Armstrong and Miller period dancing.

[Tom Plunkett]

It being the eve of the Bath Jane Austen Society's annual Regency shindig, I thought these sketches apposite,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjPbj0MVBFg&feature=related

That is the fourth one, the others are just as funny.

[Blue Jay]

 

[Sable899]

Gawds those were funny..

And would you be attending said shindig, Tom?  If so, we expect a full report with some pics.

[Tom Plunkett]

I'm not going this year, but am going to a little period soiree this evening. Its held in a house that has been used as a location for various Austen films and so on, I'll ask Penny to snap a few pics- the problem with hussar dress is I have nowhere to conceal a camera- everything is so tight.

[Blue Jay]

You can get reeeaaallllyy small cameras nowadays ......

[Sable899]

Thanks, Tom.  I'm looking forward to seeing some pics.  We just don't HAVE that sort of thing out here where I live. I'm really quite envious.

[Blue Jay]

We don't have that here either as far as I know. Have a lovely evening!

[Sylvene]

I couldn't get Youtube to behave, but will certainly take another look. 

Now, Sable and BlueJay, you'll just have to come visit... or plan visits.  English Country Dancing is flourishing here in Seattle and there's a ball every year.  Where "period" dress ranges from the 17th to the 19th C.  Playford & Walsh is popular.  You need to know how to dance though.  :P  Or I guess we could stand around as wall-flowers and be spectators

The Jane Austen Society in North America is flourishing as well and they have essay contests for students  from middle school through university level.  There's also this lovely mansion in Vermont that has Jane Austen weekends.  http://www.onehundredmain.com/jane_austen.html  Are you ladies planning yet?

Better yet... Sable - want to attend the Medieval Culinary Symposium with me?  http://antir.sca.org/Upcoming/?Event_ID=2453  You don't have to be a member and I have a tunic or two that will fit you.

Bluejay - we can plan for next year's Costumers Symposium or one of the Intensive Needlework Symposiums.  http://www.collegiumoccidentalis.org/

Wanna come & bring your lady, Mr. Plunkett?  Obadiah might be interested in the Needlework Symposium!  :D

[Lady Jane]

LMAO Tom, those sketches are hilarious! Saw them on tv at the time, but was great to be reminded. Sailor's arm! He wishes!!

[Tom Plunkett]

Well that was a great party. What an evening. I didn't have time to snap any pics, despite Penny porting the camera all night in her ridicule. When I left at one, they were just getting atarted on the dancing. I've never regretted pre-booking a taxi so much. Phil Thomason was there to capture the pics though, so any I took would have been over-shadowed by his. He really is my favourite 'period photographer'. I daresay the pics will be up on his webby soon.
http://www.thomason-photography.net/ThomasonPhotography/Welcome.html

It amazes me what an underground ball scene there is here. I only go to one or two a year, but there are tens of the things, and I heard of some last night. Some of them are very strict about getting the kit right to the decade. Showing up in 1780s, or perish the thought, 1770s kit at an 1810 bash will see you refused entry. This really works when you have a party like last night, where the illusion  of another time was very intense. The dress was evening- almost entirely stockings and breeches for the chaps with the exception of a few rude soldiers and flashy hussar types (hussr gala dress get out clause activated!)

[Blue Jay]

Very nice pictures on that site. I love good pictures.

[exbill]

Thanks Tom. I had not seen those sketches before . Brilliant.