Showing posts with label English Country Dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Country Dance. Show all posts
Monday, December 29, 2014
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Monday, September 02, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball
Jane Austen: Strictly Ballroom
Parmesan ice cream, rouge for Mr Darcy and chamber pots galore - what experts discovered when they tried to recreate the Pride And Prejudice ball for television
Related:
Tea at Trianon: The Allure of Regency Fashion
Something about Cape Breton:
How to look - and dance - like a local at a Cape Breton ceilidh
Parmesan ice cream, rouge for Mr Darcy and chamber pots galore - what experts discovered when they tried to recreate the Pride And Prejudice ball for television
Related:
Tea at Trianon: The Allure of Regency Fashion
Something about Cape Breton:
How to look - and dance - like a local at a Cape Breton ceilidh
Friday, January 18, 2013
Good News for Janeites
BBC to recreate Netherfield Ball for 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice
Will they have professional dancers or amateur reenactors dancing?
Will they have professional dancers or amateur reenactors dancing?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Boogie to the oldies...
CDSS: Next of Kynaston by Persons of Quality
Dance Collection: Kynaston.
Andrew Shaw - zoominfo
Mr Kynaston's Famous Dance: Interpretations of Late 17th Century and Early 18th Century English Country Dances
A Brief Visit with Andrew Shaw 7/12/2011 - Country Dance * New York
Key to Sources for English Country Dance
Farnicle Hugy - Rebecca King
Emperor of the Moon
Related:
Lemmings Reprieve Folk Dance Club
BACDS - Hey Days - August 19-26, 2012 (THIS WEEK!)
English Dance Week at Pinewoods - August 25 - September 1, 2012
Dance Collection: Kynaston.
Andrew Shaw - zoominfo
Mr Kynaston's Famous Dance: Interpretations of Late 17th Century and Early 18th Century English Country Dances
A Brief Visit with Andrew Shaw 7/12/2011 - Country Dance * New York
Key to Sources for English Country Dance
Farnicle Hugy - Rebecca King
Emperor of the Moon
Related:
Lemmings Reprieve Folk Dance Club
BACDS - Hey Days - August 19-26, 2012 (THIS WEEK!)
English Dance Week at Pinewoods - August 25 - September 1, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A Repeated Complaint
That I've stated on this blog and partly explains my trepidation (and mostly explains my repulsion) that keeps me from visiting one of these events. I posted this video for the Sacramento group rather recently.
Some more videos of local groups:
2012 San Francisco Folk Fest Contra Dance
Palo Alto Contra Dance with STEAM
Palo Alto Contra Dance with Community Band! (pt.2)
From the mid-west, featuring Perpetual e-Motion:
(more from ITMDG - looks like I missed the opportunity to hear them in person at Felton Hall earlier this year. I hope they'll be back next year.)
If you take a look at the videos available on youtube for various Contra/ECD events in the U.S., dressing very casually for the dancing is the norm. (Some samples below.) On various websites for CD/ECD visitors are told that there is no dress code but to wear something comfortable since physical activity is involved. Shorts? Blue jeans? T-shirts? How many of those dancing are really presentable to others, not looking like slobs? Although the Sacramento group is rather fit, but this is not always the case. Obesity may not be the fault of Uhmericans, but that doesn't mean one shouldn't feel shame. (As opposed to guilt.) They should try to conceal it through their clothing, instead of revealing it, or worse, drawing attention to it through poor choice in clothing.
In order for it to be fun and welcoming, casual dress is tolerated and becomes the norm. Organizers don't want to turn people away because they need people to attend in order to keep the dances going. You don't want to stand out or appear to be too snooty by going semi-formal. But an you can associate with people with looser standards in dance? Even if you can ignore for the moment the standard in question, the sight of people adhering to disparate dress standards seems rather ridiculous.
Dressing the part in a historical re-enacment (or role-playing) looks much better by comparison:
The JASNA Regency Ball from last year:
Of course this may only make sense for English Country Dances, and not so much with American Contra Dance. Am I saying that ECD/CD enthusiasts have to dress up in Regency costumes or other attire from the 19th century? No, but simple clothing that is decent in appearance, a dress shirt and slacks, would be much more dignified than the t-shirt, shorts, and obvious athletic shoes. Some places may require certain shoes so that they do not leave marks on the floor, but surely there are "dressy-looking" shoes that meet this requirement? Actually, I would have no problems with them going barefoot, though this would make dances that involve some sort of clogging impracticable. Some may claim that going barefoot to a dance, while wearing "traditionally" more formal clothing is rather incongruous. What about dressy minimalist shoes, then?
