dancing in the Jane Austen era

Caution: Do Not Touch the Water

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November 10th 2008
On Friday, I attended an English Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee). If you You-Tube "Ceilidh," you will find some really funny footage of awkward people dancing around...which is basically what a Ceilidh is. We learned dances from the Jane Austen era, listened to English folk music, and it was actually a lot of fun, despite how dorky it all looks. Then, at the end of the night, people got onstage to si ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more