The Victorian Society at Falls Church

cordially invites you to the 2009-2010 season

Promenade Dancing Class

Contemporary ballroom dancing and etiquette lessons
for 6th and 7th grade students

2009-2010 Season
Friday evenings at November 13
November 20
Falls Church Presbyterian Church December 11
225 East Broad Street December 18
Falls Church, Virginia January 8
January 15
(January 22 alternate)

To request more information, please contact one of the Promenade co-chairs:

Sheila Frost Nancy De Lew

571-235-9842 703-241-0033
frost_group@yahoo.com nancy.delew@cms.hhs.gov

Register by October 30, 2009!

Student’s Name ____________________________ At least one parent for every child is asked to
Address __________________________________ chaperone one night. Please circle all dates for
which you would be available to chaperone. You
Zip Code _________ Phone __________________
will be selected for just one class, unless you wish
School ___________________________________ to help out more.
Circle: Boy Girl 6th Gr. 7th Gr.
Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Dec. 11
Dec. 18 Jan. 8 Jan. 15
Father’s Name _____________________________
(Jan. 22)
Address __________________________________
Phone ________________ Cell _______________ Full payment of $120 must accompany this
registration. (A limited number of scholarships
*Email ___________________________________ are available). Please make your check payable to
the Victorian Society at Falls Church and send
Mother’s Name _____________________________ it with this application form to:
Address __________________________________
Phone ________________ Cell ________________ Ann Anderson, PDC Registrar
*Email ___________________________________ 314 Little Falls St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
*Please indicate which email address is preferred for receiving
messages, which could include snow day announcements.
Promenade Dancing Class
Background Information & Details
Description
The Promenade Dancing Class offers an introduction to ballroom dancing and
etiquette for girls and boys in grades six and seven. The class offers a unique
opportunity for Falls Church area girls and boys to learn dance steps and
manners while enjoying the company of their peers. Our sponsor, the Victorian
Society at Falls Church, lends an additional dimension to the instructional
component of the class, augmenting etiquette lessons with comparisons to
manners prevalent at the turn of the century.

History
From 1999 to 2003, a significant number of Falls Church boys and girls partici-
pated in the Woodley Dancing Class at the National Cathedral School. When
the Dancing Class was discontinued due to the retirement of its long-term leadership and lack of successor chair-
persons, Falls Church City residents Susannah Hamme and Katharine Stewart launched the Promenade Dancing
Class. Since 2003, parent volunteers have organized the Class. The 2008-2009 season was cancelled due to lack of
volunteers, but this season’s co-chairs are excited to continue the tradition and provide this program for our
middle school students.

This Season
All girls and boys of the appropriate ages, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic origin, are invited to apply for the
2009-2010 Promenade Dancing Class. Two classes will be conducted each evening, one from 7:00 pm to 8:20 pm
for 6th graders, and the second one from 8:30 pm to 9:50 pm for 7th graders. Parents are encouraged to stress the
importance of prompt arrival and departure for each class.

Tuition &Application
Tuition is $120 for the 2009-2010 season of six classes. All funds are used to cover costs; the program is non-
profit, run by parent volunteers. A limited number of scholarships are available.
Applications are due October 30, 2009 and should be mailed to the registrar, Ann Anderson. We will notify all
students by email or telephone of their enrollment and the class to which they are assigned. We will make every
effort to group students according to grade. However, we may need to balance classes by gender and class size.

Appropriate Dress
Dancing requires hard soled shoes; no athletic shoes or flip flops, please. Girls should wear conservative dresses
or skirts, short white gloves and closed-toe shoes with a back. Boys should wear jackets, ties, dress pants or chinos
and dress shoes.

Parent Chaperones & Refreshments

Parents have a standing invitation to observe any of the Promenade Dance classes. In addition, they are asked to
chaperone and provide a refreshment for one class during the season.

Code of Conduct
All students are expected to conduct themselves as ladies and gentlemen by applying the lessons they are taught in
the classes.

Inclement Weather
In the event of inclement weather that closes Falls Church City schools, an email message will be sent to parents
about the evening’s classes, and the session will be made up on January 22.
The Victorian Society at Falls
Church

The Victorian Society at Falls Church, a chapter of the Victorian

Society of America, was founded in 1995 to promote the Victorian
heritage for the City of Falls Church. The Society holds a variety of
events, reenactments and demonstrations designed to educate the
public about Victorian culture, manners, dress, architecture,
entertainments and history. The Society sponsors events related to
the history of Falls Church and raises funds for a variety of Falls
Church-related projects, such as the Victorian fountain in Frady
Park and the walking tour map of our Victorian structures. Events
supported or sponsored by the Society include literary evenings and
a Civil War Thanksgiving at Cherry Hill Farm, an annual Falls
Church Arbor Day reenactment, 19th century dance classes for
adults and an annual ball, featuring period dancing and guests in
19th century attire.

We are proud to sponsor the Promenade Dance Class in order to

interest young people in forms of social interactions and customs
that are deeply rooted in our country’s history. The ballroom dances
taught, however, are those most frequently encountered on dance
floors today. We hope that this class will provide students with the
familiarity and interest that lead to a lifelong enjoyment of dance
and appreciation for traditional social graces.

2009-2010 Promenade Dance Class Organizing Committee

Nancy De Lew and Sheila Frost, Co-Chairs
Ann Anderson, Registrar
Phyllis Kravinsky, Chaperones & Refreshments
Mack Gross, Victorian Society Representative