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#2
Announcements! The Town Crier! / A new Triumph to be awarded
October 10, 2013, 10:59:00 PM
Due to recently reaching the 7000 post mark, comrade_general has now gained enough triumph points to earn his third Triumph.
Other reasons that he has gained the required 300 points are
- Reaching 6000 posts
- Mother of Dragons' citizenship
- Uploading many paintings
- Will's citizenship
- The Khan's patricianship
- Atlantis release
- Diplomacy (during a linkswap with TWC)
- WHTW final release
A great well done to CG!
Other reasons that he has gained the required 300 points are
- Reaching 6000 posts
- Mother of Dragons' citizenship
- Uploading many paintings
- Will's citizenship
- The Khan's patricianship
- Atlantis release
- Diplomacy (during a linkswap with TWC)
- WHTW final release
A great well done to CG!
#3
Announcements! The Town Crier! / A third Triumph
October 03, 2013, 04:31:23 PM
It is my great pleasure to announce that Jubal has now collected enough triumph points to be awarded his third Triumph.
He has done a variety of activities across the website to accumulate the necessary 300 triumph points. These include writing poetry, running for Basileus and being elected as Basileus. Also, Rob and Othko97 being elected as Spatharioi gained Jubal, their patron, 20 triumph points. Jubal's work on Warhammer: Total War and his proposal of various motions to the plaza have earned him a great many triumph points.
Well done to Jubal!
He has done a variety of activities across the website to accumulate the necessary 300 triumph points. These include writing poetry, running for Basileus and being elected as Basileus. Also, Rob and Othko97 being elected as Spatharioi gained Jubal, their patron, 20 triumph points. Jubal's work on Warhammer: Total War and his proposal of various motions to the plaza have earned him a great many triumph points.
Well done to Jubal!
#4
General Chatter - The Boozer / MORE HUGS!
September 03, 2013, 05:22:44 PM
Friends! Websitemenandwomen!
Your random-weirdo-(or-not)-from-the-internets hugging abilities are once again required! Will you take up the challenge?
Of course you will!
Jubal needs hugs! Give him hugs (please)! Lack of hugs makes a sad Jubal; we don't want a sad Jubal.
GIVE HUGS TO JUBAL FOR A HAPPIER JUBAL!
Your random-weirdo-(or-not)-from-the-internets hugging abilities are once again required! Will you take up the challenge?
Of course you will!
Jubal needs hugs! Give him hugs (please)! Lack of hugs makes a sad Jubal; we don't want a sad Jubal.
GIVE HUGS TO JUBAL FOR A HAPPIER JUBAL!
#5
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Orcadian Strip the Willow
August 30, 2013, 02:38:59 PM
Orcadian Strip the Willow
Type of Dance: Jig/Reel
Number of bars: 32
Set type: Longways sets
Top couple strips the willow all the way down the set and then rejoins the lines.
Once the top couple has reached the fourth couple in the set, the next couple begins stripping the willow.
Type of Dance: Jig/Reel
Number of bars: 32
Set type: Longways sets
Top couple strips the willow all the way down the set and then rejoins the lines.
Once the top couple has reached the fourth couple in the set, the next couple begins stripping the willow.
#6
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Strip the Willow Square
August 30, 2013, 11:24:05 AM
Strip the Willow Square
Type of dance: Jig
Number of bars: 48
Set type: Square sets
A1
Head couples take a ballroom hold and gallop across the set, men passing backs. Return, women passing backs.
A2
Side couples take a ballroom hold and gallop across the set, men passing backs. Return, women passing backs.
B
Head men strip the square
C1
Take hands in a circle and circle left and then back to the right.
C2
Balance and swing your partner
Repeat with side men, then head women, then side women stripping the square.
Type of dance: Jig
Number of bars: 48
Set type: Square sets
A1
Head couples take a ballroom hold and gallop across the set, men passing backs. Return, women passing backs.
A2
Side couples take a ballroom hold and gallop across the set, men passing backs. Return, women passing backs.
B
Head men strip the square
C1
Take hands in a circle and circle left and then back to the right.
C2
Balance and swing your partner
Repeat with side men, then head women, then side women stripping the square.
#7
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: She'll be coming round the mountain
August 30, 2013, 11:17:20 AM
She'll be coming round the mountain
Type of dance: Jig/Polka
Number of bars: 32
Set type: Square sets
A1
1s promenade/ polka around the set.
A2
Head couples do a ladies chain while the side couples do right and left turns.
B1
Do si do on the corners (not with your partner)
Swing your partner
B2
All promenade/polka around and back to place
Repeat with 2s, 3s and 4s leading.
Suggested music: She'll be coming round the mountain
Type of dance: Jig/Polka
Number of bars: 32
Set type: Square sets
A1
1s promenade/ polka around the set.
