[SCA-Dance] Suggestions for 2 couple dances?

[Bruce Padget]

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Elisabeth Fairchild <
lynnaea_fairchild at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Good afternoon! I am participating in a holiday Renaissance dinner theater
> at a local university. We are hurting for dancers this year. As of right
> now, we have 4 guys and 2 girls. So, unless we can get a few more people to
> join up with us dancers (if you or anyone you know in the Dayton, Ohio area
> would be interested in dancing for the show, contact me privately), we are
> stuck with 2 couple dances. In the past, we have already done these two
> couple dances: Rufty Tufty, Heartsease, Argeers, and Bizzaria (spelling?).
> We'd like to do something different, rather than the same old thing.
>
> Would anyone have a suggestion for a 2 couple dance or two that we could
> do? Preferably English Country. We're also in need of finding an Italian
> dance to do as the presentation dance. In the past, we've done Torneo
> Armoroso and Rostiboli Gioso. Of the dancers in the show this year, I'm only
> one of two who are SCA members. Out of the two of us, I'm the one with the
> most dance experience. However, I know mostly 3 and 4 couple dances, or
> progression dances.


Given your mix, Mercantia could be a great presentation dance.   And don't
leave out the three-person dances, you've got a rare opportunity here.

Regards,
Niccolo
bapadget at gmail.com