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Real Regency Dancers Don't Turn Single: Ten Tips for Judging Authenticity
Check out the comments, and this post--How Many Times Do We Play That Tune? (Posts with the tags Jane Austen/Regency and Country Dance.)
In defense of the contemporary practice of starting all the couples at once--this would seem more appropriate to the American egalitarian spirit and also to the rather informal nature of EC dancing in the United States. While the participants may form a community of their own, united by a common pastime, it is separate from their geographic community or any other sort of natural/"social" community. Also, how many Americans would be patient enough to wait their turn? If authentic ECD is tied to the culture and hierarchical distinctions of a certain period, should we who are looking for some form of folk dance to counter manufactured entertainment adopt something else? Or can ECD be adapted to a society with different expectations and mores?
Misc:
Elegant Arts Society English Regency Page ; (see Regency Assembly)
Country Dance*New York
Playford Ball -- Dance Instructions
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