Dance Cards for the Duchess of Richmond's Ball!

Alright, this will probably be my final post before the ball since I will be leaving for Europe shortly! I'm so excited!

However, I've created a couple of documents to create dance cards for anyone who is interested. As the ball will be very international, with people all around the world attending, I don't know what language(s) the ball will be called in (hopefully English!), so now you will have a set of English instructions to refresh your memories in the ballroom.

This image from c. 1820 shows men and women dancing a quadrille. The figure with 1st woman and 3rd couple advancing and retiring is part of Paine's 4th Set of Quadrilles (part 4 La Pastourelle)!

Note the woman on the left is holding a little dance card, probably refreshing the figures in her head during the dance!

I've created a Facebook page (called Duchess of Richmond's Ball dance cards) and uploaded a couple of documents to that page so you can make your own dance card! The first version is in a smaller print and has fewer pages. The second version is a has larger print for those who would find it useful.

Here are some instructions:

SMALL PRINT VERSION

1. Print page 1 and you will have your front and back covers! You can use a stiffer piece of paper if you like.
2. Print page 2, then page 3 on the reverse for double-sided printing.
3. Assemble your pages in order (see below), then staple the middles together.
4. Punch a small hole in your booklet through the top left corner.
5. Run a decorative string like embroidery floss through the hole and tie off to create a loop. Make sure it is big enough for your hand to go through! You can choose a colour that goes with you ensemble for the ball!

The order of pages should be as follows:

1. Front cover
2. Blank side on the reverse
3. Leamington Dance
4. Paine's 4th Set #1 Le Pantalon
5. Paine's 4th Set #4 La Pastourelle
6. German Quadrille
7. German Quadrille Cont'd
8. Ecossaise 
9. Northdown Waltz 
10. Lord Castlereagh's Waltz
11. Blank page
12. Back cover 

LARGE PRINT VERSION

1. Print page 1, then print page 2 on the reverse for double-sided printing.
2. Print page 3, then page 4 on the reverse.
3. Print page 5, then page 6 on the reverse.
4. Assemble your pages in order (see below), then staple the middles together.
5. Punch a small hole in your booklet through the top left corner.
6. Run a decorative string like embroidery floss through the hole and tie off to create a loop. Make sure it is big enough for your hand to go through! You can choose a colour that goes with you ensemble for the ball!

The order of pages should be as follows:

1. Front cover
2. Blank page
3. Duke of Wellington's Waltz
4. Paine's 4th Set # 1 Le Pantalon
5. Paine's 4th Set # 3 La Poule
6. Paine's 4th Set # 5 La Finale
7. German Quadrille
8. German Quadrille Cont'd
9. German Quadrille Cont'd
10. Ecossaise
11. Ecossaise Cont'd
12. Lord Castlereagh's Waltz
13. Northdown Waltz
14. Triumph
15. Prince Wm of Glos'ter's Waltz
16. Back cover

I hope that you will find this useful! I know I will be reviewing the figures on the flight over... I'm looking forward to meeting many of you at the ball next week! Happy dancing!