Jane Austen Birthday Ball

Calendar
When:
December 15, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2019-12-15T14:00:00-05:00
2019-12-15T17:00:00-05:00
Where:
Brush Barn Smithtown Historical Society
211 E Main St
Smithtown
NY 11787
Cost:
$14 public, $10 members, Children under 16 free
Contact:
Herb Lape
631-456-9081
Email
Dance English Country

The December English County Dance is LITMA’s Jane Austen Birthday Ball

Margaret Bary with the English Dragonflies

Period costume, or any fancy attire is encouraged, but is not required.

English Country Dance was the popular form of social dance in England and the United States (the colonies) beginning around 1650 (John Playford’s “English Dancing Master”), continuing through the 1700’s and into the early 1800’s (when the waltz became popular). Movies based on Jane Austen novels such as “Pride and Prejudice” or “Emma,” include scenes at balls or parties featuring English Country Dancing. Related to Contra dance, ECD moves at a slower pace and features a variety of figures or patterns set to beautiful music. The repertoire includes dances from the historical past as well as the present and range from elegant to lively.

3 thoughts on “Jane Austen Birthday Ball”

  1. How often do you have English Country dance? I only see the September and December dance mentioned. Thanks

    Jan Preis

    1. We currently have four ECD events scheduled for the season. The Jane Austin Birthday ball is the next event, with the season finishing with the ‘Ice Cream Social’. We would like to schedule more events, but we would need more dancers at each event to break even.

    2. Hi: We just added information about the other English Country Dances. Currently we meet four times a year.

      Hope to see you at a dance.

      Nicole

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