Join us for a day of learning crowned by a ball in the style of 1459 Florence.
Date: Saturday September 6. Collegium: 10-5 Ball: begins 7pm
Location: Bishopdale Community Centre, Upstairs (above the library), Bishopdale Shopping Mall, 129 Farrington Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch.
Cost: $10 member / $12 non-member for ball or collegium, $16 member/$18 non-member for both
To book: contact me (Lady Amalie: amyzeta@yahoo.com)
Bookings for the ball close Saturday August 30. Bookings may be required for some classes at the Collegium; details closer to the event
Please make cheques payable to "SCA - Barony of Southron Gaard"
The collegium will offer a range of classes, details forthcoming closer to the time. Please contact Lady Mathilda de Villiers (charlene@paradise.gen.nz) if you would like to lead a workshop, class, or discussion group at Collegium. The more the merrier! The collegium will be self catered but there are many options for eating in the adjacent mall.
The ball will include the Baronial quarter day court and a supper prepared by THL Taddea di Giorgio Mellini. The ball itself will consist of bassa dances and balli from the manuscripts of Domenico and Cornazano. These dances will be taught at the Baronial dance practices on Tuesdays, starting 7:30 pm, in the coming weeks. No experience is necessary! You can also check out reconstructions of the dances we have taught so far on this website.
Bus routes 10, 14 and 15 go to the mall and the Orbiter passes nearby.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Gelosia
Gelosia
For three women and three men - three couples, spaced three steps apart
In the style of Domenico
Music has:
26 tempi quadernaria
1-8 -- Eight saltarelli (text gives six saltarelli, music has appropriate repeats for eight and other versions have varying numbers)
9-10 -- 1st man 3 contrapassi L around in front of his partner to touch the hand of the 2nd woman
11 -- 1st man Riverentia L, 2nd man saltarello R to be next to 1st woman
12-13 -- 1st man 3 contrapassi in front of 2nd woman to be next to 3rd woman, touching hands
14 -- 1st man riverentia L, 3nd man saltarello R to be next to 2nd woman.
15 -- 1st man 1st man goes behind 3rd woman to be on her left with a saltarello
16-19 -- 8 Piva
20 -- 1st man and 1st woman turn on the spot
21 -- 2nd man and 2nd woman the same
22 -- 3rd man and 3rd woman the same
23-24 -- Partners take right hands, 3 sempi (R,L,R) to change places
25-26 -- Change hands, 3 sempi (L,R,L) back to place
Repeat from the beginning, all men have changed places. Dance 3 times in total to get back to original places.
For three women and three men - three couples, spaced three steps apart
In the style of Domenico
Music has:
26 tempi quadernaria
1-8 -- Eight saltarelli (text gives six saltarelli, music has appropriate repeats for eight and other versions have varying numbers)
9-10 -- 1st man 3 contrapassi L around in front of his partner to touch the hand of the 2nd woman
11 -- 1st man Riverentia L, 2nd man saltarello R to be next to 1st woman
12-13 -- 1st man 3 contrapassi in front of 2nd woman to be next to 3rd woman, touching hands
14 -- 1st man riverentia L, 3nd man saltarello R to be next to 2nd woman.
15 -- 1st man 1st man goes behind 3rd woman to be on her left with a saltarello
16-19 -- 8 Piva
20 -- 1st man and 1st woman turn on the spot
21 -- 2nd man and 2nd woman the same
22 -- 3rd man and 3rd woman the same
23-24 -- Partners take right hands, 3 sempi (R,L,R) to change places
25-26 -- Change hands, 3 sempi (L,R,L) back to place
Repeat from the beginning, all men have changed places. Dance 3 times in total to get back to original places.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Belfiore
Belfiore
For two men and a woman in a line (M-W-M)
In the style of Domenico
Music has:15 tempi quadernaria
3 tempi piva
3 tempi quadernaria
15 tempi piva
Quadernaria:
1-12 -- 12 piva
13 -- 1st man doppio L away from the other two
14 -- Woman doppio L to catch up
15 -- Last man doppio L to catch up
Piva:
1 -- 1st man movimento
2 -- Woman movimento
3 -- Last man moviemento
Quadernaria:
1 -- 1st man turn around to the left with 4 small sempi (360°)
2 -- Woman do the same
3 -- Last man do the same
Piva:
1-3 -- 1st man 3 piva to the other end of the line (anti-clockwise)
4-6 -- Woman do the same
7-9 -- Last man do the same
10-11 -- First man doppio R to other end of line (anti-clockwise), at the same time last man doppio L to first man's place
12-15 -- Woman circle around last man (or man to her right) anti-clockwise, then pass between the men and up to the other end with 4 piva
