Reenactment stuff

[kiwisue]

I should go to bed... but I went to Soldier's Council tonight and the Captayne talked to me about restarting our dance group so I've been looking up links. Can't find the one I wanted that mentioned the change from stepping left foot first (as in renaissance dance) to stepping right foot first, I think the site was on Geocities. Bum.

I did find a bunch of new ECD vids on youtube though, and this dance looks promising. It's in Playford's first edition too, which is good, because that's the one we mostly use.

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[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

That was nice! Reminded me of going to English COuntry Dance way back long ages ago. I tend towards linedance nowadays on account of not needing a partner!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Reminded me of going to English COuntry Dance way back long ages ago.

Hey! *g*

Wonderful that we share pastimes as well as slash. I love all sorts of dancing, unfortunately I'm (happily) saddled with a bloke who has a certain amount of enthusiasm but not so much of the sense of rhythm and precision needed for ECD. Luckily I have friends who adore dancing so I can get my fun and keep the bloke :)

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

My friends got me into line dancing and of course I then met new friends through it. My husband had ballroom dancing lessons as a teenager (!) and is quite good but prefers not to participate... He dislikes both country and line dancing on the grounds that you ought to be able to do the same few well-known steps to any music! Well, of course, you can, but that would be boring! My parents were very much 'into' folk dance (and song) so I got lots of experience quite early.

I wonder if Doyle and bodie have ever had to dance - maybe to go undercover at an embassy ball?

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

My husband had ballroom dancing lessons as a teenager (!)

Not so unusual where I came from (NZ, country). The local hall committee organised dance lessons for the teens, that's where I learned ballroom. Most of the lads were there because their parents dragged them along, or because they wanted to meet the lasses, but they seemed to enjoy themselves anyway.

I wonder if Doyle and bodie have ever had to dance

I now have visions of Macklin trying to teach them the foxtrot *g*. Survival dancing - why not!