JASP 2025 Regency Ball Info

"He is as good a sort of fellow, I believe, as ever lived," repeated Sir John. "I remember last Christmas, at a little hop at the Park, he danced from eight o' clock till four without once sitting down."

Sense and Sensibility

Are you ready for one of the highlights of the Jane Austen Summer Program? Our JASP 2025 Regency Ball takes place Saturday, June 21 from 7 to 10 pm. Take note of our practice sessions and a comprehensive list of the dances.

Tickets for non-JASP 2025 attendees

We are opening our Regency ball up to members of the public who are not attending the symposium. You can purchase tickets from our online shop. Those who purchase non-attendee tickets can attend practice sessions alongside JASP 2025 attendees.

Meet Mr. Steplively!

Meet our dancemaster, Jeremy Gersham (a.k.a. Mr. Clarles Steplively)! He has provided instruction in Country Dance for over a dozen years. Mr. Steplively is the incumbent Dancemaster for the Regency Society of Virginia.

Practice Sessions

Here is our most up-to-date schedule. Be sure to check our website periodically for any subsequent updates or schedule changes. All sessions will take place at the NC History Museum at Tryon Palace.

Thursday June 19

3:45-4:45 Dance Practice 1 "101 for Beginners" with Mr. Steplively, Dancemaster (Tent on Patio) 

Friday June 20

5:15-6:15 Dance Practice 2 with Mr. Steplively (Maddox Hall); option to stay longer if desired

Saturday, June 21

3:00-4:30 Dance Practice 3 with Mr. Steplively (Tent on Patio)

7:00-10:30 Regency Ball (Maddox Hall) AND Regency Card Games (Chance-Kemp) with Music by Syllabub

List of Dances

View the list of dances selected by Mr. Steplively. Click here for dance instructions.

(EASY)

Auretti’s Dutch Skipper

from Rutherford, 1756  

Baked Leg of Pork and Potatoes 

from Button & Whitaker, 1810

The Margravine’s Waltz  

from Preston, 1799  

The Mariner’s Compass is Grog 

from Gray, 1805 

Pease Pudding and Oyster Sauce 

from Button & Whitaker, 1810

Physical Snob  

c. 1800

The Sailor Laddie Straight 

1783

Scotch Bonnet Wilson 

1809

(INTERMEDIATE) 

Boil’d Goose with Snuff Sauce 

from Button & Whitaker, 1810

Duke of Kent’s Waltz 

from Cahusac, 1801 

The Pirate Gow 

1822 

Update (6/19/25): Our dance master Mr. Steplively has added an advanced dance class (a fourth dance session) on Friday 11-12. You can find it on the schedule online and also on the Ball Information page. No reservation is necessary. Prior experience or the 101 class is required for this session.

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JASP 2025 is partially supported by a grant from North Carolina Humanities.