This is an archive of the 2019 Mad Robin Ball web site. To learn about the upcoming Mad Robin Ball, see our current ball page.

Join us on June 8, 2019, for the eighteenth Mad Robin Ball in the elegant Hermann Sons Hall in Petaluma, California. This will be a special year as we bring back the amazing combination of Andrew Shaw of England and his California band Persons of Quality. Andrew is renowned for his reconstructions of dances of the late 17th and early 18th century, and for his extraordinary teaching. Persons of Quality, composed of Rebecca King, Jon Berger, and Jim Oakden, have worked closely with Andrew to produce recordings of the tunes to Andrew's reconstructions, now featured on 3 CDs. These folks, separated by an ocean and continent, will be reunited at Mad Robin and magic will happen! Following the Saturday afternoon workshop and evening ball, we will continue Sunday with a potluck brunch and special Sebastopol dance to make it a full weekend of fun.

Mad Robin is an English Country Dance Ball organized by the English dance group in Sebastopol and sponsored by the North Bay Country Dance Society. A chance to dress up, meet new dancers, explore Sonoma County and dance to wonderful live music in a grand old ballroom. We hope to see you at the next Mad Robin Ball!

Calling

Andrew Shaw

Music

Persons of Quality - Rebecca King, Jon Berger, and Jim Oakden. Sound by Peter Viehoever

Workshop

2:00-5:00 p.m. Andrew teaching with music by Gary Thomas and Ron Wallace

Ball

6:30 Doors open (changing rooms available)
7:30 - 11:00 Dance program, with potluck buffet at the break

Location

Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Ave, Petaluma, CA

Tickets

Price $45, $40 up until May 21, including workshop and ball

Attire

Semi-formal, festive, or period

 

The Mad Robin Ball is a fragrance-free event.

I'd like to register - sign me up!

Make it a Weekend

Archives:

1st Mad Robin Ball

7th Mad Robin Ball

13th Mad Robin Ball

 

2nd Mad Robin Ball

8th Mad Robin Ball

14th Mad Robin Ball

 

3rd Mad Robin Ball

9th Mad Robin Ball

15th Mad Robin Ball

 

4th Mad Robin Ball

10th Mad Robin Ball

16th Mad Robin Ball

 

5th Mad Robin Ball

11th Mad Robin Ball

17th Mad Robin Ball

 

6th Mad Robin Ball

12th Mad Robin Ball

 

Quick links: Sebastopol ECD | NBCDS | BACDS|

Artwork by Sandy Eastoak

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