Our May meeting focused on English country dancing in the Regency era, beginning with a talk from Louise Siddons (dance instructor, caller and historian) on Harriet Willes, who collected and documented social dances in the 1790s. We learned why it was that characters in Jane Austen novels had so much time to make conversation during dances, as depending on one’s position in the order of the dance, there was a great deal of time not spent dancing at all. We then had the opportunity to put theory into practice under the expert guidance of Louise, to the accompaniment of lively Regency music from fiddler, Linda Game. A very good, and invigorating, time was had by all!