Regency Dance
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Ballroom dances of the English Regency (roughly the year 1800) have been a feature of science-fiction conventions for decades. At Conucopia we'll have a Regency dance on Friday night. Come in costume or come as you are. If you don't know how to dance, I'll teach you.
A regent is a person who rules a monarchy while the monarch is alive but unable to rule, such as by youth, illness, or absence. England has had only one in modern times, the eldest son of George III, who was "First Gentleman of Europe", then Prince Regent, then George IV. His era was a colorful time, the day of Beau Brummell and Napoleon. The Regency writer Jane Austen is one of the great names in literature. Many of us were first infected by the 20th Century writer Georgette Heyer, who made a high art of the Regency romance novel. The sense of humor in this period seems to appeal to the fannish whimsy.
Do join us, especially if you're at least reasonably frivolous.
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