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Su 7/27 11:00 AM Dance Floor Construction n/a n/a Pennsic Dance Staff Come out and help us set up the fabulous floor in the European Dance Pavilion!
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Tu 7/29 11:00 AM Chiara Stella 16It adv Lady Rebecca da Firenze Come learn Chiara Stella, a lovely cascarda from Il Ballarino! Dancers of all ages welcome. This is an advanced class.
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Tu 7/29 12:00 PM Beginning Galliards 16Fr beg Master Gregory Blount The galliard is an aerobic 16th-century pan-European dance. Come learn the basics!
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Tu 7/29 1:00 PM Four-Couple English Country Dance 17Eng any Countess Thyra Eiriksdottir My favorite ECDs are for four couples in a square, and feature beautiful floor patterns rather than complicated steps. We'll cover Hyde Park, Faine I Would If I Could, and Dull Sir John. No experience required, but it helps.
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Tu 7/29 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: English Country A 17Eng beg THL James Blackcloak Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn simple English Country Dances.
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Tu 7/29 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: 16th-Century Italian A 16It beg THL Margherita Battistina Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn simple, late 16th-century Italian dances. Possible dances: Contra Passo, La Castellana.
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Tu 7/29 4:00 PM Chigi Dances 16It any THL Margherita Battistina Come learn dances from one of the earliest manuals of 16th-century Italian dances. All experience levels welcome. Possible dances: Rose E Viole, Spagnioletta, Contra Passo.
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We 7/30 11:00 AM The Shady Valley of Bizarre Love 16It any THL Henry of Maldon We'll be doing two dances, Ombrosa Valle from Caroso, and Bizzarria d'Amore from Negri, according to the teacher's current reconstructions.
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We 7/30 12:00 PM Alman All The Time 16Eng any Lady Gianna Vettori Explore the Inns of Court and (nearly) all the almans on the set lists! Black, Lorayne, Madam Sosilia's, New, and Queen's Almans.
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We 7/30 1:00 PM Furioso all'Italiano 16It adv Lady Rebecca da Firenze Come learn Furioso all'Italiano, a 16th-C Italian dance for sets of three couples. Dancers of all ages welcome. This is an advanced class.
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We 7/30 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Absolute Beginner A Multi beg Master Gregory Blount Never danced before? This is the class for you! We’ll start from the very basics, and soon you'll be on your way to the Ball!
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We 7/30 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: 15th-Century Italian A 15It beg Countess Thyra Eiriksdottir Never danced before? No problem! This class will start with basic steps and patterns, and then teach fun, simple dances from 15th-century Italy.
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We 7/30 4:00 PM Basic Italian Dances for the Balls of Pennsic 15It beg THL sionn, the lost Come learn some of the common dances to be done at several of the balls at Pennsic. Included are Petit Rose, Petite Vriens, Amoroso and Anello.
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Th 7/31 10:00 AM Children's Dance Youth beg Lady Rebecca da Firenze It's never too early to learn to dance! Come learn dances fun for all ages. (Any youth under 12 requires a responsible adult present.)
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Th 7/31 11:00 AM English Country Dances: Miscellaneous 17Eng any THL Henry of Maldon All dances reconstructed by the teacher from Playford and/or Sloane; may include Parsons Farewell, Nonesuch, Whirligig, Lady Cullen.
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Th 7/31 1:00 PM Contentezza D'Amore 16It adv Lady Rebecca da Firenze Come learn Contentezza D'Amore, one of the most beautiful of the 16th-century balli! I will be teaching the version from Nobiltà di Dame, Master Caroso's second book, wherein he corrects all the errors of his first; if you think you already know it, be warned! Dancers of all ages welcome. This is an advanced class.
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Th 7/31 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Measures A 16Eng beg THL Henry of Maldon Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn simple middle class dances from Elizabethan England.
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Th 7/31 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: Branles A 16Fr beg Lady Rebecca da Firenze Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn fun bransles from 16th-century France.
