The Barony of Three Rivers (Saint Louis, MO) held the Calontir 25th

Anniversary Jubilee on Saturday, February 28.



The event web site (http://threeriver.org/25thyear/c25_dance.html) states:



"Too lazy to stretch after the fighting? Work your muscles loose via a more

amusing way by participating in the evening's Ball. “Toss the duchess” in

“Offical's Bransle”, or jump-kick higher than everyone else to win “Kick

the

Tassel.” Most dances are simple and all will be taught at the Ball (but if you

want more practice drop by the dance classroom during the day!)



Dancers neophyte, casual, and hardcore are invited to celebrate a quarter-

century of Calontir with a Ball in the evening, and dance during the day. The

Ball pieces are mostly simple but all are fun...Bransles, Italian, and English

Country dances are featured."



The ball dance list included:



"Set 1: Official's Bransle, Ly Bens Distonys, Anello, Jenny Pluck Pears, My

Lady Cullen, Trenchmore

Set 2: Kick the Tassel (Maltese Bransle), Black Alman, Ballo del Fiore,

Gathering Peasecods, Amoroso, Bransle suite (Pease, Cassandra, Scots), Petit

Riens

Requests: Begins with Korobushka"



The ball was scheduled to begin in the third floor gymnasium after the

conclusion of feast.



Dance classes were held and musicians rehearsed throughout the day. Rehearsal

and class space was extremely limited at this event. The musician rehearsal

culminated in a 10-15 member open music pit for the evening court featuring

ball music selections.



A cancellation announcement for the ball was given at approximately 9:30 PM

during the third and final course of feast. The ball itself was never held.

There was no organized dance at this event outside of the classes held

throughout the day.



-Julian

I am sorry.  That's all I can say: I'm so sorry.



Ingeborg





> The ball was scheduled to begin in the third floor gymnasium after the

> conclusion of feast.

>

> Dance classes were held and musicians rehearsed throughout the day.

Rehearsal

> and class space was extremely limited at this event. The musician

rehearsal

> culminated in a 10-15 member open music pit for the evening court

featuring

> ball music selections.

>

> A cancellation announcement for the ball was given at approximately

9:30 PM

> during the third and final course of feast. The ball itself was

never held.

> There was no organized dance at this event outside of the classes held

> throughout the day.

>

> -Julian

>

Ingeborg,



Don't be sorry.  The ball was canceled, IMHO, for good reasons.  Did I want to

dance?  Heck ya!  Bellewode prepared food and was ready to do it.... when it was

scheduled.  This was completely out of your hands.  Court was wonderful, but it

went long and the feast HAD to happen.  Site was scheduled to close at 10:00 and

many, including myself, realized that there was no time for the ball given this

constraint.  Bellewode still had fun and our new members are looking forward to

the ball on April 4th with even greater anticipation given the classes they

took.  I myself learned a new dance that now MUST go on Bellewode's Ball List.

Space and time were limited and NOTHING you could have done would have changed

that (unless you have a time machine).



Sincerely

Lord Ermenrich von Duidburg

Seneschal, College of Bellewode

Order of the Torse

Order of the Golden Calon Swan

Persuivant at Large

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To: CalontirDance@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [CalontirDance] Re: Ball Non-Report: Calontir 25th Anniversary Jubilee



I am sorry. That's all I can say: I'm so sorry.



Ingeborg



> The ball was scheduled to begin in the third floor gymnasium after the

> conclusion of feast.

>

> Dance classes were held and musicians rehearsed throughout the day.

Rehearsal

> and class space was extremely limited at this event. The musician

rehearsal

> culminated in a 10-15 member open music pit for the evening court

featuring

> ball music selections.

>

> A cancellation announcement for the ball was given at approximately

9:30 PM

> during the third and final course of feast. The ball itself was

never held.

> There was no organized dance at this event outside of the classes held

> throughout the day.

>

> -Julian

>

Ingeborg - this is not the first time this has happened it won't be the last.



