Victorian Recreations

During the Victorian time period dance and music were very popular past times for both men and women. It was especially popular during the cold winter months.Governesses were supposed to teach young women the refinements of music during these long nights. People often assumed if a person was skilled in one of these recreations they were skilled in the other as well. And during this time new forms of dance were sweeping the nation. Dances such as jigs and country dances were being replaced by the polka and the waltz. Queen Victoria was an avid dancer herself and had a huge influence on her country and the different styles of dance that they practiced. Men and women were seen as equals they participated in these recreations.

Other places such as theaters, music halls, and fairs were also popular attractions for the people who lived in the Victorian age. Both men and women attended these events and during this era people from the middle class and upper class started to mix. However only  men were allowed into pleasure gardens where they drank, ate, and listened to music. The only women that were found in these areas were prostitutes and were affordable to only middle and upper class men.