Things to know about Saturday’s Vintage Dance Ball!
Posted: January 18th, 2010 | Author: Casta Lusoria | Filed under: Events | Tags: Steampunk Ball | 1 Comment »Advance Ticket Sales for the Ball have closed. Tickets will be available at the door for $30!
What’s this about dancing?
A Clockwork Werewulf: Being a Victorian Dance Ball in the Steampunk Style will feature vintage 19th-century dances (with instruction), occasional free waltzes, and some other assorted dancing. All the vintage dances will be taught. Our Dance Instructor, Susan de Guardiola, is coming down from Connecticut – she is a skilled instructor/caller with many dances under her belt. More information on her can be found at her website, http://www.kickery.com/ .
And what about refreshments? Dancing is thirsty work!
There will be complimentary tasty treats to eat and drink– finger-food desserts and other goodies, water, and punch. As much as possible, we will have allergen lists for all treats, and will try to have an assortment of gluten-free goods for folks with dietary restrictions. Full ingredient lists (as complete as we are able) will be available upon request.
And what, pray tell, should I wear?
We’d hope for at least an SCA style “good faith effort,” meaning this is an evening out at a Ball– but being a fundraiser whose primary goal is supporting research for a cure to Multiple Sclerosis, we’re not going to turn you away if you’re not dressed completely inappropriately for a dressy evening out in Baltimore. Don’t have tails? Wear the best you have. The “Steampunk” genre encompasses a great many things, and our guests will represent a cross-section of interests. Some handy links for your consideration:
Wikipedia’s “Steampunk” article mentions culture and fashion.
The Steam Fashion community on LiveJournal discusses a great many aspects of genre clothing.
To browse more images of folks dressed in their Steampunk Best, have a look at the Flickr archive for Steampunk Fashion.
Often inspired by Victorian themes like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, some guests will be clad in Victorian garb; many folks will accessorize with “clockwork”-themed ornamentation limited only by the constraints of their creativity and imagination. Some will add Wild-West themed elements, and some will adopt a post-(Victorian)-apocalyptic flair.
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