First, the Eighth Annual Jane Austen Ball in Rochester, co-sponsored by the Country Dancers of Rochester and JASNA Rochester, will be held on Sunday, May 4, at 2 pm. The elegant private venue that has hosted the Ball for the past several years will once again be the setting (details available upon registration). A full prospectus for the weekend and a registration form are available at this page of the CDR website. The page also includes several YouTube videos, either from previous Balls or from CDR demonstration dances (click on the links for individual dance titles under the "Dance Program" heading).
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Second, some of our JASNA friends in Spencerville, Ontario, have sent us this prospectus for their ball later in May. Our correspondent, The Belle of the Ball, can be emailed at this address, and a YouTube video of last year's ball can be viewed here. The prospectus follows:
My dears,
it is with limitless joy that we announce our forthcoming Regency Ball in
Spencerville. We hope to enjoy your presence on May 23-25, 2014 for a series of
dance workshops and Mrs. Sarah Spencer’s Regency Ball.
Our slate
of entertainments is not yet complete, but may we entice you with the
following:
Friday May
23 Ball Dances Workshop, 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Saturday
May 24 Ball Dances Workshop, 10:00 to noon.
Saturday
May 24 Callers Workshop, 2:00 to 4:00, wherein the services of many dancers are
required.
Saturday
May 24 Regency Ball, 7:30 to midnight, with a light repast at 9:30.
Sunday May
25 Advanced Dance workshop, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Additional fee required.
All dancing
takes place at the Spencerville Town Hall.
All dancing
workshops are casual dress.
The Regency
Ball is mandatory period clothing.
Our caller
is our good man David Smukler, with his delightful wife as accompanist, and his
band of great renown for the ball.
Cost for
this magnificent three-day event is $75 per person, with additional fee of $10
for the advanced Sunday workshop.
We trust we
shall be favoured with your presence on this happy occasion.
Your humble
servant,
The Belle
of the Ball
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