also recreating the feeling of a Regency-era ball, wherein ladies would be seen dancing together [...]. However, you would never see two men of the time dancing together in the ballroom.
There's a point where historical accuracy bumps up against civil rights. Presumably you'd never see a black person dancing with a white person at a Regency-era ball either, but I hope it wouldn't be considered acceptable to impose that restriction at a modern ball for the sake of historical accuracy.
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on 2009-10-20 03:58 am (UTC)There's a point where historical accuracy bumps up against civil rights. Presumably you'd never see a black person dancing with a white person at a Regency-era ball either, but I hope it wouldn't be considered acceptable to impose that restriction at a modern ball for the sake of historical accuracy.