For two men and a woman in a line (M-W-M)
In the style of Domenico
Music has:15 tempi quadernaria
3 tempi piva
3 tempi quadernaria
15 tempi piva
Quadernaria:
1-12 -- 12 piva
13 -- 1st man doppio L away from the other two
14 -- Woman doppio L to catch up
15 -- Last man doppio L to catch up
Piva:
1 -- 1st man movimento
2 -- Woman movimento
3 -- Last man moviemento
Quadernaria:
1 -- 1st man turn around to the left with 4 small sempi (360°)
2 -- Woman do the same
3 -- Last man do the same
Piva:
1-3 -- 1st man 3 piva to the other end of the line (anti-clockwise)
4-6 -- Woman do the same
7-9 -- Last man do the same
10-11 -- First man doppio R to other end of line (anti-clockwise), at the same time last man doppio L to first man's place
12-15 -- Woman circle around last man (or man to her right) anti-clockwise, then pass between the men and up to the other end with 4 piva
Monday, March 31, 2008
Mignotta Vecchia
Mignotta Vecchia
Basse dance for a line of couples
Music has:
21 bars of bassadanze
Music can be found here
1 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
2 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
3-4 -- 2 doppi (L,R)
5 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
6-7 -- 2 doppi (L,R)
8 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
9 -- Ripresa L
10 -- 2 sempi (R,L), turning to the right to face the other way
11 -- Doppio R
12-13 -- Ripresa (L,R), turning to face the other way
14 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
15-16 -- 2 saltarelli (L,R)
17 -- Doppio L
18 -- Ripresa R
19-20 -- 2 doppi (L,R)
21 -- Riverentia L
Basse dance for a line of couples
Music has:
21 bars of bassadanze
Music can be found here
1 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
2 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
3-4 -- 2 doppi (L,R)
5 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
6-7 -- 2 doppi (L,R)
8 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
9 -- Ripresa L
10 -- 2 sempi (R,L), turning to the right to face the other way
11 -- Doppio R
12-13 -- Ripresa (L,R), turning to face the other way
14 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
15-16 -- 2 saltarelli (L,R)
17 -- Doppio L
18 -- Ripresa R
19-20 -- 2 doppi (L,R)
21 -- Riverentia L
Monday, March 17, 2008
Prigioniera
Prigioniera
For a man and a woman
In the style of Domenico:
Music has:
25 tempi bassadanza
8 tempi quadernaria
4 tempi saltarello
Bassadanza:
1 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
2-3.5 -- 3 sempi (L,R,L)
3.5-4.5 -- Doppio R
4.5 -- Riverentia L
5.5-9 -- Repeat above section
10 -- Man goes away from his partner with 2 sempi (L,R)
11-12 -- Man continues away with 2 doppi leading with the same foot (L) (These sound like contrapassi, second double has to be same foot as the first for the feet to work out later on)
13-15 -- Woman move towards her partner with the same steps, but leading with the right. Man turns to face woman at the end of this
Man passes in front of the woman, woman behind to change places with the following steps (Taking hands here is suggested as optional by Domenico)
16 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
17 -- Riverentia L
18-25 -- Repeat 10-17 with roles reversed (woman away with L foot first)
Quadernaria:
1-4 -- 8 piva (starting L)
5 -- Man movimento, woman respond
6 -- Ripresa away from each other (Domenico has passiti away from each other here, but riprese are what we have learnt in the past so I prefer not to change it - other later manuscripts use riprese here)
7 -- Woman movimento, man respond
8 -- Ripresa away from each other
Saltarello:
1 -- Saltarello towards each other and take usual hands
2-4 -- 3 more saltarelli
The end (repeat, woman leading? This dance doesn't specify this but many others do, and most recordings of music go through twice)
Many versions of the music for this dance repeat the first section once at the end, it is shown this way in some of the manuscripts - possibly for the purpose of repeating the dance, or possibly because it is in fact supposed to be danced again at the end
For a man and a woman
In the style of Domenico:
Music has:
25 tempi bassadanza
8 tempi quadernaria
4 tempi saltarello
Bassadanza:
1 -- 2 continentie (L,R)
2-3.5 -- 3 sempi (L,R,L)
3.5-4.5 -- Doppio R
4.5 -- Riverentia L
5.5-9 -- Repeat above section
10 -- Man goes away from his partner with 2 sempi (L,R)
11-12 -- Man continues away with 2 doppi leading with the same foot (L) (These sound like contrapassi, second double has to be same foot as the first for the feet to work out later on)