Dressing too casually represents a failure to respect one's self and others. The music, the dance patterns, what the occasion represents all refer to a standard of order that we no longer have and yet some of us yearn for it, though perhaps unconsciously. They are tied to beauty, which is part of their appeal. And yet we don't see that casual dress violates the decorum that such dances represent, not only historically but even intrinsically, since they should be special occasions of festivity for the community. I suspect that when folk dances (square dances or contra dances or the like) were events for the community, no one dressed down for them, or as if they had just left the field or work. We, on the other hand, who have the money and the gas for such hobbies take the liberty of attending in whatever clothing we like. That is rather self-indulgent and narcissistic.
If ECD or CD is to become a dance for the "vulgar masses," we should expect people to rise about the vulgarity that is Uhmericanism? We need to understand that dances are more than a private hobby or leisurely activity. They need to be reintegrated back into some semblance of an authentic communal life.
Some might argue that since such dances take place in a gym or some other minimalist community place that it would be out of place to dress nice. But the solution isn't to dress down, but to spruce the place up with tasteful decorations and the like. A basketball court may not be the ideal place to have a dance, but if it is the only open area where people can congregate, then one must make do.
As for those groups that advertise themselves as being gay-friendly -- if there is a sex imbalance and you are alternating partners throughout a dance, you may end up dancing with someone of the same sex, with the other person playing the incorrect part. Now this happens now even when there are too many heterosexual women and not enough men, and may have happened in the past. Where does one draw the line between practical necessity (as in the case when women outnumber men) and an affront to traditional morals? When one removes distinctions or any reference to gender roles one has gone too far.
Youth Flock To Contra Dancing
Related links: Country Dance and Song Society
Some more videos after the jump:
Some more videos of local groups:
2012 San Francisco Folk Fest Contra Dance
Palo Alto Contra Dance with STEAM
Palo Alto Contra Dance with Community Band! (pt.2)
From the mid-west, featuring Perpetual e-Motion:
(more from ITMDG - looks like I missed the opportunity to hear them in person at Felton Hall earlier this year. I hope they'll be back next year.)
If you take a look at the videos available on youtube for various Contra/ECD events in the U.S., dressing very casually for the dancing is the norm. (Some samples below.) On various websites for CD/ECD visitors are told that there is no dress code but to wear something comfortable since physical activity is involved. Shorts? Blue jeans? T-shirts? How many of those dancing are really presentable to others, not looking like slobs? Although the Sacramento group is rather fit, but this is not always the case. Obesity may not be the fault of Uhmericans, but that doesn't mean one shouldn't feel shame. (As opposed to guilt.) They should try to conceal it through their clothing, instead of revealing it, or worse, drawing attention to it through poor choice in clothing.
In order for it to be fun and welcoming, casual dress is tolerated and becomes the norm. Organizers don't want to turn people away because they need people to attend in order to keep the dances going. You don't want to stand out or appear to be too snooty by going semi-formal. But an you can associate with people with looser standards in dance? Even if you can ignore for the moment the standard in question, the sight of people adhering to disparate dress standards seems rather ridiculous.
Dressing the part in a historical re-enacment (or role-playing) looks much better by comparison:
The JASNA Regency Ball from last year:
Of course this may only make sense for English Country Dances, and not so much with American Contra Dance. Am I saying that ECD/CD enthusiasts have to dress up in Regency costumes or other attire from the 19th century? No, but simple clothing that is decent in appearance, a dress shirt and slacks, would be much more dignified than the t-shirt, shorts, and obvious athletic shoes. Some places may require certain shoes so that they do not leave marks on the floor, but surely there are "dressy-looking" shoes that meet this requirement? Actually, I would have no problems with them going barefoot, though this would make dances that involve some sort of clogging impracticable. Some may claim that going barefoot to a dance, while wearing "traditionally" more formal clothing is rather incongruous. What about dressy minimalist shoes, then?
