
488. A Rambling Conversation with Mum (Part 1) + Vocabulary
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
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Regency Ballrooms and Folk Dances
A Regency Ballroom is a ballroom that comes from that period. Going to the ball was a very good way of meeting people at that time. The dances were danced en masse, which means in a group or together. Men would be wearing these kinds of frilly shirts and tight trousers and neckties,. Also, the expression heaving bosoms came up in this conversation. Luke: I think explaining all of that made it easier for us to understand language. Next thing is, in common parlance we talk about the Regency era.
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