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Th 7/31 4:00 PM Storytime with Arbeau 16Fr any Lady Gianna Vettori Having trouble learning all the bransles!? Storytime with Arbeau uses mnemonics - tricks and stories to help keep straight many of the bransles. Dances may include Aridan, Cassandra, Charlotte, Clog, Hermits, Horses, Montard, Pease, Pinigay, and Washerwoman's as time permits.
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Th 7/31 5:00 PM La Figlia Guglielmina 15It mod THL sionn, the lost This is a complex and exquisite dance of late 15th-century Italy. It is based on a popular song of the day. The dance tells a story--but do you read the same story as I do? The dance will be taught but, if there is time and inclination, the reconstruction used and alternative reconstructions may be discussed.
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Fr 8/1 10:00 AM A Conspiracy of Choreographers Academic adv
Master Sion Andreas o Wynedd
Dance is a reflection of the society that creates it. But what do our dances say about us? Uncle Sion would love to meet with people interested in collecting choreographies and documenting the history of dances created by SCAdians for SCAdians over our 50-year history. (A&S16)
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Fr 8/1 10:00 AM Children's Dance: Fun Circle and Line Dances! Youth beg THL Darius the Dancer It's never too early to learn to dance! Come learn dances fun for all ages. (Any youth in attendance require a responsible adult present.) This class will teach French bransles and English almans.
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Fr 8/1 11:00 AM Dance Atrocities 2014 Multi any
Master Sion Andreas o Wynedd
This year Uncle Sion rescues two dance-tunes-we-used-to-use in AS barely double digits and gives them bright new choreographies. He also steals from--er, is inspired by--Jamie's Magnum Opus and presents his own country dance (which needs 6 couples to do). Trust in Sion. They will be fun.
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Fr 8/1 12:00 PM Gracca Amorosa for Beginners 16It beg Lady Rebecca da Firenze Come learn Gracca Amorosa, one of the most popular 16th-C. cascarde. Dancers of all ages welcome. Prior dance experience helpful but not required.
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Fr 8/1 1:00 PM Assai Contrapassare 16It any Master Gregory Blount There are at least 6 known choreographies for the tune Contrapasso, all of which almost fit the same music. We'll begin by learning (or reviewing) Contrapasso en due, and then we'll learn all of the ones done in a circle, including the one illustrated in the famous "rose hey" woodcut in Caroso's second manual.
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Fr 8/1 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Absolute Beginner B Multi beg Lord Maurin Lessault Never danced before? This is the class for you! We’ll start from the very basics and soon you'll be on your way to the Ball!
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Fr 8/1 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: English Country B 17Eng beg THL sionn, the lost Never danced before? No problem! Come learn some easy dances that will be done at several of the balls at Pennsic. Included are Black Nag, Rufty Tufty, Heart's Ease and New Bo Peep.
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Fr 8/1 4:00 PM Whose Partner Am I Anyway? 17Eng beg Lady Gianna Vettori Why settle for dancing with one partner when you can dance with both! Learn three fun, flirty, and fickle four-person Playford dances including Rufty Tufty, Heart's Ease, and Cuckolds All in A Row. Basic ECD steps will be reviewed. Beginner+.
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Fr 8/1 5:00 PM Heavenly Dancing 16It any THL Margherita Battistina Come learn two dances by Caroso, with titles about celestial objects: Ardente Sole (Burning Sun) and Fulgente Stella (Shining Star). Dancers of all levels welcome.
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Sa 8/2 10:00 AM All Ages Revel
Youth/Revel
any Lady Rebecca da Firenze For those who like to dance, but can't stay up late enough to attend the evening revels! Featuring dances from the Youth Track, which will be taught. We'll have period snacks and live music!
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Sa 8/2 12:00 PM Longways for as Many... Whut? Multi any Master Gregory Blount First, we'll reconstruct Playford's actual Trenchmore, then we'll dance the sciolta of Chiaranzana -- twins separated at birth? You be the judge.
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Sa 8/2 1:00 PM All About Branles 16Fr mod THL Henry of Maldon For those who have some orientation to Arbeau's branles, we'll be going over as much information about as many branles as we can get to in one class.
