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English Country Dance for Seconed Life

General Discussion

One of the very Popular activities in Seconded Life is Dancing, but in the Islands of Antiquities, a desire exists for more traditional dance of the era, namely, those of Royal Scottish Country Dance, English Country Dance and Contra Dance popular in the 18th and 19th. Century.

To with, I have started discussions with creative people in out community to try and create these dance, so appropriate to the wonderful venues we have. First was a search of exciting dances in SL, surprisingly, I found none of these as of yet, nor have others who have looked. With the conclusion that these items do not currently excite and a demand being their, discussions have now started on how to create them (this, I glad to report, the talent of many creative people seam to be coming to gather with a plan on how to do this.)

A Simple Dance set or say 4 or 5 Dances, I think would more than fit the bill.

An example of these would be:

*Sir Roger De Coverley (EASY)

The Spanish Circle Waltz

* Childgrove (EASY)

* Lasses of Portsmouth (Easy/Intermediate)

* The Rakes of Rochester (Easy)

Grand March (very Easy)

I believe this will produce a enjoyable evening set which will enhance the historical flavor of Antiquity balls. If you have ideas or skills which may be of aide on this project, Please feel free to contact me.

I will update this as progress is made.

Sincerely. BrendonPatrick MacRory.

Thinking of huddle.

Most ECD are set up with 2 lines, Men on the Right facing the Ladys and the Ladys facing the Men. The Couple closet to the Band is Couple one, next 2, then 3 and the End couple the furthest from the band.

First step is always and us sally not written, Gentlemen will bow to there partners and the Ladys will Curtsey.

This set of 8 is then further divided as First Set and Seconded set, as in Quadrilles.

So, Gentlemen 1, will advance and bow to Lady 2, Lady 2 will Advance and Curtsy to Gentlemen 2,

Then usually something Like the Heads of each quadrille will do something, Like Gentlemen 1 and Gentlemen 3 will cross over switching places with Lady one and Lady 3 (Now creating what called a Improper set but this will be corrected over the next few movements.

So, I thinking, in most cases, it would not be 2 huddles, but 4 huddles, G1, G2, L1, L2 with L1 and L2 Alternating and G1 and G2 Alternating.

From Webfeet: Sir Roger de Coverley

http://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/dances/sir-roger-de-coverley.html

http://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/dances/sir-roger-de-coverley.html

updated by @curtis: 06 Oct 2016 06:11:12AM

What are you Reading?

Book Lovers

What am I reading, a very Intresting Question, and I afraid my anserw is probally PROFF of the rumors of my excentricitys. ( It also party to blame for my absents from SL lately, as I been distracting by the sierens call, and my free time take up with the prusing of the words on pages, or as it may be, on a strange but wonderful device I recently aquierd know as a tablet)

WATERLOO, by Bernard Cornwell

Course of Human Events, by David Mcullough

Rural Rides, by William Cobbett

Homage to Catalanonia, by George Orwell

The History of Rome, by Livy

My African Journey, by Winston Churchill

The Cruades, by Hilaire Belloc

The Historys, by Herodotus

History of the Ottoman Empier, by William DeansSons of Gentemen by Captain T.B. Greenhalgh

For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History-By Sarah Rose

Terry Jones Medieval Lives

Capatain Cook's Journel

Leviathan, by Hobbs

Summa Theologia, by Thomas Aquinas

The fall of Constantinople, by Charles Rivers

The English Civil War, by Robert Freeman

The G.K. Chesterson Collection

Now, a normal person, would read one book at a time, but I read 10 or 15 at a time, I read a few chapters in one, that interest fill for the moment and time to ruminate on what I taken in, then go to a totally different subject, and read a few chapters in it.

Also, I am of the opinion, that a normal person, tends to have a far narrower field of Interest than myself. I been call the collector of arcane knowledge.