13-15 -- Woman move towards her partner with the same steps, but leading with the right. Man turns to face woman at the end of this
Man passes in front of the woman, woman behind to change places with the following steps (Taking hands here is suggested as optional by Domenico)
16 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
17 -- Riverentia L
18-25 -- Repeat 10-17 with roles reversed (woman away with L foot first)
Quadernaria:
1-4 -- 8 piva (starting L)
5 -- Man movimento, woman respond
6 -- Ripresa away from each other (Domenico has passiti away from each other here, but riprese are what we have learnt in the past so I prefer not to change it - other later manuscripts use riprese here)
7 -- Woman movimento, man respond
8 -- Ripresa away from each other
Saltarello:
1 -- Saltarello towards each other and take usual hands
2-4 -- 3 more saltarelli
The end (repeat, woman leading? This dance doesn't specify this but many others do, and most recordings of music go through twice)
Many versions of the music for this dance repeat the first section once at the end, it is shown this way in some of the manuscripts - possibly for the purpose of repeating the dance, or possibly because it is in fact supposed to be danced again at the end
Anello
Anello
For 2 men and 2 women - 2 couples spaced 4 steps apart (front couple with woman on the left)
In the style of Domenico:
Music has:
28 tempi piva
22 tempi quadernaria
Piva:
1-16 -- 8 saltarelli (2 tempi per saltarello). On the final saltarello all turn to face in towards each other (as if in a circle)the women
17 -- Men movimento
18 -- Women movimento
19-22 --Men change places with 2 saltarelli (2 tempi per saltarello)
23 -- Women movimento
24 -- Men movimento
25-28 -- Women change places with 2 saltarelli (2 tempi per saltarello)
Quadernaria:
1 -- Men movimento
2 -- Women movimento
3-4 -- Men turn on the spot with a doppio5 -- Women movimento
6 -- Men movimento
7-8 -- Women turn on the spot with a doppio
9-12 -- Men do 4 piva behind their partner around the outside of the circle to change places with each other
13-16 -- Women do 4 piva behind their partner around the outside of the circle to change places with each other
17 -- Men movimento
18 -- Women movimento
19 -- Men movimento
20 -- Women movimento
21-22 Men ripresa right and take partners by the hand.
The end (repeat, woman leading? This dance doesn't specify this but many others do, and most recordings of music go through twice)
For 2 men and 2 women - 2 couples spaced 4 steps apart (front couple with woman on the left)
In the style of Domenico:
Music has:
28 tempi piva
22 tempi quadernaria
Piva:
1-16 -- 8 saltarelli (2 tempi per saltarello). On the final saltarello all turn to face in towards each other (as if in a circle)the women
17 -- Men movimento
18 -- Women movimento
19-22 --Men change places with 2 saltarelli (2 tempi per saltarello)
23 -- Women movimento
24 -- Men movimento
25-28 -- Women change places with 2 saltarelli (2 tempi per saltarello)
Quadernaria:
1 -- Men movimento
2 -- Women movimento
3-4 -- Men turn on the spot with a doppio5 -- Women movimento
6 -- Men movimento
7-8 -- Women turn on the spot with a doppio
9-12 -- Men do 4 piva behind their partner around the outside of the circle to change places with each other
13-16 -- Women do 4 piva behind their partner around the outside of the circle to change places with each other
17 -- Men movimento
18 -- Women movimento
19 -- Men movimento
20 -- Women movimento
21-22 Men ripresa right and take partners by the hand.
The end (repeat, woman leading? This dance doesn't specify this but many others do, and most recordings of music go through twice)
Monday, March 3, 2008
Reale
Reale
Bassa dance for two
In the style of Ambrosio
Music has:
18 bars of bassadanza
1 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
2-5 -- 4 doppi (L,R,L,R)
6 -- Ripresa L
7 -- 2 sempi (R,L)
8 -- 1 doppio (R)
9-10 -- 2 riprese (L,R)
11 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
12 -- 1 doppio (L)
13 -- Riverentia R
14 -- 2 sempi backwards (R,L)
15-16 -- 2 riprese (L,R)
17-18 -- 4 continentie (L,R,L,R)
Summary:
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Bassa dance for two
In the style of Ambrosio
Music has:
18 bars of bassadanza
1 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
2-5 -- 4 doppi (L,R,L,R)
6 -- Ripresa L
7 -- 2 sempi (R,L)
8 -- 1 doppio (R)
9-10 -- 2 riprese (L,R)
11 -- 2 sempi (L,R)
12 -- 1 doppio (L)
13 -- Riverentia R
14 -- 2 sempi backwards (R,L)
15-16 -- 2 riprese (L,R)
17-18 -- 4 continentie (L,R,L,R)
Summary:
SSDDDDR SSDRR SSDrev (SS - backwards)RRCCCC
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