2018 Dance Competition at KASF
Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival — March 3rd, 2018
The Atlantian Academie of Dance sponsored a friendly dance competition in two parts at Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival 2018. Groups competed in Period Documentable Dance, New Choreography, or both.
Announcement sent to the Academie on November 5, 2017, by Lady Nicolosa d'Isenfir (Kendra Schmid), Chancellor of the Atlantian Academie of Dance.
Competition One: Period Documentable Dance
Select a period documentable dance — anything commonly accepted in period (Playford, Domenico, Gresley, Caroso, etc.) — write a short informational document, and perform the dance. A representative was encouraged to speak briefly about the dance, its history, and interpretation before performing to help spread knowledge for those who might not read the document.
Competition Two: New Choreography
Create new choreography in the style of a period dance. This was the chance to put the “Creative” in Society for Creative Anachronism. Like Competition One, this involved writing a short document about the creation of the dance and the style it is based upon, followed by a performance.
The dance was to be set to the music of one of the following: Rostiboli Gioioso, Gracca Amorosa, Black Alman, Whirligig, or Grene Gynger. Update (11/18): Groups were permitted to use any period-documentable music, and writing new music was welcome but not required.
Rules for Both Competitions
- Live or recorded music is acceptable
- Garb does not need to match the time period, but it sure would look spiffy
- Groups may enter either or both competitions
- Update (11/18): Instead of one dance, groups had a 10-minute window to perform as many dances as they wished
Judging
Three judges — familiar with dance and music but not participating with any competing group — evaluated entries using an adaptation of the Performing Arts competition rubric. Prizes included bragging rights, chocolate, and other fabulous gifts.
See the Dance Performance Judging Form used at this competition.