Dressing too casually represents a failure to respect one's self and others. The music, the dance patterns, what the occasion represents all refer to a standard of order that we no longer have and yet some of us yearn for it, though perhaps unconsciously. They are tied to beauty, which is part of their appeal. And yet we don't see that casual dress violates the decorum that such dances represent, not only historically but even intrinsically, since they should be special occasions of festivity for the community. I suspect that when folk dances (square dances or contra dances or the like) were events for the community, no one dressed down for them, or as if they had just left the field or work. We, on the other hand, who have the money and the gas for such hobbies take the liberty of attending in whatever clothing we like. That is rather self-indulgent and narcissistic.
If ECD or CD is to become a dance for the "vulgar masses," we should expect people to rise about the vulgarity that is Uhmericanism? We need to understand that dances are more than a private hobby or leisurely activity. They need to be reintegrated back into some semblance of an authentic communal life.
Some might argue that since such dances take place in a gym or some other minimalist community place that it would be out of place to dress nice. But the solution isn't to dress down, but to spruce the place up with tasteful decorations and the like. A basketball court may not be the ideal place to have a dance, but if it is the only open area where people can congregate, then one must make do.
As for those groups that advertise themselves as being gay-friendly -- if there is a sex imbalance and you are alternating partners throughout a dance, you may end up dancing with someone of the same sex, with the other person playing the incorrect part. Now this happens now even when there are too many heterosexual women and not enough men, and may have happened in the past. Where does one draw the line between practical necessity (as in the case when women outnumber men) and an affront to traditional morals? When one removes distinctions or any reference to gender roles one has gone too far.
Youth Flock To Contra Dancing
Related links: Country Dance and Song Society
Some more videos after the jump:
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Situation
Satruday, May 12 from 12-4 P.M.
"A free afternoon of old-time stringband picking, singing and dancing, including a family dance, cabaret-style concert sets, jam sessions and workshops galore on all manner of making music with people."
The night before, there is a square dance for the BOTMC at the Ashkenaz. (I still haven't ventured into the local ECD/contra dance scene.)
Also, Evie Ladin will be on the radio the days after:
May 13| Sunday
Live on the Air
KPFA | Berkeley, CA
With Larry Kelp sometime 4-5pm
May 14| Monday
Live on the Air
KKUP | Cupertino, CA
With Mike Russell, 6:30pm
Related:
North Bay Country Dance Society
Pacific Region links
Hayward Contra Dance
Down Home Dancing
Sacramento
San Francisco Scottish Country Dance
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - SF Branch
"A free afternoon of old-time stringband picking, singing and dancing, including a family dance, cabaret-style concert sets, jam sessions and workshops galore on all manner of making music with people."
The night before, there is a square dance for the BOTMC at the Ashkenaz. (I still haven't ventured into the local ECD/contra dance scene.)
Also, Evie Ladin will be on the radio the days after:
May 13| Sunday
Live on the Air
KPFA | Berkeley, CA
With Larry Kelp sometime 4-5pm
May 14| Monday
Live on the Air
KKUP | Cupertino, CA
With Mike Russell, 6:30pm
Related:
North Bay Country Dance Society
Pacific Region links
Hayward Contra Dance
Down Home Dancing
Sacramento
San Francisco Scottish Country Dance
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - SF Branch
Monday, April 16, 2012
Items of Interest, 16 April 2012
The Sexual Revolution and the Will to Disbelieve
Uncanny Tales of the Moral Imagination
The Downside of Cohabitating Before Marriage
Patrick Deneen, At Home in a World Made Strange
In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government
Ron Paul: Professor Obama Gets an F
The Celtic Mind (on Adam Smith and Edmund Burke)
Legal Atrocities by Chase Madar
Mark Mitchell, Gender Matters
A review of Jack Donovan's latest (mp3)
JHK on race relations: A Kid with Skittles
Derbyshire, Weissberg, And Dog-Whistling: Conservatism Inc's Uneasy Balancing Act
Norway mass-murder suspect admits to killing 77, claims self-defense.
Dave Walker Guest hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box
The Occupy Movement’s Vacuous Critique of Inequality by Carson Holloway
OWS Critique: Grasping for Straws?
