| When | Duration | Where | Name | Instructor | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-01 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-02 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-03 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-04 12:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Fun 15th-Century English Dances | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Different versions of the fun 15th-century English dances Oringe & Grene Gynger. All footwork taught; suited for all levels! |
| 08-04 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: English Country | Thl Henry of Maldon | Never danced before? No problem! This class will start with basic steps and patterns, and then teach simple English Country Dances. |
| 08-04 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-05 11:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Easy 16th-Century Dances from Caroso | Duchess Thyra Eiriksdottir | Everyone can learn 16th-century Italian dances, and they're worth the effort! We'll review a few of my favorites. The Italian steps will all be taught -- both the fancy way and the easy way to do them. |
| 08-05 12:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | A Fun Threesome: Belfiore | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Come learn a sassy 15th-century threesome, Belfiore, a popular, highly entertaining dance! All levels welcome! |
| 08-05 13:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Gracca Amorosa for Beginners | 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. |
| 08-05 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: Inns of Court | Lady Rebecca da Firenze | The Inns of Court, where lawyers trained, required their students to learn social graces such as a specific set of dances. Come learn some of the highlights from that set. Very easy; these were intended for law students - but pleasant, relaxing dances, often with lovely music, and excellent for talking to your partner. We will teach Black Alman, the Lorayne Alman, and the Queen's Alman. |
| 08-05 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Petits Vriens: Two Different Ways! | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Come try two different versions of Petits Vriens, one for three people and the other for three couples! All levels welcome and catered to! |
| 08-05 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-06 10:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Dances for One Couple | Lady Sarah le Payller | Dances for two people (one couple). What to dance when you don't have a lot of people? We might cover Black Alman, Ly Bens, Rostiboli, or Green Ginger. |
| 08-06 11:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Galliards with Gregory | Gregory Blount | The galliard is an aerobic 16th-century, pan-European dance. We will learn a different basic step and intermediate step each day. |
| 08-06 12:00 | 2.0 | Dance Tent | A Silly Skirmish for Five: Verceppe | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Come learn this fun dance, an original danced battle between the sexes from the 15th century. For intermediate/advanced dancers, or adventuresome ones. |
| 08-06 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: English Country | Lady Maggie Bakestre | Suitable for beginners, we will learn 3-4 awesome English Country Dances. We will start with basic steps and then my first favorite dance, Rufty Tufty. Additional dance choices will be dependent on the number of participants. |
| 08-06 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: Branles | Thl Henry of Maldon | Never danced before? No problem! This class will start with basic steps and patterns, and then introduce you to fun branles from 16th-century France. |
| 08-06 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-07 10:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Canary with Training Wheels | Countess Mara Kolarova | The Canary is a 16th-century dance with swagger and foot-stamping. I will teach a simplified pattern that will let you start having fun with it. Feel free to wear stompy boots! |
| 08-07 11:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Arbeau's Branles | Thl Henry of Maldon | These branles are often taught to beginners, but how well do we really know them? Let’s have another look at them, as reconstructed by the teacher. |
| 08-07 12:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Hope Springs Eternal: Spero | Countess Judith de Northumbria | A delightful 15th-century dance for three, full of fun musical changes and flirtatious exchanges. Intermediate/Advanced. |
| 08-07 13:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Contentezza D'Amore | 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, Signor 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. |
| 08-07 13:00 | 4.0 | Great Hall | Pennsic 49 A&S Display | Lady Adele Lochlane | The Arts & Sciences Display will be held on Sunday, August 7, in the Great Hall across from the European Dance Tent. 11:30 am: Artisans may set up their entries. 1 pm – 5 pm: the Display is open to the public; 5 – 5:30 pm: break down displays. • All objects / displays need to be removed by 5:30. • Please assist with the take down of tables to return the Great Hall to its empty state. • Any display items left behind will be taken to Lost & Found. |
| 08-07 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: Fifteenth-Century Italian | Lady Rebecca da Firenze | Come learn some of the simple and charming dances of the Italian Renaissance! Amoroso, Petit Vriens, Rostibolli and Anello are all options depending on numbers! |
