Atlanta Historic Dance

Years ago, my friend Ashleigh took me to Colonial Williamsburg. We visited Chowning's Tavern to take part in the Gambols, 18th century...

Last Saturday was Madison Time at the Northeast GA History Center! I presented the popular 1960s dance and taught the Alleycat dance....

These are pictures from a past performance at Fort Yargo's Market Faire. We demonstrated a few, English and Scottish, country dances and...

I'm just now posting pictures from these pre-Covid performances. We had the honour of being invited to perform for KaliCollection's...

This is the first time that I've even considered dancing with the public since this whole thing started in March. I have a healthy fear...

My dance partner, Chris Wilson, and I we're discussing a Zoom meeting with our dancers. It has been very difficult dealing with daily...

I was asked to develop a program on 1920s dance, for a member's live stream, at the Northeast GA History Center. I decided to talk about...

I needed a gold headband to match my new 1920s dress so I decided to raid my scrap ribbon bag instead of buying something new. I made...

I'm switching from creating historic ballgowns to making cotton masks for the hospitals. They are in short supply of medical grade masks...

I have always loved going to balls! When I was younger, my friend Ashleigh and I would hit the road, several times a year, to attend...

Years ago, I worked at the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum. Part of the training to become a docent was to the read two biographies...

Yesterday, I worked as a featured extra on a tv show and was expecting a normal work day. The day started out as usual, lugging my...

I was preparing for the Jane Austen Ball in Louisville, Ky. and I thought I would share a little something about the grand process of...

I needed something to wear to the Jane Austen Ball in Louisville, KY so I decided to make an 1815, drop front, Regency ball gown.  I ...

Thank you for taking the time to read about my nerdy obsession with historic dance and costume. As with a lot of costumers, the sewing...

Here is a picture of me on set demonstrating the Waltz with dancer Tiffany Maughan Pettengill.