Day of Dance at Madrone A&S and Bardic Championships

The Canton of Porte de l'Eau will be hosting its sixteenth annual Day of Dance on October 3 in Kirkland, in conjunction with the Barony of Madrone's A&S and Bardic championships.

Your day as a dancer will be spent learning and practicing a variety of dances, drawn from a variety of period sources. Some will be familiar friends of our local dance community; others will be taught for the first time at Day of Dance this year. Some will be great first dances for beginners; others will be a fun challenge for our regular dancers. The planned schedule for dances is below. We are starting instruction earlier than normal (at 10:00am) this year to allow some extra time for beginner dances, and to allow plenty of time for the other activities at the event.

After a potluck dinner, we'll celebrate with the Champions' Ball, with music provided by the talented musicians of the Day of Dance Band.

More event information

• Event page on the Madrone web site

Teaching schedule

• 10:00
  • Rufty Tufty **
  • New Boe Peep **
  • Shepheards Holyday *** (new to Day of Dance!)
• 11:00
  • Lorayne Alman **
  • Villanella ***
  • La Castellana ***
• 12:30
  • Branle Simple **
  • Branle Pinagay **
  • Gracca Amorosa ***
• 1:30
  • Beaulte de Castille ***
  • Petit Riense **
  • la Figlia di Guglielmino **** (new to Day of Dance!)
• 2:30
  • Lebens Disinens **
  • Broome: The bonny bonny Broome ***
  • The Wherligig ****

Ball schedule

• First Set
  • Pavan *
  • Cinq Pas **
  • Lorayne Alman **
  • Halfe Hannikin *
  • The Wherligig ****
• Second Set
  • Upon a Summers Day **
  • New Boe Peep **
  • Beaulte de Castille ***
  • la Figlia di Guglielmino **** (new to Day of Dance!)
  • Petit Riense **
• Third Set
  • Branle Simple **
  • Branle Pinagay **
  • Villanella ***
  • La Castellana ***
  • Gracca Amorosa ***
• Fourth Set
  • Lebens Disinens **
  • Shepheards Holyday *** (new to Day of Dance!)
  • Broome: The bonny bonny Broome ***
  • Rufty Tufty **
  • Gathering Peascods **

Potluck information

Lunch will not be served - bring a bag lunch, or visit a local restaurant.

For dinner, the main dish will be provided by the Madrone Culinary Guild. Please bring a potluck contribution - suggested categories below, organized by SCA first name:

• A-F: Breads, cheeses, butter
• G-L: Side dishes (veggies, salad)
• M-S: Main dishes
• T-Z: Desserts

Don't forget to bring your feast gear, or serving utensils for your dish! Be sure to bring an ingredient card, and a plastic bag for dirty dishes (dishwashing facilities will not be available).

The kitchen on site will be at full capacity as the Culinary Guild prepares their dish, so the site facilities for warming, heating and cooling your potluck dish will not be available. If your dish requires warming, please bring a crock pot and extension cord; if it requires cooling, coolers with ice will be available (if you would like to bring and/or share a cooler, please do). More potluck details are at Madrone's event web site.

Event information

Site fees

• $8 for adults and youths (ages 12 and up)
• $4 for children (ages 4-11)
• $0 for little ones (ages 0-3)
• $3 non-member surcharge (NMS) is in effect; bring your proof of membership!

Make checks payable to "SCA Inc. - Canton of Porte de l'Eau"

Important notes

• No lunch provided; bring a bag lunch or plan to head to a local restaurant
• Food warming, heating, cooling, and dishwashing facilities will not be available.
• No alcohol on site; The site is a Methodist church and is dry
• No pets

Directions

• Take I-405 to Exit 18 in Kirkland (this is two exits north of SR-520).
• Follow the ramp for SR-908 East toward Redmond.
• After merging onto SR-908 (NE 85th St), go about 1 mile to the traffic light at 132nd Ave NE.
• Turn right onto 132nd Ave NE, and go about 1/2 mile.
• The site will be on your right − look for the little green ENTER signs.

More Day of Dance events

13 Dec 2025, 7 Dec 2024, 28 Feb 2015, 6 Dec 2014, 6 Nov 2010, 2 Oct 2010, 7 Nov 2009, 3 Oct 2009, 29 Mar 2008, 24 Mar 2007, 25 Feb 2006, 9 Apr 2005, 26 Feb 2005, 21 Feb 2004, 8 Mar 2003, 27 Apr 2002, 31 Mar 2001, 5 Feb 2000, 13 Mar 1999, 28 Mar 1998, 8 Mar 1997, 17 Feb 1996, 15 Apr 1995, 23 Apr 1994, 24 Apr 1993