I think it's when Kitty and Lydia are allowed to run wild, flirting with all the officers because girls didn't normally behave like that. Also Mrs Bennet is very embarrassing in her stupidity and bluntness in conversation.
In Pride and Prejudice, one of the embarrassing moments at the ball was when Mr. Collins awkwardly asked Elizabeth Bennet to dance and she had to decline, causing a scene. Another embarrassing moment was when Mrs. Bennet boasted about her daughters loudly, drawing attention to their lack of fortune and social standing.
Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy dance to a minuet in the novel Pride and Prejudice.
Mr. Bingley dances with Jane Bennet twice during the ball in chapter 3 of "Pride and Prejudice".
The Meryton ball in Pride and Prejudice is in Chapter 3. At the ball, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy make their first appearance and attract the attention of the locals, including the Bennet sisters.
The Bennet family attends the Netherfield Ball in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet walks to Meryton with her sisters Jane, Mary, and Kitty to attend a local ball at the Assembly Rooms. This is where she first meets Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley.
At the town's ball, when he arrives with Bingley's party.
Jane meets Mr. Bingley's sisters in Chapter 4 of "Pride and Prejudice" at the Meryton ball. They are introduced as Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst.
In "Pride and Prejudice," the arrival of Mr. Bingley in Netherfield is one of the first major events, which sets the story in motion. This is followed by the Meryton ball where Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet first meet and form their initial perceptions of each other.
Some major scenes in volume 2 of Pride and Prejudice include Mr. Collins proposing to Elizabeth, the Netherfield ball where Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth dance, and the confrontation between Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Elizabeth at Rosings Park. These scenes further develop the relationships and conflicts between the characters in the novel.
Wickham's excuse was initially that he had to go to town on business, and then he says he did not go to the ball because, in his words, "I had better not meet Mr. Darcy; that to be in the same room, the same party with him for so many hours together, might be more than I could bear, and that scenes might arise unpleasant to more than myself."
Well, it could be said that both Darcy and Elizabeth are proud and prejudiced in the novel. However, the main pride is Elizabeth's. When Darcy first insults her at the ball, she is hurt and then bases her opinion of him on that incident. Her refusal was due mostly to her hurt pride from Darcy's insults. Darcy's pride is plainly observed, which may be why his pride is seldom discussed, because Miss Austen wrote of it so blatantly. He acknowledges that fault and it is dealt with openly in the novel. However, Elizabeth's affects her throughout the novel. This fault and her clouded first impression of him leads her to mistake after mistake when it comes to Darcy.
At the Netherfield ball, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth talk about music, dancing, and their respective opinions on the behavior of the guests. Mr. Darcy compliments Elizabeth's eyes and sparks their ongoing conflict due to misunderstandings and prejudices.