Inequality of persons may be a fact of life, but inequality of wealth can be mitigated, instead of allowing the wealthy to amass more wealth at the expense of those who do not have economic freedom. Mr. Holloway seems to be more of a good Republican than anything else.
Economics:
Nothing Grows Forever
How San Francisco Can Lead the Sharing Economy
Voice of an Innovator: Sustainability Makes Sense
Relocalization:
The Economics of Happiness Conference and The Rise of The Localization Movement
In Transition 2.0 - a story of resilience and hope in extraordinary times DVD
Karen De Coster, “Ingredients” Documentary on Local Food Systems - official site
The Big Lunch, a one-day get-together for neighbors
Permaculture:
The Permaculture Revolution Takes Root in Cities
Open Source Permaculture – help to build the most comprehensive free resource for Permaculture education (indiegogo)
Catholic:
Vatican Hoping to Make SSPX Announcement Early Next Week
The Catholic Bride
Traditional Catholicism Is Winning
Orthodox:
Orthodox Christians take steps toward unity
Iconography of the Bright Resurrection of Christ.
Orthodox Easter - in pictures
Ethiopian Orthodox Easter
Capella Romana: For Orthodox Easter, Music That Faces East
Gillibrand: Blessing of House by Orthodox Priest
Trusting God Rather Than Seeking Miracles
Diet and Health:
Karen De Coster, Benefits of the Paleo-Primal Lifestyle and Great Health
Paleo, Low Carb and Gluten Free Chain Restaurants: eating out while traveling
What’s Your Walk Score? by Tom Vanderbilt
The company that puts a number on walkability.
(Part 2: Sidewalk Science)
Jimmy Moore’s n=1 Experiments: ‘Safe Starch’ Sweet Potato
Music:
SFCV: Musica Poetica: The Baroque Before Bach
Waylon Jennings: 'Goin' Down Rockin' by Joe Leydon
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys - Blackjack
Earl Scruggs Tributes Archived at WSM Online
Ashley Campbell Hits the Scene (MS)
Ava Aston
AVALANCHE AND EARTHQUAKE – Michael Ruppert and the Lifeboat Hour
Jane Austen:
Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Monday Multimedia: Modern Stuff Edition(too Uhmerican)
ECD:
HWS Learns English Country Dance
Playford Ball_2012_Ricki and Donn in two-hand turn
Misc:
How one mathematician’s angry blog post led to 9,000 scientists starting a revolution
Ohio journalist trains with Ottawa County Special Response Team: “SWAT training is adrenaline rush” (video).
Modern-Day Battle Axe
Uncanny Tales of the Moral Imagination
The Downside of Cohabitating Before Marriage
Patrick Deneen, At Home in a World Made Strange
In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government
Ron Paul: Professor Obama Gets an F
The Celtic Mind (on Adam Smith and Edmund Burke)
Legal Atrocities by Chase Madar
Mark Mitchell, Gender Matters
A review of Jack Donovan's latest (mp3)
JHK on race relations: A Kid with Skittles
Derbyshire, Weissberg, And Dog-Whistling: Conservatism Inc's Uneasy Balancing Act
Norway mass-murder suspect admits to killing 77, claims self-defense.
Dave Walker Guest hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box
The Occupy Movement’s Vacuous Critique of Inequality by Carson Holloway
OWS Critique: Grasping for Straws?
Inequality of persons may be a fact of life, but inequality of wealth can be mitigated, instead of allowing the wealthy to amass more wealth at the expense of those who do not have economic freedom. Mr. Holloway seems to be more of a good Republican than anything else.
Economics:
Nothing Grows Forever
How San Francisco Can Lead the Sharing Economy
Voice of an Innovator: Sustainability Makes Sense
Relocalization:
The Economics of Happiness Conference and The Rise of The Localization Movement
In Transition 2.0 - a story of resilience and hope in extraordinary times DVD
Karen De Coster, “Ingredients” Documentary on Local Food Systems - official site
The Big Lunch, a one-day get-together for neighbors
Permaculture:
The Permaculture Revolution Takes Root in Cities
Open Source Permaculture – help to build the most comprehensive free resource for Permaculture education (indiegogo)
Catholic:
Vatican Hoping to Make SSPX Announcement Early Next Week
The Catholic Bride
Traditional Catholicism Is Winning
Orthodox:
Orthodox Christians take steps toward unity
Iconography of the Bright Resurrection of Christ.
