Earthly Delights Dance News Google Group

October Dance News - with a taste of Jane Austen

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:18:41 UT

Just 4 announcements!

1) Big thanks to all who came out to our c.1700 Pirates Ball last
Saturday and our apologies to everyone for us not getting to dance in
the hall that night. The church administrator phoned me on Monday to
apologise profusely for the double-booking and promise that all our

View this page: "Pride & Prejudice Ball, 18 October 2008"

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:57:58 UT

Our new poster for the Pride & Prejudice Ball on Saturday 18 October
can now be viewed on the page below and on our webpage
[link]
Please do let your friends and work colleagues know about this event,
and don't forget that we offer discounts for group bookings.

September Dance News

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:08:49 UT

Dear friends,

Our once a-year Pirate Ball is coming around again this Saturday
evening (St. John’s Church Hall, Constitution Ave., Reid – 7:15pm for
7:30 – not 8pm - start). Come dressed however you like – as a 2008
suburban Canberran, an 18th century lady or gentlemen, a character out

Two invitations for September 2008

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:57:27 UT

Dear friends,

Two invitations:

1. Come along an' celebrate Talk like a Pirate Day wi' us at St Johns
Church Hall in Reid on Saturday 20 September 2008.
Thar be fun dances an' costumes galore! Brin' a supper contribution
an' be prepared fer one o' th' best nights ever!
No partners be necessary, all dances be led an' sea dogs an' land

September Dance News & a big thanks

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:56:58 UT

Dear friends,

Big thanks to everyone who came along to our anniversary ball on
Saturday night.

All the calling, playing, dancing, supper contributions, best wishes,
birthday presents and general participation were very much
appreciated. We have been very brave over the last 21 years in not

Reminder: Special Anniversary Dance this Saturday night 16 August

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:34:39 UT

Reminder: Special Anniversary Dance this Saturday night @ St Johns
Constitution Ave, Reid, Canberra, Australia.
(16th August 2008) 7.30pm - 11.30pm

Everyone is invited to come along and help us celebrate an important
Canberra event - three celebrations in one night - John Garden has
been teaching social dance in Canberra for 21 years (launching &

Last 2 days to book for ANU dance course starting Monday.

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:19:52 UT

Dear All

Please phone or visit the ANU Sports and Recreation Centre (ph. 6125
2273) today or tomorrow to enrol in the 'Dancing through the Ages'
course which starts Monday 4 August and runs every Monday 7:45 to 9:45
of second semester. Bookings essential. Tutor John Garden and guests.

Do let your friends know about this good value, fun way to get into

Special Anniversary Ball, 16 August 2008

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:26:56 UT

Celebrating 10 (21?) years of historic and Bordonian dance

Its been an incredible year for new material. New reconstructions from
period texts constituted about 80 of the dances enjoyed at our Romeo
and Juliette 15th & 16th century Italian Ball in February, our early
18th century Cinderella Ball in March, our regency era Jane Austen

A quick reminder- Renaissance Ball tomorrow night!

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:40:46 UT

Dear All

A quick reminder- Renaissance Ball tomorrow night! (St. John's Church
Hall, door opens 7pm for 7:30 start)

Heaps of musicians on stage - Mick Thompson on drums, Julia Horvath
cello, Andrew Purdam percussion and 'harpsichord', Laszlo Lakk viola &
guitar, Ceri Teather oboe, Amy Garden violin, John Garden hurdy gurdy,

July Dance News (Saturday 19 July)

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:09:22 UT

Dear all,

Following on from last month's very successful evening of Restoration
era dance, song, theatre, dress and food, we are going to be taking
everyone back this month to the very beginning of our social dance
traditions with our mid-winter Renaissance ball on Saturday 19th July
at St Johns Church Hall, Constitution Ave, Reid, Canberra.

New page to view: "Dance Calendar 2008"

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:10:56 UT

Dear All

We have listed all our remaining ball themes for 2008 at the web
address below. Do have a look and put them in your diary.

Don't forget, our next ball is our Shakespeare Ball on Saturday 19
July - what a way to forget this gloomy weather than with some fun
dances to great live music, a mid-evening supper and special hot

June Dance Update

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:14:44 UT

Dear friends,

You might know the dance style as ‘Playford’ or ‘English Country’, but
whatever you call it, the dances of the English restoration era are
among the most fun and flowing ever created – and this is the theme of
our live-music ball this Saturday evening at St.John’s Church Hall,

June Dance News

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:13:21 UT

Dear friends

Just a quick correction to the details on a poster we have been
distributing over the last few weeks: the phone number for bookings
for John's 6 week ANU Sport and Recreation Winter Recess course which
starts Monday 16 June is 6125 2273 (not 6215 2273). Minimum number of
participants 16, maximum 32.

Dance News Update

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:26:07 UT

Dear friends,

Don’t forget the 1860s style ‘Gone with the Wind Ball’ starting 7:30pm
this Saturday night at St. Johns’ Church Hall in Reid. Don’t worry if
you’ve not go the full period dress some others might be wearing, just
don any glad rags, and don’t worry if you are not familiar with dances

May Dance News

aylwe...@gmail.com (Aylwen) — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:25:30 UT

Dear friends,

What a fabulous weekend our Jane Austen festival proved to be! Big
thanks to all those who joined us at the sewing sessions, the
welcoming soirée, the dance workshops, the promenade and picnic, and
at the capacity-number Saturday night dinner-ball. The costumes and
spirit of joining in and helping each other could not have been more