Day of Dance at Good Yule

The Canton of Porte de l'Eau will be hosting a Day of Dance on December 7 in Bellevue as part of our Good Yule event.

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. Our program for 2024 is designed to be accessible to new and beginning dancers, so this is a great time to try out dancing!

Dance instruction runs from at 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM. After a Baronial court and a potluck feast, there will be a ball at around 6 PM with live music. The event is free but donations are welcome. An attempt at period costume is required.

More event information

• Event page on baronyofmadrone.net
• Event page on antir.org
• Event page on Facebook

Teaching schedule

• 12:30 PM
  • Petit Riense ** - Stjarna
  • Labonetta *** (new to Day of Dance!) - Trahaearn
• 1:00 PM
  • Eglamowr ** (new to Day of Dance!) - Sara
  • Casulle la Nouelle *** - Sara
• 1:30 PM
  • Villanella *** - Sara
• 2:00 PM
  • La Castellana *** - Sara
• 2:30 PM
  • Amoroso ** - Stjarna
  • Goddesses ** - Sara
• 3:00 PM
  • Gathering Peascods ** - Stjarna
  • The merry merry Milke Maids ** - Trahaearn

Ball schedule

• First Set
  • Pavan *
  • Cinq Pas **
  • Labonetta *** (new to Day of Dance!)
  • Casulle la Nouelle ***
  • Villanella ***
  • Branle des Lavandieres ** (time permitting)
  • Branle des Pois * (time permitting)
  • Petit Riense **
• Second Set
  • Eglamowr ** (new to Day of Dance!)
  • Amoroso **
  • La Castellana ***
  • The merry merry Milke Maids **
  • Goddesses **
  • The Old Alman ** (time permitting)
  • Halfe Hannikin * (time permitting)
  • Gathering Peascods **

More information about the dances

Handouts with quick descriptions of the dances will be provided at the event. You can also download a PDF of the event handout.

If you'd like more detailed descriptions of the dances, including how the steps align with the structure of the music and with the text in the original source, you can download a PDF of a booklet with tabulations of the dances.

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