Orthodox Easter - in pictures
Ethiopian Orthodox Easter
Capella Romana: For Orthodox Easter, Music That Faces East
Gillibrand: Blessing of House by Orthodox Priest
Trusting God Rather Than Seeking Miracles
Diet and Health:
Karen De Coster, Benefits of the Paleo-Primal Lifestyle and Great Health
Paleo, Low Carb and Gluten Free Chain Restaurants: eating out while traveling
What’s Your Walk Score? by Tom Vanderbilt
The company that puts a number on walkability.
(Part 2: Sidewalk Science)
Jimmy Moore’s n=1 Experiments: ‘Safe Starch’ Sweet Potato
Music:
SFCV: Musica Poetica: The Baroque Before Bach
Waylon Jennings: 'Goin' Down Rockin' by Joe Leydon
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys - Blackjack
Earl Scruggs Tributes Archived at WSM Online
Ashley Campbell Hits the Scene (MS)
Ava Aston
AVALANCHE AND EARTHQUAKE – Michael Ruppert and the Lifeboat Hour
Jane Austen:
Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Monday Multimedia: Modern Stuff Edition(too Uhmerican)
ECD:
HWS Learns English Country Dance
Playford Ball_2012_Ricki and Donn in two-hand turn
Misc:
How one mathematician’s angry blog post led to 9,000 scientists starting a revolution
Ohio journalist trains with Ottawa County Special Response Team: “SWAT training is adrenaline rush” (video).
Modern-Day Battle Axe
Monday, April 02, 2012
Items of Interest, 2 April 2012
Dr. Fleming has read Philip K. Dick! I was surprised by this recent column: Alien Life Forms.
In the comments section, he writes:
Peter Hitchens, Iron Fists, Islamic votes, general thoughts
The Distributist Review:
Thomas Storck, The Chief Question in Economics
Dr. Franciszek Stefczyk: Father of Polish Credit Unions
Jennifer Roback Morse, Privatizing Marriage Is Impossible
Bhutan leads the world to a new economy of happiness
KunstlerCast #199: Communications Wasteland (mp3)
Our Overcomplexity and Hyperdependence on Modern Technology
Healthcare for all in the U.S? by Mary Logan (EB)
"Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future"
Fabius Maximus: We ask the mineshaft: should we be reasonable when arousing America? Perhaps reason plays no role in this battle.
What every American needs to know about the Federal Reserve System
Energy and Technology:
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.
Are We Oppressed by Technology? by Jeffrey Tucker
Cluelessness which merits a considered response... if it is driven by the free-market then people should adapt right? Even if no real consideration is given to what is required for these practices, i.e. cheap energy. What about respecting people's choices for a simpler way of life? Would we be right to expect the use of contemporary technology by monasteries? As for faciltating communication and strengthening community -- that's bs, if you're still neglecting your neighbors.
Farming:
Local Good Food - Melo Farms
How to Farm in Your Big City Apartment (Via CollapseNet)
Holy Shit: Managing Manure To Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon
Catholic:
Monk, He Shines
A Canonical Defense of Father Marcel Guarnizo - II
Father Anonymous Responds
The Pope Slipped One Word Into His Speech In Cuba That Makes The Castro Regime Shake
Tehachapi nuns break ground on new future
The Vatican Bank: Moneychangers In the Temple
He's wearing a nice chasuble in the picture, but should Timothy Cardinal Dolan be one of Time's top 100?
ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT’S NEW BOOK
A Heart on Fire: Archbishop Chaput's meditation on secularism in the U.S.
Random House
More "power politics" in promotion of the nationalist system, as opposed to genuine community-building?
Feminism and Misandry:
Oz Conservative: You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up
Review: MIRROR MIRROR, Tarsem's Proto-Feminist, Family-Friendly Fairy Tale
Holding Out for a Hero: Katniss and the New (Female) Role Model
Law and Disorder: The End of Male Mentoring at Law Firms
Podcast: 3/28 Brian talks with Dr. Helen Smith, forensic psychologist, about the negative images of men in the media. (mp3) [via Dr. Helen]
From 2010: Kristin Scott Benson With The Grascals – Cutting The Grass Ceiling
Giving socons a bad name?
