Bustle Ball

From the unpublished journals of J____ W______, M.D.

March 1, 188_

...after which unfortunate misadventure I arrived in his well-remembered chambers at a quarter to seven o'clock to find H_____ absent and an envelope to my address upon the mantel containing a  card of invitation for a most unusual ball:

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The honor of your presence is requested at

Eight o'clock P.M.
Saturday, March 27th
Pratt Hall

for an evening of Terpsichorean Delights in the company of

The most Bohemian citizens of London town, including 

EXPLORERS, Actors, Mesmerists, Gamblers, INVENTORS,
Artists, Opera-Dancers, WRITERS, Adventuresses,
Military Gentlemen, American Expatriates, and POETS. 

Fancy dress is Requested.

Absolute Discretion is assured to All in attendance.

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...to be continued

Pre-Ball Workshop

For those who wish to learn or practice the couple dances for the evenings ball, a pre-ball workshop will be held that afternoon before the ball.  The workshop will run from 3:00-5:00pm and will include both a quick intro to some of the couple dances and a run-through of some of the quadrilles for the evening.  There is no fee for the workshop -- free to all ball attendees.

Dancing with Alice

Saw Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland last night.   It featured snippets of a quadrille!  Very exciting!

Where Are You Staying?

If you would like to make arrangements for roommates, here is the post for you!  Use the comments section below to seek or respond to roommate inquires.

Tweet!

Follow us as we move through the web of intrigue.  News of this scandal has reached twitter.    Follow us here!

Yet More Waltzing!

I just noticed Susan has posted the announcement for the monthly Elm City Waltz, the evening before A Scandal in Bohemia.    Be sure to check it out, and better yet, think making it a dancing weekend and coming up for two dances instead of one!

more information here

The waltz never goes out of fashion

“The waltz never quite goes out of fashion; it is always just around the corner; every now and then it returns with a bang . . . It is sneaking, insidious, disarming, lovely. . . .The waltz, in fact, is magnificently improper-the art of tone turned lubricious. . . . There is something about a waltz that is irresistible. Try it on the fattest and sedatest or even on the thinnest and most acidulous of women, and she will be ready, in ten minutes, for a stealthy smack behind the door-nay, she will forthwith impart the embarrassing news that her husband misunderstands her and drinks too much and is going to Cleveland, O. on a business trip tomorrow.”

- H.L. Menken, 1919