L’ Atelier de Danse   &   Jane Austen Society Florence 

1812  Napoleonic  Weekend

1 - 3  June  2012  -  Lucca

Princess Elisa-Napoléone Baciocchi’s

 6th Birthday Celebration

Programme of Events 

FRIDAY 1 June  2012,  8.30pm - 10.30pm

Palazzo Ducale - piazza Napoleone, Lucca

DANCE  RUN-THROUGH  with  REFRESHMENTS

SATURDAY 2 June 2012,  2pm - 4pm

Palazzo Mansi  - Via Galli Tassi, 43,  Lucca

VISIT IN COSTUME TO PALAZZO MANSI PINACOTECA

& TOUR OF “THE HIDDEN THEATRES in LUCCA”

SATURDAY 2 June 2012,  7pm - 8pm

Via Cesare Battisti, 13 Lucca

RECEPTION DRINKS at PALAZZO TUCCI

SATURDAY 2 June 2012,  8pm

PALAZZO TUCCI, Lucca

Via Cesare Battisti, 13 Lucca

GRAND  IMPERIAL  BALL  &  BUFFET FROID

SUNDAY 3 June  2012,  2.30pm - 7.30pm

VISIT IN COSTUME to the VILLA REALE PARK &

PICNIC AFTERNOON TEA at VILLA TORRIGIANI 

Information:  margaritafm@yahoo.com.au

 1912 Ragtime Tea Dance

    Piazza  Ognissanti,  Florence

 Sunday  11th  December  2011  -  from  4pm  till  8pm

Orchestra -  The  Mayfair  Quartet

 Full Price - €50   Costume Hire - €50        

 Students - €65 (Event  &  Costume)

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On Friday 25th February, 2011, Donald Francis and his Atelier de Danse held their 25th Bal Costumé at Palazzo Borghese in the historic centre of Florence. Palazzo Borghese, once owned by the Borghese princes in Rome, is a series of salons and Ballrooms, one more splendid than the other.

It was a glorious  weekend with people coming from all over the world to celebrate this special occasion.

The Costume Ball (second empire - Victorian - 1860 - 1900) began at 9.30pm with the first dance at 10pm. Tickets numbers had been limited to assure a space in the Sala dei Specchi for all the dancers.

The Buffet Froid was made up of dishes known to have been served at similar Balls 150 years ago and cooked to original recipes. It was a special feast for the eyes and taste buds!

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