Dalrock mentions an internet controversy involving Darwin Catholic over the "manosphere."
Is there a possibility that those involved are talking past one another? Does DC really ignore the consequences of sexual sin on a woman's character, her ability to bond, and so on? One may be able to look past one or two "indiscretions" but how many mistakes are too many, and reflect upon her true character?
Blanket condemnations of the manosphere are rather useless. It would be better to respond to the concerns expressed there than to play the amateur therapist. So long as the manosphere helps men understand the reality in which they find themselves, I think it should continue. But it does have a limited usefuleness.
Update: Mr. Darwin Responds
Diet and Health:
Balanced Bites: Useful Guides
11 Natural Ways to Heal and Prevent Heartburn
Sugar:
What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain
60 Minutes: Is Sugar Toxic?
In the comments section, he writes:
To explore the concept of "cool" would require more space than a newspaper column, much less a comment section. The Magnificent Seven is not at all a bad movie, but it is not good either, especially when compared with Kurosawa's original. It may have been influenced by the apparent coolness of Kurosawa's heroes who are not, however, indifferent, but merely Stoically Japanese.
As for cool, it is largely though not exclusively a post World War II phenomenon that is a convergence of several tendencies. The French existentialists clearly have a strong influence--Camus' Meursault seems indifferent to everyone and everything including his own death. Cool people have few attachments. They can, of course, fall into love or lust or cherish a tender spot for something or someone or somewhere, but outwardly they seem indifferent to their fate. One of the predecessors of the cool film hero is the Bogart persona. Rick Blaine: "I don't stick out my neck for anyone." Film noir heroes and villains are often though not always cool, though Richard Widmark is too over-the-top, usually, to be cool. The Man With No Name and his enemies are ultra-cool, because they are nothing. Harry Callahan, by contrast, only seems cool. At bottom he is a moral and compassionate man who refuses to show what he feels--another thing, entirely. What you put your finger on in the Magnificent Seven is the obvious fact that the Western is not a genre, really, for cool people. In the mythology of the West, only Doc Holliday is cool and that is because he know he is dying.
To cut this short, let me just say that the tight-lipped hero who does not often show his feelings is a solid Anglo-American ideal, who stands in stark contrast with the cool hero who is subhuman. Steve McQueen is a repulsive character in virtually every film as are most cool actors/characters. Cool is also related to hip--the people with so much inside knowledge about the human condition that they are indifferent to it. Hipness is of course a gift from black Americans who cultivated this act. Some time in the future we should take this up at greater length in Chronicles.
Peter Hitchens, Iron Fists, Islamic votes, general thoughts
The Distributist Review:
Thomas Storck, The Chief Question in Economics
Dr. Franciszek Stefczyk: Father of Polish Credit Unions
Jennifer Roback Morse, Privatizing Marriage Is Impossible
Bhutan leads the world to a new economy of happiness
KunstlerCast #199: Communications Wasteland (mp3)
Our Overcomplexity and Hyperdependence on Modern Technology
Healthcare for all in the U.S? by Mary Logan (EB)
"Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future"
Fabius Maximus: We ask the mineshaft: should we be reasonable when arousing America? Perhaps reason plays no role in this battle.
What every American needs to know about the Federal Reserve System
Energy and Technology:
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Welcome to the New Third World of Energy, the U.S.
Are We Oppressed by Technology? by Jeffrey Tucker
Cluelessness which merits a considered response... if it is driven by the free-market then people should adapt right? Even if no real consideration is given to what is required for these practices, i.e. cheap energy. What about respecting people's choices for a simpler way of life? Would we be right to expect the use of contemporary technology by monasteries? As for faciltating communication and strengthening community -- that's bs, if you're still neglecting your neighbors.
Farming:
Local Good Food - Melo Farms
How to Farm in Your Big City Apartment (Via CollapseNet)
Holy Shit: Managing Manure To Save Mankind by Gene Logsdon
Catholic:
Monk, He Shines
A Canonical Defense of Father Marcel Guarnizo - II
Father Anonymous Responds
The Pope Slipped One Word Into His Speech In Cuba That Makes The Castro Regime Shake
Tehachapi nuns break ground on new future
The Vatican Bank: Moneychangers In the Temple
He's wearing a nice chasuble in the picture, but should Timothy Cardinal Dolan be one of Time's top 100?
ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT’S NEW BOOK
A Heart on Fire: Archbishop Chaput's meditation on secularism in the U.S.
Random House
More "power politics" in promotion of the nationalist system, as opposed to genuine community-building?
Feminism and Misandry:
Oz Conservative: You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up
Review: MIRROR MIRROR, Tarsem's Proto-Feminist, Family-Friendly Fairy Tale
Holding Out for a Hero: Katniss and the New (Female) Role Model
Law and Disorder: The End of Male Mentoring at Law Firms
Podcast: 3/28 Brian talks with Dr. Helen Smith, forensic psychologist, about the negative images of men in the media. (mp3) [via Dr. Helen]
From 2010: Kristin Scott Benson With The Grascals – Cutting The Grass Ceiling
Giving socons a bad name?
Dalrock mentions an internet controversy involving Darwin Catholic over the "manosphere."
Is there a possibility that those involved are talking past one another? Does DC really ignore the consequences of sexual sin on a woman's character, her ability to bond, and so on? One may be able to look past one or two "indiscretions" but how many mistakes are too many, and reflect upon her true character?
Blanket condemnations of the manosphere are rather useless. It would be better to respond to the concerns expressed there than to play the amateur therapist. So long as the manosphere helps men understand the reality in which they find themselves, I think it should continue. But it does have a limited usefuleness.
Update: Mr. Darwin Responds
Diet and Health:
Balanced Bites: Useful Guides
11 Natural Ways to Heal and Prevent Heartburn
Sugar:
What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain
60 Minutes: Is Sugar Toxic?
Monday, February 13, 2012
More Items of Interest, 13 February 2012
Diet and Health:
LLVLC 287: Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith Says Low-Carb Is How Hollywood Eats (mp3)
Friday Fact or Fiction: A Low Carb Diet is The Only Way to Get Really Lean
MDA: Is Honey a Safer Sweetener and
Dear Mark: Flexibility vs. Mobility, Orange Skin, and Radioactive Matcha and Dear Mark: College Meal Plan and
The “Asian Paradox”: How Can Asians Eat So Much Rice and Not Gain Weight?
Powerlifter Goes Primal, Lifts Very Heavy Things for the Win
Ask the Low-Carb Experts 5: ‘Ketosis: Devil or Angel?’ (with Mark Sisson) (mp3)
New mental health manual is “dangerous” say experts
Barefoot Running and Minimalist Shoes:
VFF: Your Story
Parenting
The Importance of Roughhousing With Your Kids
Jane Austen and ECD:
Listen: Jane Austen dances attract large crowd to Alumni Hall
Education:
"On Classical Studies" by Eric Voegelin
Misc:
Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica
Dr. Wendell Bell receives 2011 Laurel Award: all-time best futurist
Chipotle Is Apple by Matthew Yglesias
The burrito chain is revolutionizing food: Why doesn’t it get more respect?
LLVLC 287: Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith Says Low-Carb Is How Hollywood Eats (mp3)
Friday Fact or Fiction: A Low Carb Diet is The Only Way to Get Really Lean
MDA: Is Honey a Safer Sweetener and
Dear Mark: Flexibility vs. Mobility, Orange Skin, and Radioactive Matcha and Dear Mark: College Meal Plan and
The “Asian Paradox”: How Can Asians Eat So Much Rice and Not Gain Weight?
Powerlifter Goes Primal, Lifts Very Heavy Things for the Win
Ask the Low-Carb Experts 5: ‘Ketosis: Devil or Angel?’ (with Mark Sisson) (mp3)
New mental health manual is “dangerous” say experts
Barefoot Running and Minimalist Shoes:
VFF: Your Story
Parenting
The Importance of Roughhousing With Your Kids
Jane Austen and ECD:
Listen: Jane Austen dances attract large crowd to Alumni Hall
Education:
"On Classical Studies" by Eric Voegelin
Misc:
Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica
Dr. Wendell Bell receives 2011 Laurel Award: all-time best futurist
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Cape Breton stars head for Unity
Plus: The American-English Country Dance Compendium: 1730-1825: Volume I
by Robert M. Keller
Plus: The American-English Country Dance Compendium: 1730-1825: Volume I
by Robert M. Keller
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
So Sacramento has a Contra Dance/ECD group: Sacramento Area Contradances and English Country Dances. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to move to the area.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Search results...
