Everything you ever wanted to know about

The Pennsic 50 School of (European) Dance

and then some.

"... and we shall have a fun time regardless."

Dean

The Dean of Pennsic 50 Dance will be Gregory Blount. He is looking for a successor for Pennsic 51-52.

Staff

Deputy: Lady Sonya Flicker ("Patches")
Drop Dead: Countess Judith of Northumbria
Children's Track: ??
Floor and Trailer: ??, ??
Music Coordinator: Master Albrecht Catsprey
Web Minister: the aforesaid Gregory Blount

We will be recruiting additional staff at Pennsic. Many hands make light work!

Also, I am looking for a successor as Dean for Pennsic 51. The ideal candidate will be someone who plays a major role at Pennsic 50.

Classes

Thing is open to submit classes. Please submit one or ten! If you're unsure about teaching at Pennsic fore the first time, we'd happy to recruit a co-teacher for you.

The deadline for submitting classes will probably be May 1st, 2023.

Revels and Socials

Friday, Aug 4, 9pm: The Contessa's Red and Gold Ball, hosted by Countess Judith
Saturday, Aug 5, 9pm: Beginner Ball, hosted by Gregory and Patches
Sunday, Aug 6, 9pm: Return of the Flamingo Ball, hosted by Duchessa Diana Alene Tregirtse and Lady Helen Hrolfsdottir
Monday, Aug 7, 9pm: Choral Ball, hosted by Siri and James
Tuesday, Aug 8, 9pm: The Blue Feather Ball Ball, hosted by Joshua and Gregory
Wednesday, Aug 9, afternoon: Dancing at the Villa, hosted by Judith
Wednesday, Aug 10, 9pm: Grand Masked Ball, hosted by Avelina del Dolce and Sophie the Orange
Thursday, Aug 11, 9pm: Last Ball of the 50, hosted by Morgan and Nicolosa

On Tuesday, the main Blue Feather event will begin in the Great Hall with the Fashion Show, while we will dance in the Dance Tent starting at the usual time. When the Fashion Show is over, we'll move to the Great Hall to dance there.

Ball Set lists

Choral Ball
- Set 1: Belle Qui Tiens Pavane, Belle Qui Tiens Galliard, Heart's Ease, Cuckolds all a Row, Piva, Goddesses, Filles a Marier, Hyde Park
- Set 2: Queen's Almain, Up Tails All, Chestnut, Vita Di Cholino, Upon a Summer's Day, Galliard, Mage on a Cree, Sellenger's Round
- Set 3: Black Almain, Friar and the Nun, If All the World Were Paper, Glory of the West, Petit Rose, Newcastle, Merry Merry Milkmaids, Trenchmore

Classes submitted thus far (March 26)

Mistress Rebecca da Firenze
- Beginner Dance: Bransles
- Beginner Dance: Burgundian
- Beginner Dance: Inns of Court
- *Contentezza D'Amore*
- *Contrapasso da Farsi in Ruota*
- *Gracca Amorosa* for Beginners
- Two Fifteenth-Century Triples: Vita and Voltate
- *Chiara Stella*
Lady Maggie Bakestre
- Beginner Dance: English Country Plus (3x)
Ariana De Gallo, AKA Melanie Treeson, and Joshua
- Beginner English Country Dance By The Numbers
- Beginner English Country Dance for as many as will
- Intermediate English Country Dance
Mistress Isabella Beatrice della Rosa
- Beginning *Gresley Manuscript* -- 1.5 hours
Eleanor de Astlye
- Dances for Two Left Feet
- Dances for Two Left Feet: *Bransles* Edition
Gregory Blount
- Galliards with Gregory (3x)
- Ornaments in Arbeau's Dance Manual
- Known World Dance Symposium Bid Session
- Meet-the-Dance-Faculty Social
Patches
- Beginner's Ball Prep
- Advanced English Country Dance
- Beginner Dance: English Country
Henry of Maldon
- Beginner Dance: *Branles*
- Beginner Dance: 15th-Century Italian
- Beginner Dance: *English Country*
- *Rostiboli Gioioso*: A Dance that Heats Up
Judith
- Low, Slow and Flirtatious for Three: *Pelligrina*
- A Silly Skirmish for Five: Verceppe
- Advanced Dance: *Fia Guilemina* for Four
James Blackcloak
- Advanced Italian: *Fortunosa*
- Ball Prep: Choral Ball
- Beginner Dance: 16th-Century Italian
- Italian *Balletti*
Mistress Sciath ingen Chaennaig
- All in the *Bransle* (perhaps beginner track)
Baroness Angharad
- Dances for Demos (2x)
- *Ballo del Fiore*: Dance of the Flower, for Two
Lorenzo Petrucci
- 15th-Century Italian Dances for Couples

Musicians and Music

We will be playing music arrangements from the Pennsic Pile 50 (2023). You might find Aaron's Fakebook useful.

Ball Set Lists

Updates

Updated information will appear on this webpage, on our Facebook page, or you can email the Dean to request email updates.

Extra info

SCA Renaissance Dance Homepage

Previous Years

Check out the archive of previous Pennsic dance info.

Documents

Check out the archive of documents related to Dance at Pennsic. Not ISO-9001 compliant, but close enough for the SCA.

Webbed by Gregory Blount of Isenfir (Greg Lindahl)