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Jane Austen 250th Birthday Celebration Ball

  • Gadsby's Tavern Museum Ballroom 138 North Royal Street Alexandria, VA, 22314 United States (map)

Happy 250th, Jane!

Come celebrate Jane’s 250th with some of her favorite dances, and some of ours!

Dancing Master: Corky Palmer

Music by Hijinks (Miranda Weinberg, Carrie Rose, and Kathy Talvitie)

Regency or formal attire appreciated.

Tickets: $53 per person, including processing fees. Order tickets with credit card here. Tickets are advance order only and will not be sold at the door. If you need to use an alternative method of payment, please email us at alexandriaassembly@gmail.com.

Doors open at 6:30; dancing will be from 7:00 to 10:30 with a break for dessert. Madeira and a birthday cake for Jane will be served. You are also welcome to bring a dessert to share.

Sponsored by Jeannie Perron Brooker and Ralph Brooker

Dances (in alphabetical order). See the Dance Catalog page for notations and videos.

  • Barbarini's Tambourine

  • Mr Beveridge's Maggot

  • Le Boulanger

  • Captain Wentworth

  • Dublin Bay

  • Duke of Kent's Waltz

  • The Dusty Miller

  • German Waltz

  • Jane's Walz

  • My Love is but a Lassie Yet

  • Portsmouth

  • Prince William

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