[SCA-Dance] Need assistance, please

[Charlene C]

On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Kathleen - Yahoo
<rignachargyll at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> 1) Can someone email me the pattern of the steps to Graca Amoroso along with
> the name or a link to the music. I may have the piece on a recording here
> somewhere. I have danced this in the past for demos, so I can dust off the
> skills with a bit of a prompt.

Google "Gracca Amorosa" (note the spelling) and you will get several
links to SCA-created videos and class handouts.


> For her dance to teach:
> 2) Can someone recommend a simple-to-teach (she has to teach it) dance that
> an Italian Courtesan would have known, along with music links, or name of
> the piece. I think her persona is pretty late period 1550-1600ish.

I find Villanella is an easy dance for beginning 16th C dancers. It's
in Il Ballarino.


--Perronnelle