Revision of old favourites in the open class, then rehearsal for the Winter Warm Up in the advanced class.
Present: Eleanor, Emrys, Christine, Katherine of Glastonbury, Anna de Wilde, William de Cameron, Katherina Weyssin
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Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Jul 31st, 2012
We're rehearsing for the Winter Warm-up at present.
- Belfiore - Anna de Wilde will lead this; the other places are open
- La Figlia di Guglielmino - Katherina Weyssin and William de Cameron
- Spero - Katherina Weyssin, Anna de Wilde, Katherine of Glastonbury
- Washerwomen's branle - audience participation, Katherina will lead, everyone will dance
Rehearsal notes:
We will all start at the back-right corner (from the audience's perspective), by the music, as usual.
Posted by Anna de Wilde to the Dance journal on Jul 6th, 2012
Since Katherina Weyssin is away - I have been asked to teach dance for the next two weeks.
Attended dance - Anna de Wilde and Catrine de Vantier
Unfortunately for one reason or another (mostly due to winter colds) several kind gentles contacted me before dance to advise that they were unable to attend.
So it was a good chance for Catrine and I to go over some of the dances we have learnt in the advanced class.
We did several run throughs of Ginevra, a bassedanse reconstructed by Katherina.
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Jun 29th, 2012
A good evening: mostly revision of dances that one or more of us would like to know better.
Present: Caterina Nuova, Caterine de Vantier, Anna de Wilde, Christine Bess Duvaunt, William de Cameron, Katherina Weyssin
Open dances:
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Jun 22nd, 2012
Another lovely evening, and lots of dances. We didn't separate the evening so clearly into two sections as we sometimes do, because we started a bit late and everyone was having fun.
Present: Katherina Weyssin, Caterina Nuova, Christine Bess Duvaunt, William de Cameron, William de Wyke, Anna de Wilde.
We started with several simpler dances:
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Jun 18th, 2012
We revised simpler material in the first hour, then did a group reconstruction of Sobria in the second.
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Jun 8th, 2012
A good evening - mostly revision of dances we've done before, but don't all know well.
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Jun 4th, 2012
It seems we were in the mood for 15th century Italian dances. Katherina was a little under the weather, so William de Cameron took on much of the evening's teaching, ably assisted by Anna. Thanks!
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on May 18th, 2012
Another evening of brushing up things we've not done for a while, so as to be ready for next weekend's ball.
Present: Katherina Weyssin, Katherine of Glastonbury, Anna de Wilde, Caterine de Vantier, William de Cameron
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on May 11th, 2012
We've been rehearsing hard for the last few weeks. For the next few, we'll be revisiting dances we used to know well but haven't tried for some time, and brushing them up for the ball.
Present: Katherina Weyssin, William de Cameron, Anna de Wilde, Katherine of Glastonbury, Caterine de Vantier.
Tonight we did:
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on May 6th, 2012
Dancers:
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Apr 27th, 2012
Thanks to everyone for getting frocked up for our partial dress rehearsal (corsets, farthingales, doublets, petticotes - the troublesome bits, worn over street clothes).
We had several good runs through our set, and determined where our clothes require extra attention.
Detailed rehearsal notes have been added to last week's blog.
Present: Katherina, Katherine, Caterine, Anna, William de Cameron
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Apr 22nd, 2012
This month's Hastilude provided a lovely opportunity for some after-dinner dancing.
What we did (with links to instructions):
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Apr 20th, 2012
Once again, we spent the whole evening rehearsing for our upcoming performance at Somervell Presbyterian's Daytime Concert Series, on May 5th. Two rehearsals to go . . .
[I'm adding notes after each rehearsal - some changes made after viewing site]
Present: Katherina, Anna, William, Katherine, Caterine
Confirmed playlist
(using modern names to avoid a proliferation of Katherines)
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Apr 12th, 2012
We decided and rehearsed dances for our upcoming performance at Somervell Presbyterian Church's Saturday Concert Series, on May 5th.
Present: Katherina, William de Cameron, Katherine, Anna, Caterine
What we danced tonight:
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Apr 6th, 2012
We had a full evening, in spite of several of us being rather tired.
Present: Katherina, William de Cameron, William de Wyke, Katherine, Caterine
We had a full evening, in spite of several of us being rather tired.
Open/beginner class
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Mar 30th, 2012
Just three of us tonight, so we revised a pile of dances that we've not seen for some time.
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Mar 22nd, 2012
Since we had six when I was expecting only five, we tried parts of La Catena d'Amore, with some success. Everyone was patient with my half-formed reconstruction, and I learned much from having real dancers to move around.
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Mar 8th, 2012
Warm up: Rostiboli Gioioso
Revision: Fulgente Stella
New Material: Pavana Matthei
We touched on this a few years ago, but haven't looked at it in a long time. We danced the whole dance, but using only the woman's mutanze. Once the rest of the dance is solid, we will learn the man's mutanze, which are significantly more challenging.
Posted by Katherina Weyssin to the Dance journal on Mar 1st, 2012
First hour:
- Ly Bens Distonys
- Prenes in Gre
- Simple branle
- Scots branles
- Earl of Essex Measure
- Queen's Almain
- Black Almain