SCA Resume

Awards

• Order of the Meridian Cross – 2/25/1995
• Award of Arms – 4/29/1995
• Order of the Dreamstone – 5/11/1996
• Order of the Velvet Owl – 6/4/2006
• Order of the Argent Slipper – 9/17/2006
• Order of the Laurel – 9/26/2009
• Poet Laureate of Meridies – 12/5/2009

Service

• Evening Dance Revels
• Classes Taught
  • Clothing
    • An Overview of Men’s Clothing in Northern Italy c. 1420 – 1480 (aka “GQ: Gentiluomini Quattrocenti”) (3.3 MB pdf)
    • Late Period Construction and Finishing Techniques
    • Dressing and Undressing the Late Period Lady
  • Dance
    • 15th Century Italian Dances For Three People
    • SCA Favorites: “Appetizer Plate”
    • Basic Dance Steps
    • Easy English Country Dances For Three Couples
    • “Love Train” – 15th Century Italian Dances For Lines Of Couples
    • Introduction to 15th Century Italian Dance
    • Gracca Amorosa Revisited
    • 15th Century Italian Dances For Couples
    • 15th Century Italian Dances For Sets of Couples
    • Many other impromptu dance classes
• Event Staff
  • Co-autocrat, Dreamstone (1995?)
  • Cook, Owl’s Nest Newcomers’ Collegium, (2000?)
  • Deputy Dance Coordinator, Pennsic 38, 39, 40 (2009-2011)
  • Dance Coordinator, Pennsic 41 (2012)
  • Assistant Cook, Red Tower 38 (2010)
• Offices Held
  • Chronicler, Barony of Bryn Madoc
  • Constable, Barony of Bryn Madoc
  • Dance Master, Barony of South Downs
  • Webminister for the Meridian Arts & Sciences website
  • Steward of Saltare, the dance guild of Meridies
  • Webminister, Barony of South Downs

Authored Resources

• The Renaissance Dance Database – an aggregator of online dance resources
• The Project Archive – an online tool to track and share projects
• A Collection of Dances Suitable For The Beginning Dancer
• Timeline of Dance Sources