The Annual
Newport Vintage Dance Week
Sponsored by The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers

NEWPORT VINTAGE DANCE WEEK
PLANS ARE UNDERWAY!
August 1 to 6, 2010
 
Named
"2009 Most Memorable Party of the Year"
by the New York Times!

Travel back in time to the summer playground of the Gilded Age. Perfect your dancing skills with classes taught by leading experts on vintage dance. Experience the breathtaking opulence of America’s finest ballrooms as you dance in Newport’s famous mansions. Let yourself be immersed in a bygone era as you sip tea by the shore.

We are planning a new and exciting Dance Week for this year, our second year on the campus of Roger Williams University in charming Bristol, RI (just 5 minutes from Portsmouth, approx.30 minutes from Newport). Registration brochures will be mailed and made available on our web site in March, and for the first time we will be accepting payment by credit card!
 
Our plans for the week’s classes and special events are still underway, with many details still unconfirmed, please check back to this website frequently for updates. Here are some of the details available for 2010. We hope you are as excited as we are in looking forward to another year amidst the splendours of Newport.
 
Newport 2010 will begin on Sunday, August 1. There will be an optional early arrival on Saturday, July 31. Please note that these are earlier days of the week than in previous years. The dance week will run through Friday morning August 6. We are working on some fun ideas for Friday, so you will want to get the full details before reserving airline tickets.

CLASSES AND TEACHING STAFF

We will be foffering an expanded selection of classes for dancers of every experience level this year. Our teaching staff for 2010 will include:
 
Margarita Marambio
Barbara Pugliese
Joan Walton

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SPECIAL EVENTS AND VENUES

Vintage Dance Week will soon be here! 2010 is shaping into a truly extraordinary year, with events to include:
 
The 1890s Soiree will be at the romantic Belcourt Castle on Tuesday evening. It will be a pleasure to return to this site after so many years.
 
The Mid-Century Ball will be returning to the spectacular Ochre Court!! We are very excited to have the opportunity to dance in this lovely hall once again.
 
We will also be returning to a favorite location, Glen Manor House, for the ragtime Dinner Dance.
 
We will also be visiting the Carousel and Ballroom at Easton’s Beach for an afternoon Seaside Tea Dance.
 
The Formal Tea will take place at Linden Place as we celebrate this historic mansion's bicentennial.