Third season of Midsummer Night Dances, held most Thursday evenings in the Celebration Tent takes place at the Vanderbilt Museum. 

The dances are scheduled for the following Thursdays: August 7, 21 and 28 and September 4. The gate opens at 6:00, lessons are at 6:30, dinner is served beginning at 7:00, and dancing is 7:00-9:30. Each week features a different food theme.
 
The evening features ballroom and other types of dancing, as well as lessons in a different dance step each week, taught by professional instructors. The August 7th dance is the Hustle, instructed by Marc James; the August 21 dance is Waltz, with Lisa Sparkles Ballroom and Latin Dancing Studio; the August 28 dance is Cha Cha, with Don Angeletti; the September 4 is Latin Night, with Antz Joseph. For more information, visit www.vanderbiltmuseum.org or call 631-854-5579.