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Sa 8/2 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Pavan and Galliard 16Fr beg THL Henry of Maldon All beginner dancers welcome! You will learn how to walk (and jump!) with style and rhythm. Then use these skills for improvised dances of the 16th century.
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Sa 8/2 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: 15th Century Italian B 15It beg THL Darius the Dancer Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn fun, simple dances from 15th-century Italy.
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Sa 8/2 4:00 PM Beginning Bassadanza 15It beg Lord Maurin Lessault Learn the basics of this graceful style of dance from 15th-century. Italy. Focus is more on how to dance than on learning a particular dance.
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Su 8/3 10:00 AM Children's Dance: More Fun Dances! Youth beg THL Darius the Dancer It's never too early to learn to dance! Come learn dances fun for all ages (Any youth in attendance require a responsible adult present.) This class will teach some early and some late dances in our period, from 15th-century Italy, to 17th-century English country dances.
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Su 8/3 11:00 AM Piccolo Passi: Baby Steps into Italian Dance 15It beg Lady Ginevra Boscoli Learn how to apply familiar ECD steps and terms to take the first baby steps towards mastering the elegant (and fun!) dances of 15th-century Italy. We will cover period dances Amoroso, Petit Vriens, Rostiboli Gioioso, and Petit Rose. Beginners are welcome.
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Su 8/3 12:00 PM English Country Dance for Six 17Eng any Lord Dunstan Bramblette Come learn Black Nag, Upon a Summer's Day, and Picking of Sticks.
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Su 8/3 1:00 PM A Playford Scramble: Three Dances to Move You 17Eng any Lady Ginevra Boscoli Be prepared to ask "Who's my partner, and where are we going?" in this exploration of direction-changing, partner-changing, and progression dances. Some familiarity with basic English Country dance is helpful but not necessary. Halfe Hannikin, Maiden Lane, and Cuckolds All A Row will be taught.
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Su 8/3 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Absolute Beginner C Multi beg Master Lorenzo Petrucci Never danced before? This is the class for you! We’ll start from the very basics and soon you'll be on your way to the Ball!
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Su 8/3 2:00 PM Flash Mob Practice Multi any THL Margherita Battistina Want to participate in this year's Flash Mob? Come find out when and where its happening, and practice a little for the final performance. Meet in the Dance Pavilion; practice will be held elsewhere.
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Su 8/3 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: Measures B 16Eng beg Master Stefan of Cambion Never danced before? No problem! This class will start with basic steps and patterns, and then teach simple middle class dances from Elizabethan England. They are from the Inns of Court in London and are done in a line, some not much more than walking.
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Su 8/3 4:00 PM Meet-the-Dance-Faculty Social Revel n/a Pennsic Dance Staff Everyone is invited to meet the people who make the Pennsic School of European Dance happen! This event is open for all students and dancers to meet this year's faculty and staff, and is another social event for our faculty and experienced dancers. We encourage all to attend. Light refreshments will be provided and a group picture of staff and teachers will be taken.
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Su 8/3 5:00 PM Ball Prep: Beginners' Ball Revel beg Master Gregory Blount Want to dance at the Beginners' Ball on Sunday night, but have no or little idea how? This is the class for you! All dances and steps will be taught, along with etiquette and survival tips.
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Mo 8/4 10:00 AM Renaissance Party Dances: Chirintana and Friends 15It beg Master Lorenzo Petrucci Some dances are more about fun than footwork. We will start by learning Piva and Saltarello, and then finish with Chirintana. Beginners are very welcome.
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Mo 8/4 11:00 AM Italian Dance for ECD Feet: La Castellana 16It any Lady Gianna Vettori Italian dances can seem intimidating for dancers just getting steady on their English Country feet. Caroso's La Castellana is a simple Italian dance for couples that translates easily into ECD terminology. For as many couples as will.
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Mo 8/4 12:00 PM Deja Vu: La Castellana Part 2 16It any Lady Ginevra Boscoli Delve a little more deeply into this 16th-century cascarde by transitioning to the use of Italian terminology and focusing on style and embellishment. Completion of "La Castellana: Italian Dance for ECD Feet" or some familiarity with 16th-century Italian steps is recommended but not required.