for English Country Dance... some of the videos I found on the first page of the most recent additions:
Jane Austen Ball Alexandria VA
Tata young • She is A Superstar
An Inside Look at Ballet Shoes - Starring Emma Watson
Jane Austen Ball Alexandria VA
Tata young • She is A Superstar
An Inside Look at Ballet Shoes - Starring Emma Watson
Thursday, June 19, 2008
ECD videos
FolkMADness 2008 Saturday English Country Dance
Emerald City Regency Ball - Duke of Kent Waltz, 2, 3
Weekly English Country Dance Toronto Main
"Take a Dance" - ECD - Frolics in the Hey, Toronto
English Country Dance - Boatman (Toronto Frolics in the Hey)
Frolics in the Hey - "King of Poland" (danced)
Frolics in the Hey - Walk through - "Mad Robin"
Grand March English Country Dance Playford Ball
Arizona Contra Dance 2006 May Madness
Contra prom in Concord, part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Greenfield contra 5/24/08, part 1, 2, 3
Emerald City Regency Ball - Duke of Kent Waltz, 2, 3
Weekly English Country Dance Toronto Main
"Take a Dance" - ECD - Frolics in the Hey, Toronto
English Country Dance - Boatman (Toronto Frolics in the Hey)
Frolics in the Hey - "King of Poland" (danced)
Frolics in the Hey - Walk through - "Mad Robin"
Grand March English Country Dance Playford Ball
Arizona Contra Dance 2006 May Madness
Contra prom in Concord, part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Greenfield contra 5/24/08, part 1, 2, 3
Sunday, April 06, 2008
BACDS Country Dance Week 2008
Country dance and music camp being held July 12-19, 2008--webpage. Bay Area Country Dance Society
Yeah, another thing I'd check out once I got a real job. Still, there are regular dances being held in Palo Alto, $5 for students.
Hmm... CDNY has dances until early June. I don't think I'd get out there in time to catch the last one with Pete Takeshi.
Bare Necessities: English Country Dance Collection
Yeah, another thing I'd check out once I got a real job. Still, there are regular dances being held in Palo Alto, $5 for students.
Hmm... CDNY has dances until early June. I don't think I'd get out there in time to catch the last one with Pete Takeshi.
Bare Necessities: English Country Dance Collection
Monday, March 17, 2008
10 tips for judging the authenticity of ECD
via AB
Real Regency Dancers Don't Turn Single: Ten Tips for Judging Authenticity
Check out the comments, and this post--How Many Times Do We Play That Tune? (Posts with the tags Jane Austen/Regency and Country Dance.)
In defense of the contemporary practice of starting all the couples at once--this would seem more appropriate to the American egalitarian spirit and also to the rather informal nature of EC dancing in the United States. While the participants may form a community of their own, united by a common pastime, it is separate from their geographic community or any other sort of natural/"social" community. Also, how many Americans would be patient enough to wait their turn? If authentic ECD is tied to the culture and hierarchical distinctions of a certain period, should we who are looking for some form of folk dance to counter manufactured entertainment adopt something else? Or can ECD be adapted to a society with different expectations and mores?
Misc:
Elegant Arts Society English Regency Page ; (see Regency Assembly)
Country Dance*New York
Playford Ball -- Dance Instructions
Real Regency Dancers Don't Turn Single: Ten Tips for Judging Authenticity
Check out the comments, and this post--How Many Times Do We Play That Tune? (Posts with the tags Jane Austen/Regency and Country Dance.)
In defense of the contemporary practice of starting all the couples at once--this would seem more appropriate to the American egalitarian spirit and also to the rather informal nature of EC dancing in the United States. While the participants may form a community of their own, united by a common pastime, it is separate from their geographic community or any other sort of natural/"social" community. Also, how many Americans would be patient enough to wait their turn? If authentic ECD is tied to the culture and hierarchical distinctions of a certain period, should we who are looking for some form of folk dance to counter manufactured entertainment adopt something else? Or can ECD be adapted to a society with different expectations and mores?
Misc:
Elegant Arts Society English Regency Page ; (see Regency Assembly)
Country Dance*New York
Playford Ball -- Dance Instructions
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