Mrs Bennet’s Late Summer Tea Dance 2024
Meryl and Ian played for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom late summer Tea Dance on Saturday 28 September at 2.30pm at St Mark’s Church, Surbiton. Some 40 dancers enjoyed dancing and an interval with… Read more »
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New Recording – A Trip to the Olympics
Meryl and Ian have recorded an album of dances to commemorate the Paris Olympics in 2024. The album has music for country dances dating from between 1740 and 1818. We… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Houseparty 2024
Ian and Meryl played online for two nights of dancing at Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom’s houseparty again on 13 and 15 August this year. Tuesday evening was Georgian dances – dances included… Read more »
Music used for Dr Who episode “Rogue”
Our music was used on the BBC TV programme Dr Who S1 episode 6 “Rogue” on June 8, 2024 during two dance scenes at the ball. The music was Duke… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers’ Agonies and Ecstasies Olympic Ball 2024
Meryl and Ian played live for a private member only Olympic themed Regency Ball for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers at Rownhams House, Southampton on 21 July 2024. With Shirley… Read more »
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers’ Fairy Ball 2024
Ian and Meryl played live for the Duke of Wellington Dancers’ private members’ only Regency Ball on Sunday 21 April 2024. The theme of this ball was Fairies. Dances included:… Read more »
Black in the City of London
Music from our album “Dances for a Princess” from the collection written by Ignatius Sancho was recently featured in a podcast about Sancho, Equiano and Barber by Jonathan Goddard. Listen… Read more »
New recording
Meryl and Ian have recorded the music for “Strawberrys and Cream”, a dance written by Ignatius Sancho in his collection Twelve Country Dances for 1779. Find this and other recordings… Read more »
Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance 2024
Meryl and Ian played some of the dances for Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom Winter Tea Dance on Sunday 14 January 2024.Dances included Maid with a Bosom of Snow, The Firr Tree,… Read more »
New! Georgian Occupations album
Meryl and Ian have recorded an album of 15 Georgian Occupation themed dances in collaboration with Sally Petchey, dance mistress with the Hampshire Regency Dancers. The dances range from 1750-1810… Read more »