The Saturday class this week focused on the dancing of Rosin Ni Mhainnin.
Beginners
The beginner’s class covered 2 of Rosin’s steps
STAMP AND STAMP STEP (8 BARS) (Rosin Ni Mhainnin)
back (L) Stamp (R) and (R) Stamp (L)
Hop (L), heel (R) step(R), heel (L) step (L), stomp (R)
(repeat 4 times alternating right and left)
HEEL AND TOE STEP (8 BARS) (Rosin Ni Mhainnin)
Back (L), heel (R), step (R), toe (L)
Hop (L), heel (R) step(R), heel (L) step (L), stomp (R)
(repeat 4 times alternating right and left)
We also reviewed last weeks ‘hips’ step.
Intermediate
The intermediate class covered Rosin Ni Mhainnin’s jig steps.
STAMP AND STAMP STEP (8 BARS) (Rosin Ni Mhainnin)
back (L) Stamp (R) and (R) Stamp (L)
Step (L) heel (R) step (R) 1(L) 2(R)
(repeat 4 times alternating right and left)
HEEL AND TOE STEP (8 BARS) (Rosin Ni Mhainnin)
Back (L), heel (R), step (R), toe (L)
Step (L) heel (R) step (R) 1(L) 2(R)
(repeat 4 times alternating right and left)
CROSS STEP (Rosin Ni Mhainnin)
Step (L), Cross (R), Step (L), Step (R)
Step (L) heel (R) step (R) 1(L) 2(R)
Step (L), Cross (R), Step (L), Step (R)
Step (L) heel (R) step (R) 1(L) 2(R)
Step (L), Cross (R), Step (L), Step (R)
Step (L), Cross (R), Step (L), Step (R)
And (L) back (R) and (R) back (L)
Step (L) heel (R) step (R) 1(L) 2(R)
RHYTHM CIRCLE STEP (8 BARS) (Rosin Ni Mhainnin)
(in a circle)
Step (L), Heel (R) Heel (R) (7 times), stamp (L)
(Repeat 2 time in 8 bars)
(we covered other variation of this step you can change where you put the stomp)
We didn’t cover Rosin’s ziz zag step as a jig. Those of you who have the step try putting it into jig time. It ends up being quite a nice step.
See you next week when we cover some of Padraig Ó Hoibicín’s steps and style. I have talked about Padraig Ó Hoibicín in past classes. Padraig is one of the dancers I’ve talked about in class that will dance over the bars of music. Padraig is the 2004 Oireachtas winner. We will cover a few of his reel steps in both the beginners and intermediate classes next week.
-Maldon Meehan
