[SCA-Dance] Crosston Ball, Jan 21 in the West Kingdom
Greg Lindahl
lindahl at pbm.com
Thu Dec 15 23:55:45 EST 2005
January 21, 2006
Crosston Dance Ball 2006
Shire of Crosston (Santa Clara, CA)
Do you love period dance and are eager for a chance to dance the
night away? Are you new to dance and want to give it a try? Do you
have 12th Night garb that didn't quite get finished in time for 12th
Night? Then this is your big chance to realize your dreams: come to
Crosston Shire's annual Dance Ball and show off your finery while
learning and performing popular period dances. A day of dance
instruction led by our fabulous dance instructors will be followed
by a sumptuous one-course feast prepared by Lady Chiara la
Trombottiera, and an evening of dance to the sweet tunes of our
wonderful live musicians.
If you would like to learn the dances beforehand, please feel free
to attend the Crosston weekly dance practice on Wednesdays or the
Darkwood Thursday practices before the Ball.
Site Information: The event will be held at the Palo Alto Arts
Center at 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94303; (650) 329-2366.
There will be no site fee, but donations will be gladly accepted at
the door. The site opens at 10am for setup, dance teaching begins
at 1, the feast will be begin at 5, dancing begins at 6, and the
site closes at 10pm. Please see Crosston's website,
http://www.halimal.com/crosston/Pages/danceball06.htm. While there
is no fee for the feast, please RSVP your intended attendance to
Baccus. This is a DRY site.
Autocrat: Baccus Kaloethes (William Edgin) 750 Bair Island Road
#106, Redwood City, CA 94063 / 408-624-7445 /
baccus_kaloethes ZAT yahoo.com
Directions: Take 101 to Embarcadero West in Palo Alto. Go west on
Embarcadero to the fourth stop light, Newell Road, and turn right.
Turn right into the Palo Alto Arts Center. Drive all the way to the
back into the large lot. The auditorium is on the east end of the
building right by the parking lot; signs will point the way.
Preliminary Menu
Bread and cheese
Chickpea soup (veggie)
Everyday torta (veggie)
Small pies (veggie)
Sauted mushrooms with spices
Tiered dried fruit pie
Pumpkin tart
Planned Dance Sets
Classes taught before the ball:
1pm - English Country Dance and an Alman by Na'arah bat Avraham
(Spanish Jeepsie, Black Nag, and Black Alman)
2pm - 15th Century Italian Dance by Isabel d'Triana (Gelosia,
Amoroso, Rostiboli Gioso, Petit Renise)
3pm - 16th Century Italian Dance by Geoffrey Mathias
(Villanella, Chiranzana, Madame Sosilia's Alman)
4pm - English Country Dance and a Bransel by John Theophilus
(Horses Bransel, Rufty Tufty, Heart's Ease and Jenny Pluck
Pears)
Set one
Horses Bransel (couples as will, easy)
Villanella (couples/triples as will, easy)
Contentezza d'Amore (couples as will, hard)
Spanish Gypsy (4 couples, medium)
Gelosia (3 couples, easy)
Black Nag (3-4 couples, medium)
Set two
Rufty Tufty (2 couples, easy)
Gracca Amorosa (couples as will, medium)
Lauro (couples as will, medium)
Il Bianco Fiore (2 couples, hard)
Black Alman (couples as will, easy)
Contrapasso (3-4 couples, easy)
Set three
Chiranzana with Shilta (couples as will, easy)
Set four
Pavan and galliard (couples as will, easy)
Amoroso (couples as will, medium)
Speccio (couples as will, hard)
Danse de cleves (couples as will, medium)
Fiamma d'Amore (couples as will, medium)
Stingo/Oil of barley (3 couples, medium)
Set five
Hearts Ease (2 couples, easy)
Rostiboli Gioso (couples as will, medium)
Chestnut (3 couples, medium)
Grimstock (3 couples, medium)
Petit Renise (triples as will, easy)
Jenny Pluck Pears (3-4 couples, easy)
If there is more time we will try to fit these dances in between
sets:
Madame Sosilia's Alman (couples as will, medium)
Boateman (3 couples, hard)
Maltese Bransel (persons as will, medium)
Fain I would (4 couples, medium)
Picking up Sticks (3 couples, hard)
Hyde Park (4 couples, medium)
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