Happy holidays, readers! Today seemed like a perfect time to continue our exploration of dance in  Little Women  by venturing to a Christmas...

As I mentioned in our discussion of "The Laurence Boy", the two scenes in the novel where Meg attends parties make a nice pairing....

Welcome back, all! When we left off, I was sharing some thoughts on the major elements of mid-19th century dancing--today we'll move on ...

I have worked at Orchard House (home of author Louisa May Alcott, and the setting for  Little Women ) for almost half of my life, and spend ...

I reference dancing a lot on this blog, both because I love it and because moving in period patterns in period clothes really changes your u...

There is a local fabric store that gets leftover bolts from warehouses of designers, upholsterers, and quilters, and thus sells everything a...

At the beginning of May I found myself drinking Prosecco at 1 in the morning with a very dear friend, debating dance history technicalities...