Stripping the Willow
Real life forms the best basis for world building of all sorts, even in speculative fiction genres.
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Chalked Dance Floors
Was chalking a dancefloor a merely decorative exercise, meant to display wealth to one’s guests, or were there practical reasons for the effort?
Continue reading →Regency Girls’ Education–What did They Need to Know pt 2
Necessary female accomplishments including a range of both academic and practical skills that could be acquired in a variety of ways, both in formal and informal settings. These included both academic topics and practical ones.
Continue reading →Quadrille 1815
In the Dragon Keepers’ Cotillion, the dance master teaches the quadrille. Here’s what it might have looked like.
Continue reading →The Minuet
Although dances during Jane Austen’s day did not usually begin with the minute, a few of the most formal ones still might. Check out this very formal dance that intimidated so many young women of the day!
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