Thursday, July 17, 2014

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