Vanderbilt’s popular Mid-Summer Night dances return for sixth season

Vanderbilt’s popular Mid-Summer Night dances return for sixth season

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Love to dance in the warm evening air? Want to learn new steps? Bring your friends to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Mid-Summer Night dances, held on most Thursday evenings. The summer dances, which have become some of the museum’s most popular events, are held rain or shine in the Celebration Tent next to the Vanderbilt Mansion, overlooking Northport Bay.

The schedule includes the foxtrot with Antz Joseph and Charla on July 13, the merengue with Charlie Wood on July 20, rumba by Patti Panebianco, with performances by Patti Panebianco’s Kids on July 27, East Coast swing by Ed and Maria of Swing Dance Long Island on Aug. 17, the hustle with Donna DeSimone on Aug. 24 and the salsa by Alfred Peña of Rhythmology on Aug. 31. Dances start at 6:30 p.m. with professional instructors teaching the featured dance step of the week for 30 minutes, followed by a deejay playing music for dancing of all types. Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and beverages.

Tickets are $22 online at www.vanderbiltmuseum.org, $30 at the door. The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is located at 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport. For more information, call 631-854-5579.

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