| 08-07 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: Mimed Bransles | Lady Rebecca da Firenze | Never danced before? No problem! This class will start with basic steps and patterns, and then introduce you to fun bransles from 16th-century France. Planned dances include Washerwoman's Bransle, Peas Bransle and probably Horses' Bransle! |
| 08-07 15:00 | 4.0 | Battlefield Loud | Bards and Dancers: Pennsic Pileathon! | Basilio Branquo | The Pennsic Pile (https://pennsicdance.aands.org) is a songbook of music for the dances most commonly taught and danced at Pennsic over the last few years. The Pennsic 49 (May 2022 edition) is superb, and we're gonna play and dance them all! You might also find the Pennsic Pile fakebook useful to prepare. http://thedancingmaster.net/sca_dance_fakebook.pdf - two days, four hours each in the Tent of Loudness on the battlefield. Some Pennsic Piles will be available for musicians. |
| 08-07 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Homecoming Ball | Maestra Nicolosa d'Isenfir | The Atlantian Academie of Dance welcomes you home with dances from across Europe and across skill levels. Remember the fun of putting on your finest attire, jiving to your favorite songs, and dancing the night away! |
| 08-08 10:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Hey! English-Style Dance | Baroness Angharad ferch Tangwystl | Want to master the Hey? Here's your chance. Dances may include Grimstock, Picking up Sticks, or Hit and Miss. |
| 08-08 11:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Galliards with Gregory | Gregory Blount | The galliard is an aerobic 16th-century, pan-European dance. We will learn a different basic step and intermediate step each day. |
| 08-08 12:00 | 2.0 | Dance Tent | Advanced Dance: Fia Guilemina for Four | Countess Judith de Northumbria | This delightful passion play for four people represents one of the most challenging, yet gratifying dances of the 15th century. Test your mettle! |
| 08-08 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: English Country | Lady Maggie Bakestre | Suitable for beginners, we will learn 3-4 awesome English Country Dances. We will start with basic steps and then my first favorite dance, Rufty Tufty. Additional dance choices will be dependent on the number of participants. |
| 08-08 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: English Measures | Thl Henry of Maldon | A suite of dances for beginners: the basic dance syllabus of the later Elizabethan English gentry. |
| 08-08 15:00 | 4.0 | Battlefield Loud | Bards and Dancers: Pennsic Pileathon! | Basilio Branquo | The Pennsic Pile (https://pennsicdance.aands.org) is a songbook of music for the dances most commonly taught and danced at Pennsic over the last few years. The Pennsic 49 (May 2022 edition) is superb, and we're gonna play and dance them all! You might also find the Pennsic Pile fakebook useful to prepare. http://thedancingmaster.net/sca_dance_fakebook.pdf - two days, four hours each in the Tent of Loudness on the battlefield. Some Pennsic Piles will be available for musicians. |
| 08-08 16:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Ornaments in Arbeau's Dance Manual | Gregory Blount | Arbeau's dance manual Orchésographie, published in 1589, contains a lot more than just dances and steps: it has tons of ornaments, too! We'll look at what he says about them, and how they relate to other sources from other countries. |
| 08-08 21:00 | 4.0 | Dance Tent | The Contessa's Red and Gold Ball | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Join us for a fête in the style of the Dukes of Burgundy, themed Red and Gold. Many dances to be taught! Non-dancers welcome! Music provided by Istanpitta; this is the only night with a "closed musicians' pit". |
| 08-09 10:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Hey! English-Style Dance | Baroness Angharad ferch Tangwystl | Want to master the Hey? Here's your chance. Dances may include Grimstock, Picking up Sticks, or Hit and Miss. |
| 08-09 11:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Dance Movement for Period Dancers | Thl Henry of Maldon | A practice session for dance movement associated with various period genres, with couple and group improvisation activities. |
| 08-09 12:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Petits Vriens: Two Different Ways! | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Come try two different versions of Petits Vriens, one for three people and the other for three couples! All levels welcome and catered to! |
| 08-09 13:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Contrapasso da Farsi in Ruota | Lady Rebecca da Firenze | Come learn Contrapasso da Farsi in Ruota, a lovely ballo from Nobiltà in the style of earlier contrapassi. Dancers of all ages welcome. Prior dance experience helpful but not required; we will be teaching steps. If we finish early, I will also teach Villanella. |
| 08-09 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: Bransles | Lady Rebecca da Firenze | Come join us for some simple fun! No partner needed. We will be focusing on staple bransles like Charlotte, War and Scottish (actually two bransles strung together!) |
| 08-09 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Fun 15th-Century English Dances | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Different versions of the fun 15th-century English dances Oringe & Grene Gynger. All footwork taught; suited for all levels! |
| 08-09 16:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Fun 15th-Century Set Dances: Pizochara | Countess Judith de Northumbria | A fun allegorical set dance depicting the less official happenings in monastic communities. Tempo changes and all steps to be taught! |
