[Ansteorra] iso european dancers ??

[Randy Shipp]

That is great news, Your Excellency!  We will look forward to it.
Also, if there are any plans to teach some non-musicians to play a few
things, I'd like to hear about that, too.  I'm sure a recorder or
something of the sort can be acquired on the cheap.

--Antoine

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Duncan Hepburn <duncan at stormypetrel.org> wrote:
> Lord Antoine and Lady Beonne,
>
> Rest easy. European dance practice will soon be returning to the
> Steppes. Too many of us have missed it for too long.
>
> Duncan Hepburn
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Laura Young <laura.young.9191 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "But two people have so far chimed in
>> with concerns about how to name a champion for an activity that,
>> except for a few isolated enclaves, seems to be dormant at best."
>>
>> I only brought up competition because I was going down Lord Blackmoon's
>> list of concerns.
>>
>> "That's when the critical mass gets formed, I'd think: when enough
>> people want to do it after court at an average event, "
>>
>> One problem with this scenario is that court is often the last item on the
>> docket and everyone is scrambling to get out before site closes.  The
>> dancing this weekend was something to do to entertain the people waiting
>> for the Laurels (who were being as slow as possible on purpose, I know
>> :P).   I would have loved to see some dancing during the day at 12th Night,
>> although adding space for dancing would add another requirement to an
>> almost imposible set of site requirements, (location, price, kitchen,
>> seating, etc).  Sigh, never an easy answer.
>>
>> Beonne
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Randy Shipp <randyshipp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:23 PM,  <myfanwy at pug.net> wrote:
>>> > I don't think that the lack of competition is holding back the activity.
>>>  I'm sorry if I gave that impression.
>>> >
>>> > Myfanwy
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> No apology necessary, of course!  But two people have so far chimed in
>>> with concerns about how to name a champion for an activity that,
>>> except for a few isolated enclaves, seems to be dormant at best.
>>> Besides my original comment about not allowing competitiveness to be
>>> the prime motivation for any SCA activity (as opposed to fun,
>>> scholarship, fellowship, pageantry, etc.), it also seems premature to
>>> concern ourselves overmuch with how to identify and reward the best
>>> among a currently non-existent group of dancers.  The real question
>>> is, how do we interest more people in doing it, just for the fun of
>>> it?  That's when the critical mass gets formed, I'd think: when enough
>>> people want to do it after court at an average event, when the very
>>> absence of a competitive aspect makes even those with two left feet
>>> feel comfortable jumping up and joining in for a few laughs and a few
>>> minutes of enjoying period music.  I'm just afraid that a lot of
>>> people will be put off if they think they have to be "good enough" to
>>> get up and dance.
>>>
>>> I'm only going on snatches of rumors I've heard, but I'm under the
>>> impression that one of the problems that was faced by period dancers
>>> in the past was that the "good" or "dedicated" dancers lost interest
>>> in doing the simpler dances that could be more easily learned and
>>> enjoyed by the novice, casual dancers.  Surely, picking some easy, fun
>>> dances, even if they're a little anachronistic, would be a good start?
>>>
>>> In Service,
>>>
>>> --Antoine
>>> Barony of the Steppes
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