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Saturday 24th Nov: Grand Regency Ball and Period Concert at the historic Hobart Town Hall

Sunday 25th Nov: Regency House & Garden Party, celebrating the 200th birthday of the historic convict-built mansion, Glen Derwent

Schedule of Activities at Glen Derwent

 

Grand Regency Ball and Period Concert

at the historic Hobart Town Hall (Macquarie St, Hobart, Tasmania)

SAT 24th NOV 2018
7:30-11:30

Fine period Tasmanian music by Van Diemen’s Angels

Dancing Master: David Wanless

Tickets:
$25/ $22/ $20/ $15 (student or u/14)
trybooking.com/YIMI
or at the door.  Booking advised.

All dances taught. No dancing experience or partner required.
All ages welcome.

Please bring a plate of supper befitting a ball.

Dress: Period or formal.

Optional workshop at the Town Hall, 2:00-4:00pm
Including Mundy’s Quadrille
Learn some dances and steps before the ball if you wish. Amongst other dances, learn Mundy’s Quadrille and if you desire, be part of demonstrating it at the ball. It won’t be taught at the ball.
$8.

Supported by the City of Hobart.

Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1321363047998983/

Folk Federation of Tasmania Inc
Facebook/Meetup: Dance Folk Tasmania
www.folktas.org/regency
folkdancetas@gmail.com
6273 2127

Spirited dancing to fine music. Come to dance or listen and watch.

“Fine dancing, I believe like virtue, must be its own reward.” — Jane Austen

Extra info:
The recently rediscovered Mundy’s Quadrilles will be performed at the ball. This suite of quadrille music was composed by colonial artist Henry Mundy.

The ball will feature music by 19th Century Tasmanian/Scottish convict, fiddler and composer Alexander Laing.

 

Celebrate 200 years of Glen Derwent

Regency House & Garden Party