Balls & Dance Parties

Ball Coordinator: THL Sionnain of Mynydd Seren

Thursday

Site set-up. Campers may arrive starting at noon. Informal hang-out time once site is set-up; dancing may occur.  

Friday

Opening Ball Theme: Dance from across the Known World. Many dances will be quickly taught or called. 

Organizers: Colette the Seamstress & Sionnain of Mynydd Seren

Music: https://kwds.org/music.php?kwds=14

Dance List: 

Set 1 Simple Lines & Circles plus a Tour of the Balkans / Southeast Europe

  • Montard Bransle
  • Opsa
  • Miserlou
  • Branle’ Suite
  • Quen Quer Que

Dessert Revel

Performances: A tour of Asia

  • Korean Dance Performance (Class on Friday)
  • Tinikling Performance ( Class on Friday)
  • Awa Odori Performance (Japan) - Class Satuday
    • Audience Participation: Awa Odori 

Set 2: A Tour of the Middle East plus West Africa

  • Laz Bar
  • Circassian Promade
  • Debke
  • Lamban
  • Open dancing to drums
  • Drum Parade to the Global Dance Area. Drum, dance, or lounge the evening away at the Global dance party. This free flow / hafla style party will adapt to the participants. Find us inside the Expo Hall and outside in an adjoing tent.  Musicians and dummers welcome.

Short Break

Set 3

  • Sellinger's Round
  • Fedelta
  • Burley Mariners
  • Black Nag
  • Petit Vriens
  • Rostiboli Gioioso
  • Heralds in Love -> Heralds in Lust

Short Break

Set 4

  • Rufty Tufty
  • Hearts Ease
  • Gracca Amaroso or Sweet Nothings
  • Jenny pluck Pears
  • Ly Bens Distonys
  • Bobbing Joe
  • Gelosia
  • Gathering Peascods

Short Break

Set 5

  • Chestnut
  • Upon a Summers Day
  • Hyde Park
  • New Yer
  • Bella Gioiosa
  • Half Hannikin

 

Saturday

Organizer: Bryan Morgan 

Theme: Grandeur and Elegance in Motion

Music: https://kwds.org/music.php?kwds=14

Dance List:

Processional

  • Lorayne Alman

Set 1

  • Torch Bransle
  • Chestnut x3
  • Gracca Amorosa 
  • Gelosia 
  • Cuckolds All a Row
  • Petit Vriens

Short Break

Set 2

  • Ballo del Fiore (for 2)
  • Hearts Ease 
  • Rufty Tufty
  • Pease Bransle 
  • Washerwoman’s Bransle 
  • Eglamowr
  • Parsons Farewell
  • Trenchmore

Short Break

Set 3

  • Ly Bens Distonys
  • Bransle Suite
  • Black Alman
  • Clog Bransle
  • Bizzarria d'Amore
  • Anello
  • Whirligig

Dessert Break

Performance by Musica Subterranea

Pinwheel Game 

Set 4

  • Rostiboli Gioioso / Giosio in Tre
  • Newcastle
  • Petit Rose
  • Roye
  • Contentezza d'Amore
  • Old Mole
  • Black Nag 

Short Break

Set 5

  • Amoroso x4 
  • Alta Mendozza /Galliard (improv)
  • Scotch Cap
  • Horses Bransle
  • Grene Gynger
  • Contrapasso in Due or Contrapasso Nuono
  • New Yer

Satuday Evening Global Party

Drum, dance, or lounge the evening away at the Global dance party. This free flow / hafla style party will adapt to the participants. Find us inside the Expo Hall and outside in an adjoing tent.  Musicians and dummers welcome.