CAPE MAY – Join Tom Cupp, America’s two time ballroom dancing champion, for an elegant event at Congress Hall. The Valentine’s Day Tea Dance will take place in the ballroom from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. You and your significant other will be sure to enjoy this charming experience, complete with cocktails, sandwiches, scones, coffee and, of course, tea. The cost is $25 before Feb. 2 and $35 after Feb. 2. After the dancing concludes, you and your sweetheart can enjoy 15% off your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner at Blue Pig Tavern.
A tea dance, or thé dansant (French for dancing tea), is an afternoon or early-evening dance, sometimes preceded in the English countryside by a garden party. The function evolved from the concept of the afternoon tea, and its origin can be traced to the French colonization of Morocco. The usual refreshments in 1880 were tea, coffee, ices, champagne, fruit and biscuits. The expected feature was a live orchestra or a small band playing light classical music. The types of dances performed during tea dances included Waltzes, Tangos and, by the late 1920s, the Charleston.
For those who want to make a night of romance the following room packages are being offered:
My Blue Valentine:
Available Feb. 10, 2012 – Feb. 14, 2012
This package includes:
• Accommodations at Congress Hall
• Valentine’s Dinner for two in the Blue Pig Tavern*
• Breakfast for two in bed or in the Blue Pig Tavern**
• Two Blue Bubbles Champagne Cocktails in the Brown Room
• Small Stuffed Blue Pig
• Late 2 p.m. check-out
*$40 dining credit toward dinner
**$25 dining credit toward breakfast in bed or in the Blue Pig Tavern
Savor Romance Slowly:
Available Feb. 10, 2012 – Feb. 14, 2012
This package includes:
• Deluxe accommodations at the Virginia Hotel
• Candlelit four course dinner for two in the Ebbitt Room
• Continental breakfast for two in bed
• Chilled champagne and chocolate covered strawberries upon check-in
• Late 2 p.m. check-out
These packages are available all month long!
Starting rates on 2/14/12 for 1 night are (pre-tax):
Congress Hall: $161 – Annex queen
Star Inn: $161 for KING ocean view, $189 for efficiency
Virginia Hotel: $242 – King
Congress Hall is located at 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204
The Virginia Hotel is located at 25 Jackson Street, Cape May, NJ 08204
About Cape Resorts Group
Cape Resorts Group, a division of high-profile real estate development firm Cape Advisors, Inc. founded by Curtis J. Bashaw and Craig Wood in 1996, has offices in Cape May, NJ, Atlantic City, NJ and New York, NY. Known for its expertise in adaptive reuse and historic preservation of resort and hospitality properties on the New Jersey Shore, Cape Resorts Group manages hotels and rental properties including The Chelsea in Atlantic City, NJ as well as Congress Hall, The Virginia Hotel and Cottages, The Star Inn, and Sandpiper Beach Club in Cape May, NJ. Slated to open summer 2009 is the retro-chic Beach Shack featuring the reopening of the iconic Rusty Nail Bar and Restaurant.
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