It was proposed that we should have another dance
this night and Blake and Perkins, a couple of young
fellows, both strangers in town, undertook to be
managers. We drank tea, a number of us, at Mr. Caleb
Thaxter's, and, at about seven, went again to Mrs.
Derby's hall, where a partition between two chambers had been taken down, which made it much more
convenient than it was the night before. There were
about thirty gentlemen and forty ladies; about twenty
couple could stand up at once, and the rest amused
themselves either with conversation, or with playing
cards. Between two and three we broke up, and I
retired with our young ladies. We sat about half an
hour at Col'l Thaxter's, and I then went to bed. But a
number of the lads, after conducting their ladies
home, retained the music, and went a serenading all
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English Country Dance was the world's longest-running dance craze. They were immensely popular from 1630 to 1830, as seen in Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility (the Jane Austen novels, and the movies based on them). All are invited – no partner or previous experience needed. There is no lesson, and figures are taught as needed. Easier dances at the beginning of the evening lead up to more elegant and graceful dances by the end of the evening.
Friday, April 26th — Chris Kermiet teaches with live music by Teri Rasmussen, Royston Hunget, & Phil Norman.
7:00 - 9:30 p.m. — Adults $15, Teens/Students $10, Cfootmad members $12, at the Left Hand Grange, 195 2nd Ave. in Niwot.
Co-sponsored by CFOOTMAD, SCFD, and the Jan Austen Society.
This is the last English Country Dance until September when it will return to the Avalon in Boulder.
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In Colorado Springs
Sunday afternoon we will have English Country Dance class from 1:45 pm -3:45 pm at the First Evangelical Free Church gym, 820 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.
Here are the future dates:
April 14 - class
April 28 - ball (1:30-4:30)
May 12 - class
May 26 - class
June 9 - class
June 23 - class
June 30 - challenge class
For more information, email Brenda.