Its what happens to the last thing on the schedule. And in its own fashion is

sadly appropriate for a Calontir anniversry event :(



Ermenrich: What dance?





Conrad



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To answer Conrad's question, the dance that Ingeborg taught me was

Ballo del Fiore.  Just the idea of the flower and the scuttling around

the room seemed very cute and fun.



Bellewode is planning a Caroso Style ball and we want your input (that

means everyone).  We hope to use this as a learning tool in the

following way:  The current plan is to have each dance on a card,

pinned to a board.  The card will list the dance's name, its origin

(i.e. French c. 1500, NOT PERIOD, or SCA invention of period

technique), and its formation (round for as many as will, three people

in a line, etc.).  A dancer will then pick their dance, announce it,

invite whoever they want to dance it and hand the card over to the

musicians.  If people need it to be taught, we will do it at that

time.  So dances could involve everyone in the room doing an old

favorite or a perfect time for someone to show off something fancy and

complicated and allowing everyone else to watch.  Of course I am not a

mind reader, so if you have a performance dance you would like to do,

let me know and I will add it to the list of dances and we will make

sure the musicians have the music ahead of time.



I hope that this can be used as a great new learning tool and give the

Bellewode Ball a bit of variety.



Sincerely,

Ermenrich

Caroso-style balls are a very nice and period type of dance but

i'm not sure its the best way to go for the main and only evening dance at

an event - especially of newer dancers. Though I do sort of like the card idea.



By default in a caroso style ball (CSB) only one couple or set does any

particular dance, resulting in more sitting and less dancing for most people.

This can be mitigated by generally making every dance be of the

'and all who would join us' type of invite. SCA people in general and college

students in paricular seem to be more in the 'do it' than 'watch it'

inclinations



It can also make inviting a partner difficult especially with people who

either don't know many dances or don't the nams of the dances they know.

So either you end up asking people you know, know certian dances or there

can be long discussions trying to figure out a mutually known dance.



It also means its harder to teach to the ball list as its not exactly know until

the dance is called. Plus the musicians must learn be ready with more to

learn as well (they need to know all the dances on the pick from list - even if

only

half get danced).



Lastly putting a new person on the spot to pick the next dance may be asking

much

- maybe the current crop is made of stronger stuff, but it would have made me

nervous

in my first year or two.





OK even with all of that, it would stilll be interesting to incorporate this

somehow.

My 2 suggestions are to either run just one set of the ball (and not the first

or last) this

way and limit it to fewer dances - all of which are easy enough to be taught and

ask

each person to choose as their partner someone they have not danced with before

and

make all for as many as will (people, couples or sets).



It anyone has a truly fancy performance dance they want to do this could be

scheduled

during a break.



The other posibility would be to turn the last class period into a CSB, joining

both dance tracks

and idealy even bring the musicians into things.This could be used to train both

the style of

ball and some new dances.



Ok so those are my thought as how to incoprorate some good ideas in a way to IMO

maximize

the fun for the largest amount of people. Its possible our biggest Caroso fan

(Tsire) may disagree :)

However you go I'll offer whatever I can do to make it the most fun for the most

people.



Conrad





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Sent: Sun 3/1/2009 9:23 PM

To: CalontirDance@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [CalontirDance] The Bellewode Ball







To answer Conrad's question, the dance that Ingeborg taught me was

Ballo del Fiore. Just the idea of the flower and the scuttling around

the room seemed very cute and fun.



Bellewode is planning a Caroso Style ball and we want your input (that

means everyone). We hope to use this as a learning tool in the

following way: The current plan is to have each dance on a card,

pinned to a board. The card will list the dance's name, its origin

(i.e. French c. 1500, NOT PERIOD, or SCA invention of period

technique), and its formation (round for as many as will, three people

in a line, etc.). A dancer will then pick their dance, announce it,

invite whoever they want to dance it and hand the card over to the

musicians. If people need it to be taught, we will do it at that

time. So dances could involve everyone in the room doing an old

favorite or a perfect time for someone to show off something fancy and

complicated and allowing everyone else to watch. Of course I am not a

mind reader, so if you have a performance dance you would like to do,

let me know and I will add it to the list of dances and we will make

sure the musicians have the music ahead of time.