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Mo 8/4 1:00 PM Gresley Dances 15Eng any Lady Evelynne Merrymet These dances, dated to c.1500, were found on the back of ledger sheets in 1995 and are the earliest English dances we have. Different than any dances you may be familiar with, they are easy, fun and sometimes silly. No experience is necessary. Dances: New Year, Rawty de duobus, Roye de tribus, Oringe de tribus, Ly bens distonys de duobus.
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Mo 8/4 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Branles B 16Fr beg THL Darius the Dancer Never danced before? No problem! Class starts with basic steps and patterns, and then introduces you to fun bransles from 16th-century France.
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Mo 8/4 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: English Country C 17Eng beg Lady Sonya Flicker (Patches) Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn simple English Country dances.
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Mo 8/4 4:00 PM Beginning English Country Dance 17Eng beg Lady Jane Milford Do you know what doubles, siding, arming, sets and turns, and heys are? Well come to this beginners' class on English Country dance and you will! Simple dances such as Black Nag, Gathering Peascods, and Rufty Tufty will be taught.
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Mo 8/4 5:00 PM Ball Prep: Grand Ball Revel beg Mistress Alina of Foxwood Want to dance at the Grand ball on Monday night, but have no or little idea how? This is the class for you! All steps will be taught, along with etiquette and survival tips.
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Tu 8/5 10:00 AM Basse Danse Two Ways Basse any Lady Ginevra Boscoli Come explore two "low dances" - Danse de Cleves and Jouyssance Vous Donneray. This version of Danse de Cleves is the Cleftlands' reconstruction by Sibylla of Amaysa. Both dances are featured in Tuesday evening's Ball.
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Tu 8/5 11:00 AM Four-Couple English Country Dance 17Eng any THL James Blackcloak Many of Playford's most interesting dances are done with four couples. Come and learn a few! Dances taught will include Lord of Carnavann's Jegg, Goddesses, If All the World Were Paper, and Newcastle. Dancers of all levels welcome.
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Tu 8/5 12:00 PM In Pursuit of Playford 17Eng any Lady Sonya Flicker (Patches) Please join us for a ball that is open to all levels of dancers (partners and fancy garb not necessary). We will focus on English Country Dances from John Playford’s The English Dancing Master. We will enjoy dances at all levels. There will be dances appropriate for beginners as well as more challenging dances for advanced dancers. Music will be provided by an open band assembled at Pennsic. We welcome musicians to join us in our celebration. In addition, there will be light refreshments available.
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Tu 8/5 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: 15th-Century Italian C 15It beg Lady Helena Hrolfsdottir Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn fun, simple dances from 15th-century Italy.
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Tu 8/5 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: 16th-Century Italian Balli 16It beg Mistress Alina of Foxwood Never danced before? No problem! This class will start with basic steps and patterns, and then teach simple late 16th-century Italian dances. Dances may include Contrapasso and Fedelta.
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Tu 8/5 4:00 PM Joy and Jealousy 16It any Lord Dunstan Bramblette We'll run through two Italian pieces, Bizzaria D'Amore and Contrapasso En Due.
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Tu 8/5 5:00 PM Basse Dances Basse any Lord Wilhelm of Northpass Burgundian basse (or low) dance is a mystery to many but it is actually a very simple and elegant form that is found in some of the earliest sources and continues in a similar style for many years. There are three patterns that will prepare you to do most of the dances in this genre. Once these three patterns are gained you will simply combine them in sets to perform this most elegant and graceful of dances.
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We 8/6 10:00 AM Help Advise a Dance Apprentice Academic adv Master Gregory Blount Giving and taking constructive criticism is a great way to improve as a dance teacher. We'll pick an expert panel from the class attendees, and critique Gregory pretending to be a novice dancemaster. Will I be fired?
