Relevant Info for Yule Ball dances

[Ashley Aedo]

I have a printable packet of all the dance cheat sheets relating to the Yule Ball (I'm missing some things like the Viking dance, but enough people know them that it shouldn't be an issue).  I also have included links to cheat sheets and, where possible, youtube videos.  Some videos are more informative than others.  When in doubt, stick with the cheat sheets.  If it doesn't quite fit in with the song, slight changes can work.  I don't have a CD burner but I can get music available shortly (preferably to as many memory devices or computers as possible -- I don't want a lack of redundancy to lead to sadness if someone's stuff crashes the day of the ball).

I can instruct on these dances, but I can't do it at the next club meeting.  I'm willing to hold something over Thanksgiving weekend, you gotta talk to me if you want it to happen.

Full Set list:
Set 1:  Tangle Bransle, Jenny Pluck Pears, Petit Riens, Bransle du Chandelier (Torch Bransle)
Set 2:  Hay Bransle, Gathering Peascods, Rostiboli, Wildcard
Set 3:  Maltese Bransle, Black Nag, Ballo del Fiore, Wildcard
Set 4:  Washerwoman's Bransle, Rufty Tufty, Amoroso, Viking Dance

Jenny Pluck Pears
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Jenny_Pluck_Pears.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4OiG9anqwg

Petit Riens
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Petit_Riense.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br6L19k0xAE

Hay Bransle:
http://www.sca.org.au/del/ddb/sections/bransles11.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFu4KcmPhyQ&feature=related
note:  your recording will dictate how many can be in a line (Wolgemut's is a hay bransle for 3, mostly)

Torch Bransle
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Candlestick$2fTorches_Bransle.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnlfigRQlw&playnext=1&list=PL936690BA70799EB8&index=11
note:  Wolgemut's torch bransle is kind of weird, but it's workable with some small changes to the steps)

Gathering Peascods:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Gathering_Peascods.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhLJtB5aZo8&feature=related

Rostiboli
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Rostiboli_Gioioso.html

Maltese Bransle
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Maltese_Bransle.html

Black Nag
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Black_Nag.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WyW91zcGFE

Ballo del Fiore
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Ballo_del_Fiori.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nshgg8Y7XbI&feature=related (best I could do, unfortunately)

Washerwoman's Bransle
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Washerwomens_Bransle.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/musdivid/046.mpg

Rufty Tufty
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Rufty_Tufty.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-7eUDC0Nvc&feature=related

Amoroso
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/dance/Amoroso.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFvvAEmtdzg (best I could find)