Can you imagine it?
'Rollicking good time' would be one way to describe this unusual evening.
English Country Dancing was exclusively popular in the Regency Era (~1775-1825). Jane Austen's books, and the movies of them, depict wonderful conversations had while enjoying these dances, one of the only social activities at the time.
Each dance consists of a line of partners facing each other, the gentlemen on one side and the ladies on the other, doing a series of simple "figures" which they perform in a square of two couples. After each stanza of the music each couple moves to a new foursome and repeats the figures.
They are wonderful for exercising the body, stretching the memory, practicing elegance, and spending a delightful evening with friends and family!
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