A2
Head couples do a ladies chain while the side couples do right and left turns.
B1
Do si do on the corners (not with your partner)
Swing your partner
B2
All promenade/polka around and back to place
Repeat with 2s, 3s and 4s leading.
Suggested music: She'll be coming round the mountain
#8
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Circle Waltz
August 30, 2013, 11:05:21 AM
Circle Waltz
Type of dance: Waltz
Number of bars: 32
Set type: 5 couples in a circle
A
Holding hands in the circle, balance in balance out and men pass the lady on their left (not their partner) into their partner's space.
Repeat three more times
B1
With new partner take both hands and sway into the middle and out and then turn single. Repeat but swaying outwards first.
B2
Taking ballroom hold with partner, take two steps into the centre then, two steps out.
Waltz around the room with partner.
Type of dance: Waltz
Number of bars: 32
Set type: 5 couples in a circle
A
Holding hands in the circle, balance in balance out and men pass the lady on their left (not their partner) into their partner's space.
Repeat three more times
B1
With new partner take both hands and sway into the middle and out and then turn single. Repeat but swaying outwards first.
B2
Taking ballroom hold with partner, take two steps into the centre then, two steps out.
Waltz around the room with partner.
#9
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: La Russe
August 30, 2013, 10:23:58 AM
La Russe
Dance Type: Jig/Polka
Number of bars: 64
Set type: Square sets
A1
Pass partners right shoulder and balance and swing the person you meet on the corners.
A2
Return to partners and balance and swing them.
B1
1s continue to swing.
B2
1s lead around the inside of set anticlockwise greeting each other couple
C1
Head couples cross over with arches (leading couple go under first) followed rapidly by side couples.
Head couples cross back (other couple make the arch this time) then side couples do the same.
C2
Repeat previous figure.
D1
All take hands and circle left.
D2
Promenade/polka back to place.
Repeat with 2s, 3s and 4s leading
Dance Type: Jig/Polka
Number of bars: 64
Set type: Square sets
A1
Pass partners right shoulder and balance and swing the person you meet on the corners.
A2
Return to partners and balance and swing them.
B1
1s continue to swing.
B2
1s lead around the inside of set anticlockwise greeting each other couple
C1
Head couples cross over with arches (leading couple go under first) followed rapidly by side couples.
Head couples cross back (other couple make the arch this time) then side couples do the same.
C2
Repeat previous figure.
D1
All take hands and circle left.
D2
Promenade/polka back to place.
Repeat with 2s, 3s and 4s leading
#10
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Canadian Barndance
August 30, 2013, 10:02:49 AM
Canadian Barndance
Dance Type: Hopstep
Number of bars: 16
Set type: Couples
A
1-4 Take inside hands with your partner, walk forward for three steps and hop, walk backwards for three steps and hop
5-8 Skip sideways away from partner (men towards the centre, ladies outwards) for three steps and clap, return to partner.
B
9-12 In a ballroom hold, skip forward (to the man's left) for two steps and back
13-16 Polka round the room
Dance Type: Hopstep
Number of bars: 16
Set type: Couples
A
1-4 Take inside hands with your partner, walk forward for three steps and hop, walk backwards for three steps and hop
5-8 Skip sideways away from partner (men towards the centre, ladies outwards) for three steps and clap, return to partner.
B
9-12 In a ballroom hold, skip forward (to the man's left) for two steps and back
13-16 Polka round the room
#11
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Old Swan Gallop
August 30, 2013, 09:55:42 AM
Old Swan Gallop
Type of Dance: Reel (?)
Number of bars: 32
Set type: Sicilian circle
A1
1s take partner in a ballroom hold (2s take a step back) and gallop round the circle for eight and back.
A2
2s take partner in a ballroom hold (1s take a step back) and gallop round the circle for eight and back.
B1
Right hand star followed by left hand star (in fours)
B2
Hold inner hands with your partner and walk forward to meet the opposite couple, then back again.
Walk forward again and cross over with opposite to meet new couple.
Type of Dance: Reel (?)
Number of bars: 32
Set type: Sicilian circle
A1
1s take partner in a ballroom hold (2s take a step back) and gallop round the circle for eight and back.
A2
2s take partner in a ballroom hold (1s take a step back) and gallop round the circle for eight and back.
B1
Right hand star followed by left hand star (in fours)
B2
Hold inner hands with your partner and walk forward to meet the opposite couple, then back again.
Walk forward again and cross over with opposite to meet new couple.
