required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our September 15th Moonlight Summer Ball ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCHEDULE: 4:30pm arrive to set up your picnic area. 5pm–6pm recommended picnic time 6pm–9pm Moonlight Summer Ball dance program LOCATION: Victory Park, 2575 Paloma St, Pasadena, CA 91107 MUSIC & CALLERS: with music by Whirled Peas and callers Darlene Hamilton, Cara King, Renée Camus, and Lindsay Verbil BEGINNERS WELCOME! ALL DANCES ARE TAUGHT. NO PARTNER REQUIRED. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE DETAILS: Please wear costumes and shoes appropriate for dancing on hard-packed park ground. Picnic blankets and/or table and chairs highly recommended. There will be no available chairs onsite, only what you bring for your own use. BRINGING A PICNIC or snack food is highly recommended. NO ALCOHOL! This is a public park and it is not allowed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd, 4th & 5th TUESDAY NIGHT DANCES Skandia Hall in Pasadena 7:15pm–9:30pm NEXT DANCE DATES: Tuesday, September 10th and Tuesday, September 24th Whether you are brand new or LOVE this style of dancing, Tuesday nights in Pasadena is where you learn the skills to dance with elegance and ease! It’s a great mid-week pick-me-up with dance friends old and new. Plan on sticking around for after hours socializing and getting the latest details on a favorite dance, the next ball, or that costume question you always wanted to ask. P.S. If our dates and links haven’t updated yet, just email us for the link. We are a group of volunteers and don’t always remember what we’ve forgotten about. We dance (almost) EVERY 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesday! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our August 10th dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Historical Tea & Dance Society ~~ SPRING-SUMMER 2024 CALENDAR ~~ UPCOMING EVENTS! Click title or scroll below for more details on events 07-30 (Tuesday): Tuesday Dancing in Pasadena Live music with the 5th Tuesday Philharmonic! 08-04 (SUNDAY): Labyrinth Masquerade Ball Historical Dance Workshop Join us for a special prep class for the magnificent Labyrinth Masquerade Ball. You do not need to be attending the masquerade to join us for this fun Sunday dance party! ALL ARE WELCOME. Learn group dances and waltz basics at this unique Sunday afternoon prep dance. 08-11 (Special Sunday afternoon session): Waltz Basics and Stylings Workshop Learn to waltz and enhance your waltz stylings with this special session. Beginners welcome, no partner needed. (More details to come.) 08-13 (Tuesday): Tuesday Dancing in Pasadena 08-16 & 17 (Friday-Saturday): Dancing in the Throne Room at Labyrinth Masquerade Ball 09-15 (Sunday): "Middle Earth" fantasy-themed Moonlight Summer Ball CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our September 15th Summer Ball ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dancing, tea, friendship... What a pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon! We hope you will join us. The Historical Tea & Dance Society Still in the works... 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. Stay tuned as progress is being made. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE MORE DETAILS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of...” Web Chats A 1-hour chat with leading artists, teachers, and experts from the English Country Dance community across the continent! Though we no longer have a regular monthly schedule, stay tuned as we still have a few shows in the works and will announce dates as they become available.. (Follow link to connect to all the past 5 Things guest talks we’ve had since March 2020.) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION regarding our 5 Things web chats ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUR THANKS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF 15 SUCCESSFUL YEARS OF GREAT EVENTS both LIVE and online! YOU make all the difference to years of wonderful memories and more in the making. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/HistoricalTeaAndDanceSociety