CIVIL  WAR  ERA  DANCING

BRIANT AND KARIN BOHLEKE, DANCE MASTER AND MISTRESS

SEPTEMBER  2009 THROUGH  JUNE  2010

SECOND  SATURDAY  MOST  MONTHS*

INFORMAL  DANCES with Recorded Music

      November 14, 2009

January 9, 2010     March 13, 2010      April 10, 2010    May 8, 2010

7:30 to 10:30 P.M.

BALL with music by SMASH THE WINDOWS

(Bruce Young and Peg Shutes)

June 12, 2010     8:00 to 11:00 P.M.

Village Hall

108 West Main Street, Fairfield, PA

Organizers Wayne Belt and Norma Calhoun invite you to participate in the twelfth year of Victorian dancing in Fairfield.  Each monthly dance is an enjoyable social occasion focused on learning the dances and etiquette of the Civil War era.  The dance master and mistress will demonstrate and call each dance.  Elegant dancers and excellent teachers, they enjoy sharing their authentic reconstructions of period dances from original sources.  The informal dances will prepare dancers for the Remembrance Day Ball on November 21, 2009, and the series finale ball on June 12, 2010.

All levels of dancers can participate.  Well-behaved children may attend; they need to be able to follow the calls to participate in the group formation dances.

For the informal dances, wear modern casual clothes or informal period attire.  For the ball on June 12, 19^th Century or modern semi-formal attire and white gloves are required.  Metal heel plates are not allowed on the dance floor.  Shoes with flexible leather soles are recommended for all dancing.  Sandals, slides, and rubber-soled athletic shoes are not desirable footwear for dancing.

Light refreshments will be served.  The cost for the informal dances is $7 per person, payable at the door.  The ball will cost $15 per person.  Tickets for the ball will be offered for sale in April 2010.  Advance purchase is recommended because the ball usually sells out.

The Village Hall has a beautiful wooden dance floor.  The hall was renovated a few years ago with new restrooms and central heating, air-conditioning and ventilation system.

Fairfield is located about 8 miles southwest of Gettysburg on RT 116.   The Village Hall is in the middle of Fairfield on RT 116, in the same block as the Sunny Ray grocery store.  Park on the street in front, or in the lot behind the building.

For  more  information,  additional directions, a Remembrance Day Ball flyer, or to place your name on the mailing list,  send e-mail to  civilwardance@earthlink.net (preferred)  or  call  717-337-0748. Information is also listed on the Civilians of Gettysburg website at www.civiliansofgettysburg.com.

*No dance in December because of holiday conflicts.  No dance in February.  Please attend the annual Lincoln Ball on February 13, 2010, sponsored by the Civilians of Gettysburg 1861-1865.  For ticket information, see the website (www.civiliansofgettysburg.com), send e-mail or call.