FIGURE 1: SLIDE (88 BARS) - Swing your own
|
Top Couples
|
House: Dance two steps in place (Gents pull left shoulder
back, then back to place) [2 bars] + House inside
the set [6 bars]
|
8 bars |
| Top Couples |
Square: Open waltz hold slide to
the Side Couple on the right, then back into opposite place
+ Half House inside to home |
8 bars |
| Top Couples |
Swing (waltz hold) |
8 bars |
| Top Couples |
Slide and Change: Slide in &
out (1-2-3-kick 1-2-123) [4 bars] and half house to
opposite place [4 bars] + Slide in, out and half house
to home [8 bars] |
16 bars |
| Side Couples |
House + Square + Swing + Slide and
Change |
40 bars |
FIGURE 2: SLIDE (104 BARS) - Swing your opposite
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Top Couples
|
House + Square (as in Figure 1).
|
16 bars |
| Top Couples |
Top Gents cross over and swing opposite
Lady [8 bars] + Cross back and swing own partner |
16 bars |
| Top Couples |
Slide and Change: Across and back
to home |
16 bars |
| Side Couples |
House + Square + Swing (opposite
and own) + Slide and Change |
48 bars |
FIGURE 3: SLIDE (104 BARS) - Little Christmas
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Top Couples
|
House + Square (as in Figure 1) except meet in centre at
end of the Square
|
16 bars |
| Top Couples |
Little Christmas left (left arms
over) [8 bars] + Jump + Little Christmas left again [8 bars] |
16 bars |
| Top Couples |
Slide and Change: Across and back
to home |
16 bars |
| Side Couples |
House + Square + Little Christmas
x 2 + Slide and Change |
48 bars |
FIGURE 4: SLIDE (136 BARS) - Swing all round
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Top Couples
|
House + Square (as in Figure 1) except meet in centre at
end of the Square
|
16 bars |
|
Top Gents
|
Swing each Lady in turn: Advance to Lady on left [2 bars]
+ Swing [6 bars] + Advance and Swing opposite Lady
+ Advance and Swing other Side Lady + Advance and Swing own
partner
|
32 bars |
| Top Couples |
Slide and Change: Across and back
to home |
16 bars |
| Side Couples |
House + Square + Gents Swing all
round + Slide and Change |
64 bars |
FIGURE 5: SLIDE (112 BARS) - Reverse Chain
|
Top Couples
|
House + Square
|
16 bars |
|
All Couples
|
Face Partner, right hand in right - Half turn to face opposite
direction + Grand Chain half way give left hand to the person
after your partner, meet partner on the opposite side of the
set
|
8 bars |
| All Couples |
Swing Partner + Slide in, out and
half house to home + Slide in, out and half house to opposite
place |
24 bars |
| Side Couples |
House + Square |
16 bars |
| All Couples |
Right hand in right - Half turn and
Grand Chain half way to meet partner in original place + Swing
Partner at home |
16 bars |
| All Couples |
Slide and Change: Across and back
to home |
16 bars |
| All Couples |
House around the set |
8 bars |
REFERENCES
Murphy, Pat (1995). Toss the Feathers. Mercier Press:
Cork. 65-66.
Quinn, Tom (1997). Irish Dancing. HarperCollins: Glasgow.
37-40.
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Formation