The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society at Fort Washington

The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society at Fort Washington The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society has a new sponsor & location, Fort Washington Park, MD. Custis from his grandmother.

The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society was founded as a volunteer interpretive program of Arlington House, a historic home built between 1802 and 1818. It was the home of George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington and step-grandson of George Washington, who was raised at Mount Vernon by the Washingtons. The only surviving child of GWP Custis and his wife Mary Lee Fitzhugh,

Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Lt. Robert Edward Lee in the parlor in 1831, six of their seven children were born at Arlington, and the Lee family considered it home until the Civil War. The Arlington estate was also home to 60+ enslaved people, inherited by Mr. They built home, maintained the property and served the family until the estate was occupied by Union troops in April, 1861, the beginning of the Civil War. The home and grounds are administered by the National Park Service, and are located in what is now Arlington National Cemetery. The mid-19th century dance troupe was founded in 2012 by Arlington House volunteer Amy Delery, director and dance mistress, 2012-2017, now consulting. John Michel, an original dancer with the group, then served as dance master, and the current dance mistress is Naomi Arlund. Member Vanna Patterson Lewis also calls and teaches dances. The members are dedicated volunteers and living historians who enjoy learning and performing dances of the mid-19th century. The group has performed at Arlington House, Fort Washington, the Anacostia Arts Center, the Army-Navy Country Club, Sully Historic Site, and other Washington, DC area venues.

02/08/2025

Check out this stunning photo of Stratford Hall in the January snow captured by Paul Welch. There is always something new to discover at Stratford Hall.

Photos from the October 5, 2024 event,200th Anniversary of Fort WashingtonWe're always looking for new dancers. No exper...
10/20/2024

Photos from the October 5, 2024 event,
200th Anniversary of Fort Washington

We're always looking for new dancers. No experience necessary.

Photos by Michael Pierce

10/24/2023
10/24/2023

Who's ready for another ghost story? 👻 🎃

This story, circa the 1980s-1990s, was shared by a head guard.

Quite frequently, an alarm went off in the stable. Then, in about the time it would take to unsaddle and put up a horse and walk from the stable to the Mansion, an alarm sounded in the Washington Bedchamber. Guards invariably found nothing out of the ordinary.

This man's explanation was that the General was coming home, made his horse comfortable, and then went up to his room.

The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society is performing again.Come visit us on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Fort Wa...
09/19/2023

The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society is performing again.
Come visit us on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Fort Washington Park (NPS), MD.
There will be dancing, black powder demonstrations and live music, too. It's FREE!

Looks like great fun.Lots of borrowing from the past.
01/09/2022

Looks like great fun.
Lots of borrowing from the past.

The swinging vibe shifted from old-time castles to post-war dance clubs real quick.

09/28/2021
So, here's a brilliant idea for staying safe while dancing during the pandemic. It's better if you have a live-in partn...
04/25/2020

So, here's a brilliant idea for staying safe while dancing during the pandemic. It's better if you have a live-in partner, of course. Nevertheless, we love to dance!
Many thanks to those who devised this plan and produced the video.
https://youtu.be/dVABt2_JNbQ

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The Arlington House Victorian Dance Society is a volunteer interpretive program of Arlington House, the Lee Memorial of the National Park Service, located in Arlington National Cemetery. The mid-19th century dance troupe was founded in 2012 by Arlington House volunteer Amy Delery, director and dance mistress from 2012-2017, now dance mistress "emeritus." John Michel, an original dancer with the group, served as Dance Master from April 2017 until December 2019, and Mrs Naomi Arlund, who has danced with us since 2014, is the current Dance Mistress. The members are are dedicated volunteers and living historians who enjoy learning and performing dances of the mid-19th century. The group has performed at Arlington House, Fort Washington, the Anacostia Arts Center, the Army-Navy Country Club, Sully Historic Site, and other Washington, DC area venues.