250th Jane Austen Birthday Ball

We had a wonderful time attending the 250th Jane Austen Birthday Ball hosted by the Jane Austen Society of North America-Georgia Region and @atlantahistoricdance which took place at Brawner Hall. There was dancing, desserts, a silhouette artist, and games to be played. Members of Atlanta Historic Dance perform Mr. Beveridge's Maggot at the Jane Austen 250th Ball hosted by the The Jane Austen Society of North America-Georgia Region and Atlanta Historic Dance. Mr. Beveridge's Maggot is an English County Dance. The first version of this dance was published in Playford's Dancing Master in 1695, but the dance went through transformations throughout the 18th Century. It is hard to say how popular this dance would have been in the Regency era, as it would have been over 100 years old, but it is an old favorite with Jane Austen Fans. This dance may look familiar to Jane Austen fans as it was also performed in the TV miniseries Pride & Prejudice (1995) and the movie Emma (1996). The Emma Movie has a snowballing cast off which is not done in this performance. Please note a "Maggot" when referred to in country dancing means an extravagant notion; a whim Join the Historical Belle Society on My Patreon: www.patreon.com/HistoricalBelle Atlanta Historic Dance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atlantahistoricdance Historical Belle on Social Media: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/historicalbelle/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historicalbelle/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.