Revolutionary-Era Dancing Workshop at American Ancestors

December 5, 4 to 6 pm

American Ancestors, 97 Newbury Street, Boston

Fee: $25, available at my.americanancestors.org/3821/4017

Party like it’s 1776! Join us for an afternoon of merriment as Barbara Pugliese, Artistic Director of Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, teaches dances reconstructed from eighteenth-century sources. In no time, you’ll be dancing across American Ancestors’ historic rotunda to lively, historic tunes! Revolutionary-era refreshments will be served should you wish to take a short reprieve from the revelry! No partner and no prior dance experience are needed, though participants should be able to walk briskly and follow directions.

About American Ancestors

American Ancestors® is a national nonprofit center for family history, heritage & culture based in Boston, Massachusetts, that has been setting the gold standard for genealogical research since its founding in 1845. Today, American Ancestors serves 400K+ members and subscribers through AmericanAncestors.org, one of the world’s largest online collections of family history resources. In 2025, American Ancestors launched the Family Heritage Experience, an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibition that introduces visitors to the joy of family history research, located at 97 Newbury Street at our headquarters in Boston. American Ancestors is also home to the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, which preserves New England’s Jewish history, and 10 Million Names, a project dedicated to finding the names of the enslaved men, women, and children in pre- and post-colonial America before emancipation. For more information, visit americanancestors.org.