#12
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Cumberland Square Eight
August 30, 2013, 09:40:49 AM
Cumberland Square Eight
Dance Type: Jig/Polka
Number of bars: 64
Set type:Square sets
A1
Head couples take a ballroom hold and gallop 8 steps past your opposite and back
A2
Side couples take a ballroom hold and gallop 8 steps past your opposite and back
B1
Heads right hand star, then left hand star
B2
Sides right hand star, then left hand star
C1
Heads basket
C2
Sides basket
D1
All hold hands and circle left
D2
All promenade (or polka) back round back to place
Dance Type: Jig/Polka
Number of bars: 64
Set type:Square sets
A1
Head couples take a ballroom hold and gallop 8 steps past your opposite and back
A2
Side couples take a ballroom hold and gallop 8 steps past your opposite and back
B1
Heads right hand star, then left hand star
B2
Sides right hand star, then left hand star
C1
Heads basket
C2
Sides basket
D1
All hold hands and circle left
D2
All promenade (or polka) back round back to place
#13
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Boston Tea Party
August 30, 2013, 09:29:25 AM
Boston Tea Party
Dance Type: Jig
Number of bars: 32
Set type: 5 couples longways sets
A1
Top couple gallop down the set, form a one handed arch and go back up over the line of ladies.
A2
Same arch down over the line of men and gallop up to the top.
B1
Top couple dip and dive down to the bottom of the set and form a two handed arch.
B2
Remaining couples cast out, pass through the arch to get back to place.
All swing (if time).
Dance Type: Jig
Number of bars: 32
Set type: 5 couples longways sets
A1
Top couple gallop down the set, form a one handed arch and go back up over the line of ladies.
A2
Same arch down over the line of men and gallop up to the top.
B1
Top couple dip and dive down to the bottom of the set and form a two handed arch.
B2
Remaining couples cast out, pass through the arch to get back to place.
All swing (if time).
#14
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: The Willow Tree
August 30, 2013, 09:23:02 AM
The Willow Tree
Dance Type: Jig
Number of bars: 48
Set type: 8 couples longways sets
A1
Top couple gallops down to the bottom of the set.
Top man gallops back up with bottom lady, leaving his partner
A2
Bottom man and top lady gallop up to the top.
Bottom man reclaims his partner and they gallop back down to the bottom
B
Top and bottom couples strip the willow from their ends towards the middle.
Two end couples meet in the middle where they hold hands in a circle and raise their arms to make arches.
C
Remaining couples cast out and pass through the side arches, meeting their partner in the middle, before passing back out through the arches at their end.
All swing (if time).
Dance Type: Jig
Number of bars: 48
Set type: 8 couples longways sets
A1
Top couple gallops down to the bottom of the set.
Top man gallops back up with bottom lady, leaving his partner
A2
Bottom man and top lady gallop up to the top.
Bottom man reclaims his partner and they gallop back down to the bottom
B
Top and bottom couples strip the willow from their ends towards the middle.
Two end couples meet in the middle where they hold hands in a circle and raise their arms to make arches.
C
Remaining couples cast out and pass through the side arches, meeting their partner in the middle, before passing back out through the arches at their end.
All swing (if time).
#15
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Nottingham Swing
August 30, 2013, 12:11:43 AM
Nottingham Swing
Dance Type: Hopstep
Number of bars: 16
Set type: Longways sets
A
1-4 First corners right hand turn.
5-8 Second corners right hand turn.
B
1-4 1s take hands and take two chassé steps down and back up. Cast out around the 2s
5-8 All swing.
Dance Type: Hopstep
Number of bars: 16
Set type: Longways sets
A
1-4 First corners right hand turn.
5-8 Second corners right hand turn.
B
1-4 1s take hands and take two chassé steps down and back up. Cast out around the 2s
5-8 All swing.
#16
The Ceilidh Caller's Club / Dance: Clopton Bridge
August 29, 2013, 11:58:21 PM
Clopton Bridge
Dance Type: Hopstep
Number of bars: 32
Set type: 4 couples longways sets
A1
First corners right hand turn then left hand turn.
A2
Second corners right hand turn then left hand turn.
B1
Middle two couples right hand star then left hand star
(Optional: end couples do a right and left through around the set)
B2
Top couple swing down to the bottom and all swing.
Dance Type: Hopstep
Number of bars: 32
Set type: 4 couples longways sets
A1
First corners right hand turn then left hand turn.
A2
Second corners right hand turn then left hand turn.
B1
Middle two couples right hand star then left hand star
(Optional: end couples do a right and left through around the set)
B2
Top couple swing down to the bottom and all swing.
#17
Announcements! The Town Crier! / A triumph for The Khan!
August 11, 2013, 08:31:26 AM
As the title of the post may have led you to infer, we have our next triumph to give out. The Khan, who has recently returned to the site after a moderately lengthy absence, has now earned his first triumph.
