Do you love period dance and are eager for a chance to dance the night away? Are you new to dance and want to give it a try? Do you have 12th Night garb that didn't quite get finished in time for 12th Night? Then this is your big chance to realize your dreams: come to Crosston Shire's annual Dance Ball and show off your finery while learning and performing popular period dances. A day of dance instruction led by our fabulous dance instructors will be followed by a sumptuous one-course feast prepared by Lady Chiara la Trombottiera, and an evening of dance to the sweet tunes of our wonderful live musicians.

If you would like to learn the dances beforehand, please feel free to attend the Crosston weekly dance practice on Wednesdays or the Darkwood Thursday practices before the Ball.

Site Information: The event will be held at the Palo Alto Arts Center at 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94303; (650) 329-2366. There will be no site fee, but donations will be gladly accepted at the door. The site opens at 10am for setup, dance teaching begins at 1, the feast will be begin at 5, dancing begins at 6, and the site closes at 10pm. Please see Crosston's website, http://www.halimal.com/crosston/Pages/danceball06.htm. While there is no fee for the feast, please RSVP your intended attendance to Baccus. This is a DRY site.

Autocrat: Baccus Kaloethes (William Edgin) baccus_kaloethes@yahoo.com

Directions: Take 101 to Embarcadero West in Palo Alto. Go west on Embarcadero to the fourth stop light, Newell Road, and turn right. Turn right into the Palo Alto Arts Center. Drive all the way to the back into the large lot. The auditorium is on the east end of the building right by the parking lot; signs will point the way.