Lincoln Book Festival Regency Dance demos - Sunday 5th October 2025

Описание: Several of our members had a fantastic opportunity to do some demonstrations and run a dance workshop as part of the final day of the Lincoln Book Festival on Sunday. We had such a great time and everyone who came along to the workshop did a fantastic job!

For our demonstrations we linked dances to the books written by Jane Austen:

1. Jackey Tarr (Wilson, 1816; music by Stuart Marsden for HDS) was a nickname for those is the navy. In Mansfield Park, the heroine Fanny Price comes from a naval family, with her brother also being in the Royal Navy.

2. Mr Beveridge’s Maggot (Playford, 1695; music by Pemberley Players) was used in several adaptations, but is danced by Emma and Mr Knightley in the 1996 film with Gwenyth Paltrow.

3. In Northanger Abbey, Catherine Moorland and Mrs Allen enjoy the Pleasures of the Town (Wilson, 1809; music by Pemberley Players) in Bath, including the theatre and assembly rooms, where she meets Mr Tilney.

4. In the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice, poor Lizzie has the misfortune of having to dance with Mr Collins, where he goes wrong in Shrewsbury Lasses (Thompson, 1765; music by Pemberley Players).

5. Prince William of Gloucester (Preston, 1801; music by Pemberley Players) was George III’s brother and was banished from society over his secret marriage to the illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Walpole. This is very similar to Edward’s secret engagement to Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility, for which his mother disowned him.

6. Magic Mirrors (Campbell, 1787; music by Green Ginger) are everywhere at Kellynch Hall in Persuasion, showing Sir Walter Elliot’s vanity. When Admiral Croft moves into Kellynch, he says, “Such a number of looking-glasses! Oh Lord! There was no getting away from oneself…”

Further videos of the dances from the workshop will be added later.