I hope that this can be used as a great new learning tool and give the

Bellewode Ball a bit of variety.



Sincerely,

Ermenrich













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Regarding the Caroso style ball for Bellewode:



I think the Caroso concept can be adapted to the main ball format quite well. I

think Conrad's points are good but can be mitigated. The card idea is fantastic.

By creating the cards, you determine the set list. A traditional Caroso ball

does have a set list so musicians will not have to have a huge catalogue of

music available. If you wih to do a perormance, be prepared with a music backup

so as not to tax the musicians should they not wish to be taxed. If the cards

had a bare bones step description on it as well it could help people choose who

are unfamiliar.

Also the host will need to be willing to guide the indecisive in thier choices.

This is a great opportunity to build relationships and make new friends! Those

of us who have whizbang performance dances at the ready need to be willing to do

them but equally willing to choose strangers, newbies, and dances of ease for

all. It is up to those of us with the familiarity of the dances and this style

to set the tone and create examples of goodwill and fun in this format.

It can be great. I'd love to see it as the primary format. I think, with

attention to the possible pitfalls, and a positive attitude it can work and work

well. I'm willing to help make it so.



So excited. Bellewode will be Henry's first SCA event.

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Henry's first event!  YEAH!  I can't wait to see the newest addition to the

dance community.  I am afraid though that he will learn to walk in doubles....



Ermenrich



So excited. Bellewode will be Henry's first SCA event.

Tsire











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He seemed to be playing kick the tassel in the womb, anything is possible.  ;0



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             Henry's first event!  YEAH!  I can't wait to see the newest addition

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For those of you that missed Jubilee three items in court came up that

I thought should be repeated here:



Lord Peter (and I apologize for not remembering the rest of his name)

was awarded a Golden Calon Swan.  For those of you who are not

familiar with him, he plays the violin in the pit.



Lady Lucia is now Her Ladyship Lucia after being given a Calon Lily!

Her scroll was beautiful and the accolade well earned I think.



And Mistress Conna was awarded a Court Baronet!  Her new shiny hat has

musical notes on it that apparently are from a song involving a

porkchop... I must admit I am slightly confused, but I am sure she can

explain it.



Where would we dancers be without people like these three?  An iPod

can only get you so far.... though sometimes its batteries do last longer.



Ermenrich

Thanks to the Bellewode group for being ready with all sorts of wonderful

food for the ball. That was a really nice gesture. Thanks for volunteering

to do it!



Thanks to HL Lucia, for prepping all the music packets. They sure were fun

to use during court. ;)



And Ingeborg, thanks for organizing everything. Heaven knows the

cancellation was unavoidable. I hope it didn't spoil the fun of the rest of

the day.



And thanks to all the musicians for playing during morning and evening

courts, and to Kasha for taking charge of evening court, and to Emelye for

her fun improve. I know it was a crazy space to play in. Thanks to all for

making the hike up the scary steep steps. :)



Conna



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We are all duly honored, your Excellency, by this mark of your regard!





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--- In CalontirDance@yahoogroups.com, "Carol O'Connell"

<oconnell.carol@...> wrote:

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> Thanks to the Bellewode group for being ready with all sorts of

wonderful

> food for the ball. That was a really nice gesture. Thanks for

volunteering

> to do it!

>

> Thanks to HL Lucia, for prepping all the music packets. They sure

were fun

> to use during court. ;)

>

> And Ingeborg, thanks for organizing everything. Heaven knows the

> cancellation was unavoidable. I hope it didn't spoil the fun of the

rest of

> the day.

>

> And thanks to all the musicians for playing during morning and evening

> courts, and to Kasha for taking charge of evening court, and to

Emelye for

> her fun improve. I know it was a crazy space to play in. Thanks to

all for

> making the hike up the scary steep steps. :)

>

> Conna

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