Re: Victorian Ball, Sat. 3/24/07 in Carrboro, NC

In article <01c76d11$c77edc40$9f9e480c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Richard Maurer"
<rcpb1_maurer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>trish_connery wrote:
>    Not everyone gets dressed up in costume -
>    there were a few gents in slacks and even one man
>    in his cowboy hat, and while some of the women
>    were very elaborate with hoop skirts, etc.,
>    many were also in simple floor length dresses.
>    The men seemed to gravitate toward military
>    uniforms and most looked very handsome.
>
>
>
>It is no fun dancing with a woman in a hoop skirt.
>There must have been a dip in the marriage rate
>during that era.

The physics are certainly different, but I wouldn't say "no fun."

The trick is to waltz fast enough that the hoop tilts up in back and down
in 
front and you can get in close.

For grand marches, etc, you can hold hands.

-- Alan