| 08-09 21:00 | 4.0 | Dance Tent | Clan Blue Feather Ball Ball | Gregory Blount | Why yes, the Blue Feather Fashion Cotillion and Ball does involve dancing! We'll start dancing in the Dance Tent, and once the fashion show ends, we'll walk downhill and dance in the Great Hall! |
| 08-09 21:00 | 2.45 | Great Hall | Clan Blue Feather Ball and Fashion Cotillion | Baron Joshua MacDonald the Imperfekt | All are welcome to join Clan Blue Feather once again for our annual Ball and Fashion Cotillion! Come for food, fun, dancing, music, costumes, revelry, a free raffle with amazing prizes, and special award prizes for the most outstanding garb. Remember, you don't have to wear your best garb, just wear what makes you look your best! |
| 08-10 10:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Canary with No Training Wheels | Countess Mara Kolarova | Canary dance structure, basic steps and combinations, and making your solos. Improvised does not mean unrehearsed! Nothing difficult, just multiple options. Feel free to wear stompy boots! |
| 08-10 11:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Galliards with Gregory | Gregory Blount | The galliard is an aerobic 16th-century, pan-European dance. We will learn a different basic step and intermediate step each day. |
| 08-10 12:00 | 2.0 | Dance Tent | The Steps of 15th-Century Italian Dancing | Gregory Blount | This class will teach you everything you ever wanted to know, and more, about 15th-century Italian dance steps. We will cover all of the steps in all of the meters, and work on making them look good. |
| 08-10 13:00 | 1.0 | Casa Bardicci (E19) | Beginner Ball Prep for Casa Bardicci! | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Join in this crash course to prepare you for the afternoon ball at Casa Bardicci! Aimed at inexperienced dancers, we will go through several easy dances to maximize your enjoyment! |
| 08-10 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: English Country | Lady Maggie Bakestre | Suitable for beginners, we will learn 3-4 awesome English Country Dances. We will start with basic steps and then my first favorite dance, Rufty Tufty. Additional dance choices will be dependent on the number of participants. |
| 08-10 14:00 | 1.0 | Casa Bardicci (E19) | Advanced Ball Prep for the Casa Bardicci Ball | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Come and review a host of dances to prepare for the afternoon dancing at Casa Bardicci! Aimed at experienced or adventuresome dancers! |
| 08-10 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: 15th-Century Italian | Thl Henry of Maldon | No experience needed! Come and learn some of the easier (and popular) dances from the 15th-century Italian repertoire. Bring both of your left feet. |
| 08-10 15:00 | 2.0 | Casa Bardicci (E19) | Dancing in the Villa | Countess Judith de Northumbria | Join us for a magical afternoon ball surrounded by the ambiance of Casa Bardicci. Live music shall be provided by Musica Tramontana. Some dances will be walked through - all levels welcome! |
| 08-10 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Open Dancing | Gregory Blount | Come join us in the Dance Tent for open dancing! |
| 08-11 09:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Complex Caroso for Everyone | Duchess Thyra Eiriksdottir | The only way to learn complicated dances is to dance them! We'll tackle some of my favorites: Allegrezza d'Amore and Bizzaria d'Amore. If you've taken any dance class before, that's enough to give these a try. |
| 08-11 10:00 | 2.0 | Dance Tent | Tesara: Intermediate 15th-C Italian Ribbon Dance | Maestra Nicolosa d'Isenfir | Tesara is a 15th-century Italian dance by Domenico that tells a visual story of weaving cloth through the arrangement of the dancers, patterns, and the rare use of ribbons. This dance is at an intermediate to advanced level so all participants are expected to be familiar with 15th-century Italian steps. Ribbons will be provided. |
| 08-11 12:00 | 2.0 | Dance Tent | Four 15th-C Italian Dances You'll Want to Know | Gregory Blount | This class will cover some of the most common, yet infrequently taught, dances from 15th-century Italy: Amoroso, Anello, Gelosia, and Rostiboli. We'll learn the basics, and then learn how to play with the stories that all of these dances tell. |
| 08-11 14:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Beginner Dance: Burgundian | Lady Rebecca da Firenze | Come learn slow, simple and elegant dances from the Court of the Dukes of Burgundy! Beginners welcome, all ages welcome. We will be doing Danse de Cleves and Franchoise Nouvelle. |
| 08-11 15:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Known World Dance Symposium Bid Session | Gregory Blount | KWDS has been a bit disrupted by the plague, but we have a bid for 2023! Come hear about what having a bid involves, and learn about the 2023 bid. |
| 08-11 16:00 | 1.0 | Dance Tent | Meet-the-Dance-Faculty Social | Gregory Blount | 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. We encourage all to attend. A group picture of staff and teachers will be taken! |
| 08-11 21:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Beginners' Ball | Gregory Blount | At the Beginners' Ball, we teach all of the dances. Never danced? Not a problem! A perfect ball for the eager but still learning. No partner is needed. Bring your friends! All musicians are welcome, too! The pit is open! The more the merrier! |
| 08-12 09:00 | 3.0 | Dance Tent | Dance Floor Break-Down | Pennsic Dance Staff | Please come and help us break down the dance floor. The floor is an amazing resource that lets us dance all throughout War safely and happily. If you can't come at 9am, please do drop by later! |
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