What is the Silver Serif?

The Silver Serif is the prize of the Guild of the Silver Rondel. It is awarded each year to the winner of the guild dance competition at the Bal d'Argent.

To enter the competition you must be a member of the guild.

The competition is judged by three judges, who each hand out a red and a blue ribbon at the end of each dance. The blue ribbon is for the most technically correct dancer, the red ribbon is for the most appealing and stylish dancer.

There are usually 3 dances in the competition, although sometimes there are 4.

The dancer with the most ribbons at the end of the competition is the winner.

In recent years a separate competition has also been held for the best group, with a single dance to decide the winning group.

The guild also hosts a competition to select the best dancer who is not a guild member at the Bal d'Argent, with a single dance being used to judge this.

Silver Serif Winners

We are trying to put together a list of winners of the Silver Serif competitions. The ones that we know about are:

2009

Alliette Delecourt & Will de Witte, in a tie (Bal held in Krae Glas)

2007

Johanna of the Beachwoods (Bal held in Cairn Fell)

2006

Leofgar of Southron Gaard (Bal held in Southron Gaard)

2005

Lynette & Gwommy Anpurpaidh, in a tie (Bal held at KWDS in Rowany)

2004

Catherine de Arc (Bal held in Aneala)

2003

Hrolfr Hreggvitharsson (Bal held in St Monicas)

2002

Sybille la Chatte (Bal held in St Malachy)

2001

No Bal Held

2000

Mathilde Adycote (Bal held in St Florian de la Riviere)

1999

Eleanor Lyttelhayles (Bal held in Rowany)

1998

Kenrick Robillard (Bal held in Stormhold)

1997

Eleanor Lyttelhayles (Bal held in Politarchopolis)

1996

?? (Bal held in Dismal Fogs)

1995

Richard de la Croix (Bal held in Mordenvale)

1994

Eleanor Lyttelhayles and Morwynna Branwent (Bal held in Rowany)

1993

Raoul de Chenonceaux and Miriam Galbraith (Bal held in Stormhold)

1992

Morag Ameridith ?? (and ??) (Bal held in Politarchopolis)

1991

?? (Bal held in Llyn Arien)

1990

Alarice Beatrice von Thal ?? (Bal held in Rowany ??)

1989

?? (Ball held in ??)

1988

Katherine Ayshford (Bal held in Politarchopolis)

If you know of any others or can offer any clues or corrections then please let me know

Group Serif Winners

We are also trying to put together a list of groups who have won the Group Serif competitions. The ones that we know about are:

2009

Del and others??? (Bal held in Krae Glas)

2006

Thurstan, Yolande, Sonya, James (Bal held in Southron Gaard)

2005

The Group from Eldermere (Bal held at KWDS in Rowany)

2004

The College of St Basil the Great and Friend (Bal held in Aneala)

2003

???????????? (Bal held in St Monicas)

2002

The Group from Rowany & maybe a Friend (Bal held in St Malachy)

2001

No Bal Held

2000

Politarchopolis Advanced Dance Interpretation Collective (Bal held in St Florian de la Riviere)

If you know of any others or can offer any clues or corrections then please let me know.