Didn't leave work until gone 7pm last night so it was revise as opposed to gym. The ceilis I pulled out of that hat were Trip to the Cottage and Harvest Time Jig, the latter of which I failed as I called Right Hands Across and Left Hands Across, Right & Left Wheels and vice versa. Why?! There are no wheels in book one. Book one is all hands across, book two is all wheels, and book three depends on the dance. Wheels in Gates as there are wheels on a cart passing through the Gates - Hands Across in Waves as you're swimming through the sea. Anyway I also said that gent gives right hand again when performing Step & Turn with the lady on the left which he doesn't, it's a left hand. Anyway, I won't make those mistakes again.
On Trip I've got a good way to teach some of the tricky body bits now, and I've taught the opening movement and the two figures tons before so I'm fairly happy on that.
What else - I ran through all my dances in my head while trying to get to sleep, or that was the plan. I think I made it as far as my second or third set dance (after having done all my solos) before drifting off. So much less nervous this time than last year (does that make grammatical sense?), when I was still working on my hornpipe!
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Monday, 15 November 2010
Sides
Inspired by the "16-Hand Reel Question" on the TCRG Voy, I wanted to see how many different movements come under the name of "Sides". The answer's ten!
1) Eight-Hand Reel, Cross Reel
Technically this is Extended Sides but I'll include it anyway. Partners exchange places with sidestep and threes, then continue on the same direction. Gent takes right hands with the lady on his right and they turn in place before chaining back to meet own partner in original place (16).
2) Morris Reel
Partners take both hands - right in right, left in left. Tops dance sidestep and threes to the right and back, while sides dance to the left and back. Tops then dance sidestep and threes to the left and back, while sides dance to the right and back (16).
3) High Cauled Cap
Partners take inside hands. Tops dance sidestep and threes to the right, sides to the left. Continue in the same direction back to place (16).
4) Sixteen-Hand Reel
Partners exchange places with sidestep and threes, then back to place (8).
5) Humours of Bandon, Eight-Hand Jig and St Patrick's Day
Partners exchange places with sidestep and rising step, then back to place (8).
6) Siege of Ennis
Partners take inside hands and exchange places with the other couple in their set of four, with sidestep and rising step, then back to place (8).
7) Harvest-time Jig
Each trio moves to the right with sidestep and rising step, then back to place. On the repeat, they move to the left and back to place in the same way (8).
8) The Three Tunes
All hold hands in a ring and sidestep/threes to the left and back, then to the right and back (16).
9) St Patrick's Day
Another Extended Sides, done in the same way as the Eight-Hand Reel but with the rising step in the place of the two short threes.
10) The Duke Reel
Partners exchange places with sidestep and threes, then return to place. Gents then exchange places with lady on their left in the same way, and back to place (16).
Thank goodness for consistency, right?! I think my favourite method is the Morris Reel, just because of the crossed hands.
1) Eight-Hand Reel, Cross Reel
Technically this is Extended Sides but I'll include it anyway. Partners exchange places with sidestep and threes, then continue on the same direction. Gent takes right hands with the lady on his right and they turn in place before chaining back to meet own partner in original place (16).
2) Morris Reel
Partners take both hands - right in right, left in left. Tops dance sidestep and threes to the right and back, while sides dance to the left and back. Tops then dance sidestep and threes to the left and back, while sides dance to the right and back (16).
3) High Cauled Cap
Partners take inside hands. Tops dance sidestep and threes to the right, sides to the left. Continue in the same direction back to place (16).
4) Sixteen-Hand Reel
Partners exchange places with sidestep and threes, then back to place (8).
5) Humours of Bandon, Eight-Hand Jig and St Patrick's Day
Partners exchange places with sidestep and rising step, then back to place (8).
6) Siege of Ennis
Partners take inside hands and exchange places with the other couple in their set of four, with sidestep and rising step, then back to place (8).
7) Harvest-time Jig
Each trio moves to the right with sidestep and rising step, then back to place. On the repeat, they move to the left and back to place in the same way (8).
8) The Three Tunes
All hold hands in a ring and sidestep/threes to the left and back, then to the right and back (16).
9) St Patrick's Day
Another Extended Sides, done in the same way as the Eight-Hand Reel but with the rising step in the place of the two short threes.
10) The Duke Reel
Partners exchange places with sidestep and threes, then return to place. Gents then exchange places with lady on their left in the same way, and back to place (16).
Thank goodness for consistency, right?! I think my favourite method is the Morris Reel, just because of the crossed hands.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Harvest-Time Jig
First, an update on last night. I had planned to learn a ceili before dance but as it happened, I got caught up in revision. I started out by writing out the movements for each dance (going to have to start putting the bars each time now), and then started scouring through the past papers for questions pertaining to the 6 I already knew. I reckon I got 95%! And I was harsh marking myself. At class, I think I've sown the traditional set seed with one of the teachers. Hopefully we'll be taught them soon because I don't think I can do it on my own with Olive.
But tonight! I'm going to put the clip in first 'cause it's so cute! Ignore the caller though, she's not using the correct movement names:
So, the Harvest-Time Jig. I really don't think I need to note down what time it's in, right? Dancers line up in threes, facing, with a gent between two ladies. A thorn between two roses, is that the saying?
Advance and retire - Sides - Right hands across - Sides - Left hands across - Step and turn - Advance, retire and pass through.
Dead easy! Points to remember - sides go to the right first, then left. And it's a jig, so it's the rise and grind not two short threes.
Coolio! That's number 7! My eagerness is telling me to learn another one tonight - my sensible self is telling me to revise the ones I already know, writing them out with bars this time. I'm going totally against the grain and I'm going to be sensible.
Possibly circuits tomorrow night for fitness - so no dancing, but some revision.
But tonight! I'm going to put the clip in first 'cause it's so cute! Ignore the caller though, she's not using the correct movement names:
So, the Harvest-Time Jig. I really don't think I need to note down what time it's in, right? Dancers line up in threes, facing, with a gent between two ladies. A thorn between two roses, is that the saying?
Advance and retire - Sides - Right hands across - Sides - Left hands across - Step and turn - Advance, retire and pass through.
Dead easy! Points to remember - sides go to the right first, then left. And it's a jig, so it's the rise and grind not two short threes.
Coolio! That's number 7! My eagerness is telling me to learn another one tonight - my sensible self is telling me to revise the ones I already know, writing them out with bars this time. I'm going totally against the grain and I'm going to be sensible.
Possibly circuits tomorrow night for fitness - so no dancing, but some revision.
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