Swannanoa Sean-nos Dance Class

Here are the notes for the Sean-nos dance class:

JIG STEPS
A 3 Shuff-les 2 shuff-les 4 heels
A 3 Shuff-les 2 shuff-les 4 heels
B Cross step
B Run on Step with a pause
A Tip step with click
A Run on step with no pause
B Tip Step both sides
B Side step (to left)
A Side step (to right)
A Hop step
B Run on in a circle (to right)
B Run on in a circle (to left)
A 3 tip steps
A Run on with pause
B Tip step with click
B Finishing step (3 tips with click, 1 tip, 3 shuff-les 1 2)

STEP 1
Step L Shuff-le R, Step R Shuff-le L, Step L Shuff-le R, Step R
Step L shuff-le R, Step L Shuff-le L 1L 2R 3L 4R
(repeat twice)

STEP 2 (Cross Step)
Step L shuff-le R, Step R Shuff-le L, Step L Shuff-le R, cross Step R Toe (L)
Step L shuff-le R, Step L Shuff-le L Toe R, down R
(repeat twice)

STEP 3 (7 shuff-le's)
Step L shuff-le R, Step R Shuff-le L, Step L shuff-le R, Step R Shuff-le L,
Step L shuff-le R, Step R Shuff-le L, Step L shuff-le R, step

Run on Step
Step L shuff-le R Step R shuff-le L
step L heel R hold step L shuff-le R
step R heel L hold L step R shuff-le L step L shuff-le R Step R

Tip with click
1L 2R 3L shuff-le R step R shuff-le L tap L
step L shuff-le R step R stuff -le L out click 1R 2L
(repeat twice)

REELS
Heels (step 6 heel steps and a stamp)
step L heel R step R, heel L step L,  heel R step R, heel L step L, heel R step R, heel L step L, stamp R
(repeat 4 times)

Heels backwards
step L heel R heel L
step R heel L heel R
1 L 2 R 3 L 4 R 5 L 6 R 7 L

Toes Forward
Ball L heel R ball L
Ball R heel L ball R
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (ball L heel R ball L toe R ball L heel R ball L)

Drum triplet
Toe L Toe R
Heel R Heel L
repeat both sides

Heel triplet
step L heel R heel R step L

Shuffle triplet  (keep ankle loose)
shuff-le R step L
shuff-le L step R

Swannanoa Irish Set Dance Class

Notes from the Set dancing class held at Swannanoa July 13-19, 2014

Here is the Clare Battering step on video:


http://youtu.be/bLODgy2DngE
Clare Lancers:
http://setdanceteacher.ie/clarelanc.htm

Caledonain:
http://setdanceteacher.ie/caledonianrth.htm

Antrim Square
http://users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/instructions/Antrim-Square-Set.html

Here's a figure of the Clare Plain Set

The Clare Plain Set

Here is a great video of the 4th figure of the Clare Plain set.

There is the 3rd Figure:
Here are the videos for the battering step:

Milwaukee-hips to music

Sunday steps

Here is the order for the reel steps and the Jig steps.

Stamp and stamp
Madness
Shuffle step (poric)
Toe toe heel (poric)
Boffin
Meave
Mick advance and retire
Clare Battering step
Tricky
Hips
Willie Keane

Paraig Ó Haibicín

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya3r5hm1fMw

Milwaukee-hips Step

This is a new step I made up using the first half of the Milwaukee step and the hips step. By putting the Milwaukee step in front of hips it shifts the hip step to the off beat.

Patrick O'Dea Steps

Here are some clips from when Patrick O'Dea was visiting.

Beginner Class

Here are the steps from class last night. 

Jig Steps

Old Cavan Set

We started working on this set.