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Tea Time Talks

42 | Tea Time Talk | Phil Meehan

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Tea Time Talk with Phil Meehan

Mon June 12th 10am PST

Join us for a Tea Time Talk with the one and only Phil Meehan, aka my dad! He got me into dancing when I was just a kid and now, at 80 years young, he’s ready to share his experience with all of you. It’ll be part performance, part talk, and all FUN! 

Irish Sean-nós Dance, Old-Style Step Dance, Past Classes

2023 June | Thu 6pm | Hornpipes!

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intro

We will explore hornpipes, both traditional old style and Sean-nos inspired steps. Over the month each of will work on creating our own steps and style for dancing to hornpipes.

week 1

WEEK 1 | Class notes

week 2

WEEK 2 | Class notes

week 3

WEEK 3 | Class notes

Week 3. Find a tune that you like dancing to and put steps to the tune. Hornpipe steps, reel steps, jig or slide steps. You can create steps or create a routine or just improv to the tune.

week 4

WEEK 4 | Class notes

week 5

resources

Set Dance Instructions

Connemara Set

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instructions

video

callers notes

Connemara Reel Set

Connemara Reel Set

  • Start: 1 & 2 – Lead/Back & Swing
  • Start: 3 & 4 Circle & Swing
  • Finish: Swing
  • Footwork: Connemara step all start on left foot, or smooth 3’s
  • Swings: Ceili hold, 1st sides on right
  • All moves are for 6 bars, dance out last 2 bars

Fig 1 Follows Chain Reels 160 bars

TopsAdvance / House / Swing
SidesAdvance / House / Swing
Top followsChain / Swing
Side followsChain / Swing
TopsAdvance / House / Swing
SideAdvance / House / All Swing to finish

Fig 2 Back-to-back                        Reels 192 bars 

Active Lead & Opposite Back-to-back / Swing in center

Active couples Advance / House / Swing

(order moves counter clockwise, 1st Top Lead start)

Fig 3 Christmas                       Reels 184 bars 

Active couple Advance & Swing in center

Active couples Christmas

Active follows Chain / Swing

(order moves counter clockwise, 1st Tops start)

Fig 4 Maggie                        Polkas 96 bars 

All Circle / Home

Circle & follows move on 

Home with new partner move ¼ on

(repeat until home)

All Christmas to finish

Other formations 

Fig 1,2,3 – half sets / progressive

Fig 4 – Big circle any number of couples

Great Tunes for the Connemara Reel Set: Miss McClouds, Sally Gardens, New Mown Meadow, Galway Rambler, Boil The Breakfast Early, Dowd’s no 9

Polka: Maggie in The Woods, Sing Maggie orStar of the Country Down

footwork

Connemara Step

Footwork Playlist

resources

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