Dance

I didn’t realize that I enjoyed dance until I went to my first event: the Saltare dance collegium in 1994. Ever since, it has been my favorite part of the SCA. Nowhere else do we come as close to emulating the actual activities of the people we study. I enjoy all of the various dance styles, as each appeals to me in different ways.

Some years back I got tired of searching a dozen different websites every time I needed information on a dance, so I created the Renaissance Dance Database to catalog them all. It contains links to original sources, translations, reconstructions, sheet music, recordings, and videos, all in an easily searchable database.

I have also put together a Collection of Dances Suitable For the Beginning Dancer, which should provide enough dances to get your own local practice going.