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Step Spritely Bids

Official Sponsorship

Step Spritely is organized by the Ealdormere Dance Scuola.
Members of the Dance Community decide where to hold the event based on interest and community feedback
The Scuola does most of the work, including organizing teachers and classes as well as promoting the event within the SCA and to the outside early music and dance community.
As the Scuola is not an official chapter of the SCA Inc., we reach out to a Canton or Barony to make Steps an official event.
Although the Dancers take care of most aspects of the event, they wholeheartedly appreciate any help a local group can provide on the day of the event. This includes:
- A few volunteers to man the Gate, to help with setup and take down.
- Someone to keep refilling the beverages and organize the evening snack are also of tremendous value as it allows the organizers to attend a class or two.

Attendance is typically between 40 and 50 people.
While many are locals, some come from as far away as Rhode Island, North Virginia, New York, Michigan and Illinois.
Many attendees are non-Scadien involved in Early Music or Early Dance outside the SCA.

From 2009 to 2012 the site fee was $9. With the KET, the net cost was $10.
Since we accommodate so many non-scadiens, price is usually posted in the format:
- $15 site fee
- $10 site fee for members of the SCA
- Free for people 18 and under.
On numerous occasions, the costs of the event have been by donation. These events have broken even or made a profit.
There have also been some completely free Steps. These were typically through some quid pro quo volunteer work with a church group or hall.

The local group typically shares the net profits 50/50 with the Dance Community.
The current project for these funds is to purchase some Loude Dance Music Instruments for loans of one year.
Funds have also been used to rent dance studio space, to photocopy dance music or to obtain recorded dance music or dance sources.

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