The Khan has stood for (and been elected for) a number of staff posts during his time on Exilian. He has also gained triumph points for proposing a number of new citizens and a motion on the plaza. The Khan has uploaded a number of poems and, more recently, drawings to the site which have earned him many points.
Congratulations to The Khan!
The Khan has stood for (and been elected for) a number of staff posts during his time on Exilian. He has also gained triumph points for proposing a number of new citizens and a motion on the plaza. The Khan has uploaded a number of poems and, more recently, drawings to the site which have earned him many points.
Congratulations to The Khan!
#18
General Chatter - The Boozer / HUGS!
August 03, 2013, 10:30:14 PM
Right friends!
CG needs hugs from random weirdos he knows from the internets! The lack of them is apparently giving him a headache. We need to fix this. I think we probably class as random weirdos he knows from the internets, or at least some of us do.
EVERYONE GIVE COMRADE_GENERAL HUGS!
CG needs hugs from random weirdos he knows from the internets! The lack of them is apparently giving him a headache. We need to fix this. I think we probably class as random weirdos he knows from the internets, or at least some of us do.
EVERYONE GIVE COMRADE_GENERAL HUGS!
#19
The Exilian Academy / What sorts of courses would you be most interested in? (II)
July 18, 2013, 09:48:55 PM
After some recent discussion around the site, I though it would be good idea to get a thread up where people could say whether there are any courses they might be interested/willing/blackmailed into running for/taking at the Academy.
So, things to discuss/state on this thread:
- What subjects do you know about that might lend itself to being taught in the Academy?
- Would you like to run a course on it? [OF COURSE YOU WOULD!]
- How much time do you think you might have for putting into this course? And when might this be?
- Which of the courses suggested would you be interested in taking?
- Which of the courses not yet suggested would you be interested in taking?
Also, if you know someone else on this site is good at something but they might not think of it, do suggest too.. Either here, or possibly to them separately so they don't feel pressured to volunteer.
[Of course, Jubal has already made a thread like this, but since I'm practically stealing his job by writing this, who cares! Write on this thread, write on the other.. doesn't matter all the much to me]
I shall make a list!
Anyone interested?
So, things to discuss/state on this thread:
- What subjects do you know about that might lend itself to being taught in the Academy?
- Would you like to run a course on it? [OF COURSE YOU WOULD!]
- How much time do you think you might have for putting into this course? And when might this be?
- Which of the courses suggested would you be interested in taking?
- Which of the courses not yet suggested would you be interested in taking?
Also, if you know someone else on this site is good at something but they might not think of it, do suggest too.. Either here, or possibly to them separately so they don't feel pressured to volunteer.
[Of course, Jubal has already made a thread like this, but since I'm practically stealing his job by writing this, who cares! Write on this thread, write on the other.. doesn't matter all the much to me
]I shall make a list!
| Course | Offered by | Interested |
| Cloak making/other assorted sewing | Scarlet | Mother of Dragons Pentagathus comrade_general |
| Some maths and stuff | Scarlet, just finished first year Natural Sciences maths | Rob Pentagathus comrade_general Othko97 |
| Some first year geology | Scarlet | Jubal Pentagathus comrade_general joek Othko97 |
| Ceilidh dancing/calling | Scarlet | Jubal Pentagathus comrade_general joek Mother of Dragons |
| Statistics | Othko97 | Pentagathus comrade_general |
| World Building (Reboot) | Jubal | Son of the King The Khan comrade_general Othko97 |
| C++ (in September) | Son of the King | Rob Jubal Scarlet(?) comrade_general joek Othko97 |
| Baking | Mother of Dragons | Jubal Scarlet comrade_general joek |
| Cosplay | Mother of Dragons | comrade_general |
| Etiquette | Scarlet & joek | Mother of Dragons comrade_general |
| Intro to Latin | joek | Scarlet Jubal Othko97 |
| Drawing | SilverWolf, The Khan? | Scarlet The Khan |
Anyone interested?
#20
Announcements! The Town Crier! / Another Triumph!
July 13, 2013, 11:28:54 PM
Yesterday I was looking at the triumph points tables and I noticed that there is another triumph that needs awarding!
So, congratulations to comrade_general who has earned his second triumph!
CG has worked hard to produce excellent mods (in particular major releases of Narnia and WHTW) and was awarded triumph points for getting a new modding team on the site. Other achievements include reaching 4000, and subsequently 5000, posts and helping with the Atheniad last year. CG also stood for Basileus and won the position.
Well done!
So, congratulations to comrade_general who has earned his second triumph!
CG has worked hard to produce excellent mods (in particular major releases of Narnia and WHTW) and was awarded triumph points for getting a new modding team on the site. Other achievements include reaching 4000, and subsequently 5000, posts and helping with the Atheniad last year. CG also stood for Basileus and won the position.
Well done!