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18 September 2007

Putting the old grey poney to shame

Filed under: Online — Mags @ 12:51 am

Alert Janeite Allison T., who has been known to do a little country dancing* from time to time, sent us a link to two incredibly awesome clips. The proprietors of Jeremy’s Ranch English Riding School don’t just teach conformation and jumping to their young pupils, oh no; they also learn English country dancing. The first clip, set to the tune “Miss Gray” from the S&S95 soundtrack, juxtaposes horses jumping in time to the music with the young ladies dancing down a set; and in the second clip, which is truly fantastic, some of the young ladies dance to “All Around My Hat” on horseback! Try that, Mary Crawford!

(”From the French contredanse“–O RLY? Thanks, Lady Obvious!)

TJABC Clips and Stuff: OVERCAFFEINATED EDITION!!!!

Filed under: The Jane Austen Book Club — Mags @ 12:30 am

Here you go, Franka ;-) Here’s today’s clips…

GRIGG’S A LITTLE OVERCAFFEINATED!!! AND TACTLESS!!!! HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA!

No matter what you do, the Fanny Wars are simply unavoidable (and we think Sylvia needs a Lord High Mayor of Wankerville t-shirt or something, and not necessarily about Edmund)

In other news, Medialoper praises and criticizes the TJABC website and Karen Joy Fowler’s website.

Make a bracelet with your favorite Jane Austen film characters

Filed under: Janeite Crafts — Mags @ 12:17 am

The Tip Junkie blog has directions for making a bracelet and necklace featuring several characters from adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels. We imagine one could easily substitute one’s favorite characters if they don’t appear here.

Pride and Prejudice on stage in Virginia

Filed under: Stage — Mags @ 12:14 am

Alert Janeite Marybeth’s parents were vacationing in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley when they discovered an upcoming production of Pride and Prejudice at ShananArts in Verona, Virginia. The play will be performed over the next two weekends, so make haste! Tickets are $8-16 and available in advance by phone or at several area retail establishments.

 

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