Beginner/Intermediate 15th Century Italian Dance

This class is being taught by Mistress Myfanwy ferch Eifion as the scheduled teacher is unable to attend. This class focuses on dances from 15th Century Italy. These tend to be fun and flirtatious. Even if you have never done court dance before these are fairly easy to learn. Dances to include: Amoroso, Gelosia, Petit Vriens, and Petite Rose

Other classes by the teacher(s) listed above are highlighted yellow below.

Schedule for KWDS XIII

Deadline for Class Submissions: May 28, 2019

This schedule is not finalized and is still subject to change.
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Day 1: Thursday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00

Day 2: Friday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
Amphitheater
3:00PM Rounds and Canons--Get Singing!
9:00AM Friday- Blockflute (recorder) technique and ensemble
10:30AM Friday- Renaissance Loud Band
1:00PM The Latest and Greatest: A Renaissance Dance Research Update
2:00PM Madrigal Jam
European Dance 1
11:00AM Contrapasso Da Farsi in Tutti I Modi
3:00PM Moderate Gresley
1:00PM Setting Original Dances to Period Tunes
2:00PM Bransles for the Ball
4:00PM Vita di Colino
10:00AM A deeper look at Italian footwork and body actions
European Dance 2
1:00PM Stingo & My Lady Cullen: a Tale of Two Interpretation
4:00PM The Inns of Court for Weary Bones
3:00PM A foot in the air
11:00AM Bassedanse for All!
2:00PM "May the source be with you": Reconstructing Dances from Original Sources
European Dance 3
10:00AM English Country Dance for Beginners
11:00AM Dag-nabbit Two-Couple ECD
4:00PM Whirligig and Nonesuch
2:00PM ECD: Easy to complicated
European Dance 4
11:00AM Beginner Italian dances
2:00PM Caroso for Beginners
10:00AM Dances Without Dignity
9:00AM Bransles
3:00PM Friday Night Ball Preparation
European Music 1 (Mockingbird
3:00PM Coordinating Dancers and Players
1:00PM Improvisational dance forms
11:00AM Reading Gregorian Chant
9:00AM Vocal Polyphony: Kyrie by Francisco Guerrero
2:00PM European Dance Band Rehearsal
10:00AM "The Nightingale" by Thomas Weelkes, Women's Ensemble
European Music 2 (Mockingbird
9:00AM Instrument and Songbook Petting Zoo
Middle Eastern Dance 1
9:00AM Zambra Mora 8AM-12PM
2:00PM Dancing with Stage Fright
3:00PM Beginning Persian Classical Dance
4:00PM Poetry in Motion
1:00PM Beginning Middle Eastern dance
Middle Eastern Music/Hafla/Sho
2:30PM A History of Western & Eastern Drumming
4:00PM Demystifying the Middle Eastern Scales
1:00PM Drum solo for dancers and drummers

Day 3: Saturday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
Amphitheater
3:00PM Choral Ball Set Rehearsal
9:00AM Saturday-Blockflute (recorder) Technique and Ensemble
10:30AM Saturday-Renaissance Loud Band
1:00PM Dance on the Shakespearean Stage: Text and Context
2:00PM One Madrigal Workshop
European Dance 1
9:00AM Low Impact Galliard
11:00AM My favorite galliards
3:30PM Barriera Da Farsi in Molti Modi
2:00PM Furioso All'Italiana
10:00AM Uncommon Cascarde
1:00PM Caroso for 3
European Dance 2
11:00AM Beginner Gresley Manuscript Dances
3:00PM Difficult Gresley
4:00PM Dance like the Valois: Improvised Dances for the music of the French Renaissance Guitar
10:00AM Il Papa: Now with Period Music!
2:00PM "Dance it trippingly": Staging Dances from and for Shakespeare Plays
European Dance 3
3:00PM ECD Adding Flair
10:00AM Beginner Playford English Country Dance
9:00AM English country dances for 8
2:00PM Interactive Dances - let's play dancing games
1:00PM Progressive English Country Dances
European Dance 4
9:00AM Beginner/Intermediate 15th Century Italian Dance
1:00PM Intermediate English Country Dance
2:00PM Inns of Court
11:00AM Gracca Amorosa for Beginners
10:00AM Fun, Flirty Beginner Italian Dances
3:00PM Saturday Night Ball Preparation
European Music 1 (Mockingbird
10:00AM How to Read Modern Music-Basic
3:00PM The beginnings of secular instrumental music as a distinct genre in the Florence of Lorenzo the Grea
11:00AM Introduction to Musical Elements and Terms
1:00PM Contrafacta with Dance Tunes
2:00PM Musicality for Pit Percussionists
European Music 2 (Mockingbird
4:00PM Improvising Galliard, Salterello and Pivas
1:00PM Viola da Gamba reading session
10:00AM Renaissance Counterpoint 101
11:00AM Vocal Warm Ups - How do I control my breathing?
9:00AM Vocal Polyphony: Kyrie by Francisco Guerrero, part 2
3:00PM European Dance Band Rehearsal part 2
Middle Eastern Dance 1
3:00PM Impacts of trade and commerce on the Dance of India and Persia
4:00PM Syncopation in Middle Eastern Dance
9:00AM Middle Eastern Floorwork
11:00AM Posture and Building a Strong Core
1:00PM Props: Yes, No, Maybe
2:00PM Advanced Egyptian with Zills
Middle Eastern Music/Hafla/Sho
11:00AM How to Play Djembe
10:00AM Introduction to Middle Eastern Music for Instrumentalists
3:30PM Guided Hafla Practice for Instrumentalists
2:00PM Intro to Odd Metered Rhythms from The Near East, Balkans and Romani Peoples
1:00PM Taqsim and You!
9:00AM Beginning Doumbek Drumming

Day 4: Sunday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
Amphitheater
9:00AM Sunday- Blockflute (recorder) technique and ensemble
10:30AM Sunday- Renaissance Loud Band
European Dance 1
10:30AM Revisiting 2 Caroso Dances from KWDS 12-Bellezze d’Olimpia and Marviglia d’Amore
European Dance 2
9:00AM Reconstruction Workshop
European Dance 3
9:00AM Creative in SCA: Choreograph and Compose an English Country Dance
European Dance 4
10:00AM Eight person Madness
11:00AM Once More with Feeling
European Music 1 (Mockingbird
10:00AM Hosting the Known World Dance & Music Symposium
11:00AM KWDMS 2019 Wrap up
European Music 2 (Mockingbird
10:00AM Renaissance Counterpoint 201
Middle Eastern Dance 1
10:00AM 16th Century "Western" Music and the New World

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