The Balls and Other Entertainments

SUNDAY AFTERNOON July 23rd -- TEA IN OLD TOWN
Tea at Mrs Burton's Tea House in Old Town San Diego. Contact SDVDW06@cox.net as soon as possible, as space is very limited.

SUNDAY July 23 -- BAL BLANC
In keeping with other dance week traditions, we offer the Bal Blanc, with a potpourri of vintage dance of the 19th and 20th Centuries. This event will feature the DJ mastery of Richard Powers. White or pastel summer clothing, vintage or otherwise, is recommended.

MONDAY, July 24 -- RAGTIME RHYTHM
From 1900 though WWI, new dance forms arose in response to new, synchopated music. "Everybody's Doing It," and we will, too, in our best ragtime finery. Music by the Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON , July 25th -- CIVILIZED DIVERSIONS
Victorian and Edwardian outdoor activities, like croquet, lawn bowling, seeing and being seen and a presentation on Victorian pastimes by Walter Nelson.

TUESDAY, July 25 -- SHIP AHOY!
A nautical dance and costuming evening circa the 1890s aboard the historic 1905 Berkeley Ferry Boat moored in San Diego Harbor. Live music quartet and no host bar.
Ferry Boat Berkeley Website

WEDNESDAY, July 26 -- GILBERT, SULLIVAN & DANCING An evening of Gilbert & Sullivan, followed by dancing to DJ'ed music. THURSDAY, July 27 -- SOUTH OF THE BORDER It's a Jazz Age sizzler, with those exploding sounds and sultry steps of the 1920s & 1930s at the fabulous 1920s Rosarito Beach Hotel in Baja. Optional trip to Foxploration in afternoon. We'll have rooms to change, so wear your fancy flapper or best Fred & Ginger in the evening. Rosarito Beach Hotel Website FRIDAY, July 28 -- ROMANTIC NOTIONS Our dance week culminates with our mid-19th Century era formal ball. Music by Grand Pacific Waltz & Quick-Step Orchestra. Victorian formal wear with all the hoop-la, mid-19th Century especially.

The Rosarito Beach Hotel