Ball ticket 23

Dance the night away in Victorian finery!

The Guildhall, Bath

 Please read detailed description before purchasing! 

 Please note, the tickets sell out quickly - we are usually sold out by October

Pass the night away dancing polkas, waltzes and quadrilles; swanning around in ball gowns and tailcoats, sipping drinks and posing for professional photographs.

The dances will be mostly called and explained by our wonderful Dance Master - Stuart Marsden, and for those who would like a bit more practice there will be dance workshop earlier in the day.There will be a few freestyle waltzes, a polka and a gallop for those who want a bit more of dancing freedom.

There will no catering at the venue -  you are free to bring your own food for a pickic in the break!

 There will be a cash bare with  a good selection of drinks - so please DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS.    if anybody is found bringing their own alcohol, the whol bar will be closed and there will be fines to pay, so please respect this.

Important notice: 

Ladies, please  remember that long trains are a trip hazard. Fortunatelly, inthe 40s shorter skirts were fashionable, though trained ensemble could also be worn for court presentation.

If you go for ther train -   flaunt it on the entrance, flowing after you, display it fully for the photos, but for the dancing,  all the ladies are required to hold their long trains up, or pin them up or bustle them.

It will not only be a historically authentic thing to do (period dancing books  do advise that as well, rather a lot!), but it will be much safer both for you, other people, and your dress.  You will also enjoy the dancing much more not having to  worry constantly about tripping over....  So be fabulous - but safe too...

Just like in the previous  years,  to revive us after the ball, we will be meeting at Pump Rooms for breakfast on Sunday (booking a table advisable - most of us is booking for around 10am). The food is amazing, the building spectacular and  live classical music playing too - a perfect background for a Victorian matinee:-)

 In the previous years we would add more activities before or after the ball - picnics, carriage rides, boating trips - I will keep you posted what the plans involve for next year - since these depend on the weather the decision will be made in the week predeeding the event.

 All the updates will be posted  in our facebook event - please subscribe to the notifications! 

 To help with decisions, a board with Victorian ball fashions for the era has been set up on Pinterest - Here

Additional information:

Dancing 

 We will practice most dances during the workshop, and they will be also explained , and called at the ball  -so  dont worry about your abilities, just join in, most of them are simple and easy to follow. If you have ever danced at a Georgian or a Regeny ball, Victorian is not that much different:-)

Sample programme:

Grand March

Spanish waltz

Polka

 Haste to the Wedding 

The Princess Alice Waltz quadrille

Gallop

  Vienesse Waltz

interval

 Mr.Hart's Lancers

Boston Two step

 Waltz Cotillion

La Tempete

Sir Roger de Coverly

North Downs Waltz

 Vienesse Waltz

Gallop- Flirtation Finale

  T&C

Please note that the tickets are fully refundable in the 14 days from purchase.

If your plans change, you can sell your ticket, but you will need to inform me about it an provide detaisl of the new ticket holder before the cut off date - 13th April. After that no changes in the guest names etc are possible alas!Prior Attire reserves the right to refuse the purchase of the tickets. 

Covid/pandemic etc - if we are in the lockdown again, the ball will be  rescheduled and the tickets will retain their validity. we will follow govermental policies  - there might be a need to present either a covid passport ot a negative teest if the pandemic flares up badly again, to protect vulnerable people.

 Prior attire will not be responsible if you catch a virus at the ball!