Mark your calendar and polish up your dancing shoes! Join us at the 16th Annual Armistice Ball on
Saturday, November 9, 2024,
in Morristown, NJ.
And visit our FB page for a look back at the 2023 festivities and to hear the sounds of
the Metropolitan Club Orchestra.
You're Invited!
Join us at the Armistice Ball, an evening of music and dancing from the 1910s and 1920s. Your hosts are members of the Metropolitan Vintage Dance & Social Club, a group of friends from the NJ-PA-NY area. They'll be happy to answer your questions about dancing, etiquette, or period clothing (military uniforms or modern cocktail/formal attire are fine, too). Email us at armisticeball@yahoo.com.
Tickets to the Ball are $45 per person (discount for students with valid ID) which includes a dance workshop from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the same hall. Scroll down to buy your tickets.
The Ball itself begins at 8:00 p.m. with a few introductory dances, followed by a Grand March. You may join in with a Fox Trot, One-Step, Waltz, Tango, or Charleston -- or just come for the music and spectacle! Light refreshments are served during two intermissions.
Music is provided by the Metropolitan Club Orchestra under the direction of Dan Levinson. Followers of the NYC jazz scene will recognize Dan as not only a noted solo artist, but as a member of Vince Giordano's Nighthawks. He'll be j0ined by Alex Owen, trumpet; Jim Fryer, trombone; Conal Fowkes, piano; Andrew Hall, bass; Mike Kuehn, banjo; and Sue Fischer, drums.
Buy Tickets
ADVANCE SALES HAVE ENDED, BUT YOU CAN STILL PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE DOOR.
Tickets will be available at the door for $50 ($25 with student ID) before the 2:00 Workshop and when the Great Hall opens for the Ball at 7:15. Dancing begins at 8:00.
We can accept payment by cash or check made out to "Thursday Morning Club" only.
Accommodations
If you're traveling from out of town and want to stay over after the ball, we have reserved a small block of rooms at the nearby Best Western Plus Morristown Inn, 270 South Street, Morristown. Tell them you're with the Armistice Ball, or book through the link below.
The rate is 159.00+tax. It includes free parking and internet and a full hot breakfast in the morning. This offer is available until October 9.
To make a reservation: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.31016.html?groupId=H38SE6A3
About the hotel: Hotels in Morristown NJ | Best Western Plus Morristown Inn
History
The first Armistice Ball was held in November 1918 to celebrate the end of the First World War, also known as the War to End All Wars. Holding a ball around Armistice Day every year became a tradition in the USA and especially in Britain. Sadly, by the 1930s, people were concerned about a new war looming on the horizon, and the Armistice Ball custom died out.
Our intent is to follow in the tradition of the original decade of Armistice Balls past, to honor the memory of the people who lost their lives during World War I, and to honor the military members and veterans among our ball guests.
