Guild Rankings
The guild has a set of requirements which must
be fulfilled in order to attain a given ranking within the guild. These
are listed below, in order from beginning ranking to most advanced ranking.
 Novice
- Actively participate in ten practices
- Be able to perform three dances
 Novitiate
- Participate in dancing at one demo/performance
- Participate in dancing at one event
- Participate in one service project
- Be able to perform six additional dances (nine total) covering two
styles
 Acolyte
- Participate in dancing at one additional demo/performance (two total)
- Participate in dancing at two additional events (three total)
- Participate in two additional service projects (three total)
- Be able to perform ten additional dances (nineteen total) covering
three styles, five of which must be at least intermediate level
- Be able to perform a Saltatoris dance from memory (may be part of
the above ten)
- Teach three dances
 Journeyman
- Participate in dancing at one additional demo or performance (three
total)
- Run dance at one demo (not part of the above three)
- Run dance at one event
- Participate in two additional service projects (five total)
- Teach dance class at one event
- Be able to perform fifteen additional dances (thirty-four total)
covering five styles total, eight of which must be at least intermediate
level
- Perform an additional intermediate or above Saltatoris dance from
memory (may be part of the above fifteen, two total Saltatoris dances)
- Teach eight additional dances (eleven total), five or more of
which must be at least intermediate level, at least five must be
taught at practice
 Magister/Magistra
- Run dance and/or teach a dance class at five additional events (six
total)
- Run dance at two additional demos (three total)
- Attend dance classes at five events (Pennsic, Crystal Ball, Terpsichore,
Known World Dance Symposium, Step Spritely)
- Teach fifteen additional dances (twenty-six total): cover each style,
demonstrate both male and female parts, identify the origin of each
dance, eight dances or more of the above fifteen must be at least
intermediate level
- Reconstruct a dance new to the group from the original source
- Demonstrate dance etiquette and improvisation
Dance Styles:
English country, Folk, Gresley, 15th c. Italian, 16th c. Italian, French,
Pavannes*, SCA choreo., Bransles*, Almans
*For our purposes, pavannes are considered separate from Italian and bransles
separate from French
This page was
last updated on November 12, 2006.
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