Allerton Park & Retreat Center

Experience Level: Beginner

Give the beloved PBS series Downton Abbey a proper sendoff at Historical Dancing: A Downton Abbey Ball on Monday, Sept. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Library.

This evening soiree — led by instructor Jeanette Watts — will feature fun and easy-to-learn dances covering the era of 1912 to 1930, from the time of the Titanic sinking to the birth of the bias-cut dress and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Students are encouraged to wear costumers appropriate to the time period. Partners are not needed, but the urge to find out what it was like to dance like a Crawley in Downton Abbey is recommended!

A bar will be provided.

The evening is also a primer for the multi-week Historical Dancing: Titanic to the Talkies series being offered on Sept. 23 through Oct. 28. Get more information here.

$30/person. Registration will close Sept. 11 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.

Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

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