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We 8/6 11:00 AM Dance Master Roundtable Academic adv Lady Jane Milford Come join other dance masters to share problems and potential solutions that we, as Dance Masters, encounter but don't usually discuss. Some situations to discuss are (but are certainly not limited to) problem children, creepy people, cameras on the dance floor, hygiene, safety, etc.
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We 8/6 12:00 PM 15th-Century Italian Dances 15It beg Master Stefan of Cambion Anello, Amoroso, and Rostiboli will be in the Ball Thursday night and are relatively simple - no experience necessary.
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We 8/6 1:00 PM Arbeau's Galliard Technique 16Fr any THL Henry of Maldon This class is not so much about how to dance the galliard as how to practice to dance the galliard.
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We 8/6 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Absolute Beginner D Multi beg Lady Sonya Flicker (Patches) Never danced before? This is the class for you! We’ll start from the very basics and soon you'll be on your way to the Ball!
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We 8/6 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: Branles C 16Fr beg Baroness Serafina Alamanni Never danced before? No problem! Start with basic steps and patterns, and then learn fun bransles from 16th-century France.
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We 8/6 12:00 PM Dancing at the Villa: Bella Gioiosa 16It mod
Lady Conandil ingen Donngaile
This is not one of Caroso’s typical Cascarde. Bella is for three dancers with seven different verses, a stand-alone Ritornello, and a solo for each dancer. Come experience the thrill of this threesome. Familiarity with 16th-century Italian footwork strongly recommended.
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We 8/6 1:00 PM Dancing at the Villa: Negri Favorites 16It any Mistress Alina of Foxwood Two fun and showy 16th-century Italian dances from Le Gratie d'Amore by Cesare Negri: Lo Spagnoletto and Bizzaria d'Amore.
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We 8/6 2:00 PM Dancing at the Villa: Dances from Caroso 16It any Lady Rebecca da Firenze Join us at the beautiful Casa Bardicci to learn two fun 16th-century Italian dances: Villanella and Castellana, both from Master Caroso's first book, Il Ballarino!
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We 8/6 3:00 PM Dancing at the Villa: A Caroso Ball 16It any Lord Maurin Lessault A Caroso Ball will be held in the ballroom of Casa Bardicci. Don't miss this opportunity to dance in the villa by the lake.
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Th 8/7 11:00 AM Beginning Bassadanza 15It beg Lord Maurin Lessault Learn the basics of this graceful style of dance from 15th-century. Italy. Focus is more on how to dance than on learning a particular dance.
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Th 8/7 12:00 PM Something for Six: Balli for Sets of Three Couples 15It any Master Lorenzo Petrucci Come learn two 15th-century Italian dances for sets of three couples: stately Colonnese and flirtatious Gelosia. Knowledge of steps is helpful but not required.
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Th 8/7 1:00 PM Eight is Enough: Pizochara 15It mod Master Lorenzo Petrucci Come learn Pizochara, a flirtatious 15th-century Italian dance for four couples. Knowledge of steps is very helpful.
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Th 8/7 2:00 PM Beginner Dance: Review by Request Part 1 Multi beg Mistress Alina of Foxwood Having trouble remembering a dance you learned earlier? This is the place to be! We'll go back over any dance and maybe also teach you something new.
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Th 8/7 3:00 PM Beginner Dance: Review by Request Part 2 Multi beg Baroness Serafina Alamanni Having trouble remembering a dance you learned earlier? This is the place to be! We'll go back over any dance and maybe also teach you something new.
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Th 8/7 4:00 PM Easy ECD for All Experience Levels 17Eng beg THL Henry of Maldon Not only a beginner class, this is for anyone who would like to learn more in depth. Includes Gathering Peascods, Half Hannikin, Sellenger's Round.
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Th 8/7 5:00 PM Ball Prep: Numerological Ball Revel beg Pennsic Dance Staff Want to dance at Thursday night's ball, but have no or little idea how? This is the class for you! All steps will be taught, along with etiquette & survival tips.
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Fr 8/8 9:00 AM Dance Floor Breakdown n/a n/a Pennsic Dance Staff Come out and help us break down the dance floor.


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