When we're not dancing, we may hold costuming workshops and readings, go on picnics or visits to historical sites, perform historical research, attend concerts, or stage Silly Costume Video parties. Their dance repertoire spans the years 1830s through 1850s. Researched dances from California's Mexican Era are a focus. They research, reconstruct, perform, and teach social dances from the Renaissance to the Ragtime. They try to favor the New World in their efforts when they can.
Every effort is made to produce a reasonable facsimile of period social dance.
Weekly classes are being held through the Summer. E-mail them to find out what they're teaching. The Artistic Director is Steven Percer. Ye Gaskell Occasional Dance Society has been sponsoring Victorian Ballroom dances for over 15 years. They currently sponsor 6 balls a year at the Scotish Rite Temple in Oakland, Ca.