Category: Waltzing Parties
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Planning a Dance Party
The purpose of this website is to encourage traditional social dancing among Catholics, in the firm belief that this activity helps build the City of God. Done correctly, dancing encourages chaste friendship between men and women, gives the timid confidence, and breaks the stranglehold of social media, if only for a few hours. Dr. Peter…
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The Queen of Ballroom Dances
The waltz as it is taught at Mrs McLean’s Waltzing Party was codified in England in 1927. The English Waltz reached that form after a campaign, immediately after World War I, by dance teachers and other aficionados in England to bring the waltz (or valse) back into fashion. They did this through ballroom dancing competitions…
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The September 2024 Party
Were I possessed of adequate funds, I would offer weekly dance lessons to my Traditional Latin Mass community. Given that my parties take place on Sunday afternoons, I would also offer lunch. There are any number of improvements I would like to make to the tangible form of Mrs McLean’s Waltzing Party, but they will…
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What is the waltz for?
I am indebted to a Facebook-using reader of Dr. Kwasnieski’s “Tradition & Sanity” substack for asking “How is dancing with members of the opposite sex better than other forms of recreation?” Like partner dancing, good questions set guidelines and limits. These are very helpful when expressing thoughts and arguments. The acute inquirer has asked not…