Bonnets and Breeches Dance Society

Bonnets and Breeches Dance Society We’re a historical dance group based in Bingham focusing on Georgian, Regency and Victorian dances. We are also available to book for classes and events.

Our next two dates at Belton House’s Literary Festival are Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. Please find below the inf...
19/06/2026

Our next two dates at Belton House’s Literary Festival are Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. Please find below the information about what we are up to each day, including dance performances and talks 😁

14/06/2026

What a fabulous evening we had at our last night! The Duchess of Richmond herself would have been thrilled I’m sure! Here is the video overview of the evening, showcasing the joyous time we shared.

Thank you to everyone who came! And a massive thank you to Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer for the absolutely wonderful music 😄 also, big thanks to the Bonnets and Breeches committee for organising the event and to Newark Town Hall for allowing us to use their glorious ballroom for its 250th Anniversary!

Individual full dance videos, where available, will be posted on our Youtube channel, so do have a look! https://youtube.com/.breeches?si=Z8-E6B3iGrISqH5z

13/06/2026

Our Eve of Waterloo Ball is tonight! We are very much looking forward to welcoming our guests to the glorious Newark Town Hall Ballroom to celebrate its 250th anniversary!

We have a couple of last minute tickets available so email if you would like them!

See you there 😁

11/06/2026

Second video for today… here is a fun little one for you all. Remember back to our video last year with the one and only Mr Collins…? 😂

11/06/2026

Today, we took part in the first of 5 days we are performing at Belton House as part of their Literary Festival… but where is everyone?

In the video you can see them performing one of our favourite Victorian-era dances called “Les Rats Quadrille Fig 1: Le Pantalon”, composed by Gervasius Redler and published in 1843 for the student dancers (known as les petit rats) of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Rats feature in many books, such as in Oliver Twist, where Charles Dickens uses rats to symbolize the poverty of Victorian slums.

Beatrix Potter wrote about a rat called Samuel Whiskers, who lives in a secret hideout under the attic floor of Tom Kitten’s home.

In the Pied Piper of Hamelin poem by Robert Browning, Browning describes the town of Hamelin being overrun by a plague of rats, who even nest in men’s Sunday hats.

They say you are never more than a couple of meters away from a rat… especially if you have a library filled with them!

The music for this dance is by Spare Parts.

Background music is “The Author” by Meryl and Ian Thomson.

10/06/2026

Tomorrow, Bonnets and Breeches will be here as part of Belton's Literary Festival! 💃

Check out their schedule below:
11.30am Literary-themed dance performances in the Marble Hall
12pm Talk by Lynne Spicer - Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights: Origins and Afterlife
12.30pm Grand promenade through the Dutch and Italian gardens (weather permitting)
1.30pm Literary-themed dance performances in the Dutch garden (Marble Hall in the event of poor weather)
2pm Talk by Ivan Stafford - Britannia: Britain's First Road Map - A Projection of Power, Knowledge and Landing Sites
2.30pm Literary-themed dance performances in the Marble Hall

And remember, they'll be back on 27 and 28 June and 9 and 11 July for more!

Image by Jon Pear.

The count down begins! 5 days to go until our Eve of Waterloo ball.Two tickets have become available if anyone would lik...
08/06/2026

The count down begins! 5 days to go until our Eve of Waterloo ball.

Two tickets have become available if anyone would like them. Please email us at [email protected]. They are first come first served.

07/06/2026

What a wonderful evening we had last night at The Meryton Mob’s regency ball in Shrewsbury! Thank you to Karen and Pete for a splendid night of fun dances! And joyful music from Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer 😄 we cant wait for our ball next weekend!

Getting ready for a wonderful evening at the Meryton Mob ball in Shrewsbury. Enjoying a lovely pre-drink at the Darwin’s...
06/06/2026

Getting ready for a wonderful evening at the Meryton Mob ball in Shrewsbury. Enjoying a lovely pre-drink at the Darwin’s Townhouse 😁

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