Territory Stories

Northern Territory Trust News

Details:

Title

Northern Territory Trust News

Collection

National Trust e-news; E-Journals; PublicationNT

Date

2013-12-01

Description

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Notes

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Language

English

Subject

National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory) -- Periodicals

Publisher name

National Trust NT

Place of publication

Larrakeyah

Volume

Vol. 3 No. 10

File type

application/pdf

Copyright owner

National Trust NT

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/250835

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/552513

Page content

Page 7 of 10 ! Branch News Larrakeyah! Regency!Dancing!at!Burnett!House! ! On!Saturday!the!23rd!November,!Burnett!House!came!alive!for!a!Regency!Assembly!(dance).!A!clutch! of!Jane!Austens!and!Mr!Darcys,!and!one!gentleman!resplendent!in!his!Kilt,!took!to!the!floor.! ! The!experienced!dancers!performed!well,!but!when!we!beginners!joined!in!confusion!reigned.! Fortunately!Anna!Harris!was!there!to!gently!guide!us!in!the!right!direction.!Fritz!Risler!and!his!trusty! flute!provided!some!very!fitting!music.! ! A!sumptuous!supper!was!provided,!and!we!all!had!a!welcome!break!from!our!attempts!to!dance!the! Black!Nag,!Mr!Beverage!and!many!other!Regency!dances.!Everyone!had!a!great!time!and!enjoyed! themselves!immensely.! ! During!the!dry!we!hope!to!hold!many!more!of!these!delightful!dance!afternoons!on!the!lawns!of!the! lovely!grounds!of!Burnett!House.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Playford!Dancers!at!Burnett!House! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Country!Dancing!at!Burnett!House! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Article!and!photos!thanks!to!Judy!Richardson! !