Annual Regency Ball

Since 2005 we have held an annual Grand Regency Ball in Hampshire, each with a different theme. Guests are invited to come in period costume and enjoy popular dances of the time. 

All dances are called and walked through and there is a workshop beforehand to familiarise guests with the steps.

Tickets usually sell out months in advance so it is advisable to book early, as places are limited. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about the next Hampshire Regency Dancers Annual Ball. 

 


A guest at our 2026 Ball was kind enough to share that: "I had the best ball I could ever had. My first organised by the Hampshire Regency Dancers and it exceeded my expectations by far." ... "The whole event was absolute Perfection on all fronts, I could see nothing that could have been better. The venue enveloped the magic, to have the whole estate for the whole evening all for ourself made it truly special, we could access different rooms, one more magnificent than the other, we could dance, sit down by the fires, eat a very good dinner." ... "I danced most dances, the workshop before the ball was very useful. The atmosphere was generally very friendly and I saw beauty everywhere I turned, a feeling shared by all I talked to." ... "Again, nothing could have been better, Thank you so much to you all for the work and care you put into it, you gave us a magical night".

You can find the video highlights from our 2026 Ball at the bottom of this page.


Some of our most recent Balls have included:

  • "A Ball in Celebration of the life of

    Ignatius Sancho", Somerley House, Ringwood, October 2026. Dance Mistresses: Sally Petchey and Georgia Delve, Music from Beaus Band.

  • "Jane Austen 250th Birthday" Ball, Somerley House, Ringwood, September 2025. Dance Mistresses: Sally Petchey and Georgia Delve, Music from Beaus Band.

  • "Grand Tour" Ball, The Elvetham Country House Hotel, Hook, October 2024. Dance Mistress: Georgia Delve, Music from The Warleggan Village Band.

  • "Winter's Eve" Assembly, Winchester Guildhall, November 2023. Dance Mistresses: Sally Petchey and Caroline Handy, Music from The Warleggan Village Band.

  • 20th Anniversary "Chinoiserie" Ball, Rookesbury Park, Wickham, October 2022. Dance Mistresses: Sally Petchey and Caroline Handy, Music from The Warleggan Village Band. 

  • The Keats "Ode to Autumn" Ball, Winchester Guildhall, September 2019. Dance Mistress: Valerie Webster, Music from Green Ginger.

  • The Gothick Ball, Highcliffe Castle, Christchurch, October 2018. Dance Mistress: Sally Petchey, Music from the Hampshire Regency Players

  • The Beaux and Belles of Beaulieu Ball, Beaulieu Abbey, July 2018. Dance Master: Stuart Marsden, Music from Green Ginger

  • A Ball for Jane Austen "an English Rose", Winchester Guildhall, July 2017. Dance Master: Stuart Marsden, Music from Green Ginger