Sean-nós & Set Dance with Maldon
Specializing in easy to follow step by step instruction for all levels
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!
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 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.
| Tops | Advance / House / Swing |
| Sides | Advance / House / Swing |
| Top follows | Chain / Swing |
| Side follows | Chain / Swing |
| Tops | Advance / House / Swing |
| Side | Advance / 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)
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
Connemara Step