‘Talking of Georgian Dance… with tea and demo’

Join us at for a talk on Georgian dance followed by a real demonstration!

If you close your eyes and imagine the Georgians, the parties and dances from Jane Austen’s novels will probably spring to mind. But what were these events really like?

In this event, Dr Hillary Burlock, expert on historical dance, will give a talk on ‘A Night at the Assembly Rooms’, exploring what it was like to attend a ball in the Georgian era. Who would you meet? What would you dance? How should you (or should you not) behave?

We’ll also be joined by a group of costumed dancers, ‘Regency Rejigged’, who will show us how it should be done, as they give a demonstration of Regency dances accompanied by musicians playing genuine music from the time.

After all that excitement – join us for a cup of tea and a slice of cake – where…