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 TO REGISTER FOR UPCOMING DANCES: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th ST. NICHOLAS HOLIDAY BALL CLICK HERE 2nd, 4th & 5th TUESDAYS DANCING in PASADENA Historical & English Country Dancing for ALL levels Beginners welcome! Skandia Hall, Pasadena UPCOMING DANCES: November 26th December 10th CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our November 26th dance CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our December 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 Fall 2024 Calendar below) (Jump to TUESDAY NIGHT DANCING in Pasadena below.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come celebrate the 11th ANNIVERSARY of The St. Nicholas Holiday Ball Sunday, December 8th at the Pasadena Masonic Temple* Callers Darlene Hamilton, Cara King, and Lindsay Verbil Holiday music by Whirled Peas JOIN US for our annual holiday event to celebrate the season! Filled with historical and English Country dancing to holiday music, this is a much-loved favorite event that normally sells out! Register early and join us at the lovely Pasadena Masonic Temple, all dressed up with Christmas cheer! Start the season with a CATERED HIGH TEA ! A lovely way to celebrate the holidays with dance friends. Dress code is FORMAL ATTIRE OF ANY PERIOD as befits the event. TICKETS NOW ON SALE! St. Nicholas Holiday Ball tickets CLICK HERE Two different tickets are available: A High Tea & Ball ticket and a Ball only ticket More details to be found on our registration page. Please click on the above link. As always, Friendship Fund Dance Scholarships are available. These tickets are to assist friends in our community who otherwise might not be able to attend. If interested please contact us. MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR TEA SOCIALS: • Historical costumes are NOT REQUIRED; Costumes are admired not required. Many will wear costuming of the Colonial OR Regency era. • Beginners are welcome. All dances are taught and folks are friendly. • Light refreshments will be served. If you would like to bring something for tea time please contact us via the contact link at the bottom of the inset box on this page. Caller James Hutson is the co-founder of the Culver City English Country Dance series and teaches historical dances including English Country dance, American Family dance, Square dance and more. He is the current Dance Master of the Jane Austen Evening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd, 4th & 5th TUESDAY NIGHT DANCES Skandia Hall in Pasadena 7:15pm–9:30pm NEXT DANCE DATES: Tuesday, November 26th Tuesday, December 10th 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 November 26th dance CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for our December 10th dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Historical Tea & Dance Society ~~ FALL–WINTER 2024–25 CALENDAR ~~ UPCOMING EVENTS! Click title or scroll below for more details on events 11-26 (TUESDAY): Dancing for ALL at Skandia Hall 12-08 (SUNDAY): St. Nicholas Holiday Ball ~ SAVE THE DATE! Our annual formal dinner and ball filled with holiday music and dance at the beautiful Pasadena Masonic Temple hall! 12-10 (TUESDAY): Dancing for ALL at Skandia Hall 12-26 (THURSDAY): Boxing Day Dance Party English Country and Contra dances with caller James Hutson and musicians Jeffrey Spero and Kira Ott. 01-05 (SUNDAY): Jane Austen Tea Social Caller Cara King leads a joyous start to Jane Austen month in Pasadena with musicians Chip Prince, Laura Osborn, and Olivia Breindenthal! 01-14 (TUESDAY): Dancing for ALL at Skandia Hall Dancing, tea, friendship... What a pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon! We hope you will join us. The Historical Tea & Dance Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMING in 2025! 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 ******************************* WHO WE ARE: The Historical Tea & Dance Society is a 501c3 educational non-profit run solely by volunteers. Please be kind always as we are all doing this for the love of dancing and making creative dance events affordable for all! Volunteers and donations are always welcome. 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