Types

Fantasy Guide to Balls

Fantasy Guide To Balls

When we think of fantasy we think of castles and princesses and then we immediately think of ballrooms and dancing. After all, what court is complete without balls and feasts?

Types

Fantasy Guide To Balls

Throughout time there have been many kinds of ball. In mediaeval times, a feast could be a nightly occurrence. The monarch would pay to host their friends and vassals for dinner and afterward would come the dancing. The first few years of Henry VIII's reign had feasts and masques almost daily if not weekly. As we come closer to Edwardian times, some balls abandoned the dinner aspect for dancing, music and gossiping.

Invite only

Fantasy Guide To Balls

If the monarch announces a ball, they will send an invite to the nobility or the wealthy if their presence is either desired or cursory. Snubbing a noble of an invite would be seen as an insult, a very public one. No noble or guest can show up without an invite. That would be seen as impetuous and rude, almost the equivalent of wearing white to a wedding.

Precedent

Fantasy Guide To Balls

When you step into the ballroom, sometimes you would be announced to the room or introduced to the royal family. There would be a special sequence in which this would happen. The highest ranking to the lowest ranking always. It would be a manor faux pas to announce a mere Lady before a Duchess.

Dancing

Fantasy Guide To Balls

Actual dancing sometimes ran like bingo. A lady could have a dance card which she would ask her dance partners to sign as a keepsake. The men would dance to show their grace and manners whilst some might be chasing a new mistress and the ladies would dance to show their grace and skill. It could be considered scandalous for a woman to dance more than a single dance with a man which could lead to gossip.

Different kinds of historical dances

Fantasy Guide To Balls

Carole

Ductia

Estampie (Istampitta)

Saltarello

Trotto

Farandole

Allemande

Basse danse

Branle

Canario

Coranto

Dompe

Galliard

La volta

Pavane

Sarabanda

Spagnoletta

Tourdion

Bourrée

Canary

Chaconne

Entrée grave

Forlana

Gavotte

Gigue

Loure

Menuet

Musette

Passacaille

Passepied

Rigaudon

Sarabande

Tambourin

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