Author: maldonm
Reel | Sean-nós | Step Heel Hold & 2 Shuffles
Reel | Sean-nós | Hips & 1 drum (two sided)
Steps | Battering for Sets | Reels | up 2 3’s
Up 2 3’s
This step is most often danced to reels, and in particular you’ll see it in the Clare Reel Set. Today, though, it has spread far beyond its origins—you’ll find dancers using it in many different sets, not just the Clare ones.
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Set | Antrim Square
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08/2025 Dance by Ear
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| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | |
| 7:30am | Woodshed | Keep Her Lit | Speed & Craic |
| Week 1 – The Hare’s Paw | No Class | Aug 13 | Aug 15 |
| Week 2 – The Hare’s Paw | Aug 18 | Aug 20 | Aug 22 |
| Week 3 – | Aug 25 | Aug 27 | Aug 29 |
week 1
Tune
- The Hare’s Paw – Links and more
- theSession.org Hare’s Paw: https://thesession.org/tunes/1462
Steps & Vocabulary
- A Part of the tune
- Hips / Heel Backs
- Paddy Bon / Heel Backs with a tip
Woodshed
Learn and woodshed the tune and steps
Keep Her Lit
- B Part of the Tune
- Step tip steps and heel drops
Speed & Craic
Playlist – The Hare’s Paw – Find the version that you like best.
week 2
Tune
Woodshed
Keep Her Lit
Speed & Craic
week 3
Hare’s Paw | A & R varations
08 2025 – Wed | 6:30-8pm PST | Sean-nós Dancing the Tune
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- Class 1 – July 9 – Bobby Gardiner – Triplets
- Class 2 – July 16 – Kitty Lie Over
- Class 3 – July 23 – Steps by sounds
- Class 4 – Aug 13 – Hip Drums
- Class 5 – Aug 20 – Review & Routine Creation
- Class 6 – Aug 27 – Fine Tune the Routine
- Bobby Gardiner
- Tripplets
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M/W/F | 7:30am PST | Dance by Ear | 2025 July
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The month of July we will continue to explore dancing by ear and learning tunes in our feet. I will also be including practice drills that are aimed to build skill and exapnd your dancing by ear abilities.
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | |
| 7:30am | Woodshed | Keep Her Lit | Speed & Craic |
| Week 1 – Reels The Cavan Reel / Sporting Nell / Rattigan’s (reels) by Mary MacNamara | July 7 | July 9 | July 11 |
| Week 2 – Polkas John Walsh’s / Upperchurch / Muirisin Durkan Bobby Gardiner | July 14 | July 16 | July 18 |
| Week 3 – | July 21 | July 23 | July 25 |
| Week 4 – | July 28 | July 30 – NO CLASS | Aug. 1 – NO CLASS |
week 1
Tune
- The Cavan Reel / Sporting Nell / Rattigan’s (reels) by Mary MacNamara
Steps & Vocabulary
- Shuff-le backs – 3 of them
- Stuff-les – singles
- Hips
- Starting the step by shifting where you start with each movement of the step.
Woodshed
Learn and woodshed the tune and steps
Keep Her Lit
Speed & Craic
Play and improve with material and dance at various tempos.
week 2
Tune
- John Walsh’s / Upperchurch / Muirisin Durkan
by Bobby Gardiner - Past classes and videos for the “Upperchurch”
Woodshed
Polka founcatinoal steps.
- 123’s (ornimation – heel brush, toe tap)
- 1 2 123’s (ornimation – heel brush, toe tap)
- Slide 123 (ornimation – heel brush, toe tap)
- Nellies Polka – Preston
- Nellies Polka – Keep Her Lit
Keep Her Lit
Speed & Craic
week 3
Tune
Bohola – YouTube Clip
Bohola is one of my favorite bands, and I completely fell in love with this album. It’s a bit hard to find—I’ve looked on their website, and it’s not currently for sale—but I’ll keep searching in case any of you want to purchase a copy.
This album also inspired a step that Ronan and I recorded on our DVD, which we ended up calling “The Bohola Step.”
Woodshed
Learn and woodshed the tune and steps
Keep Her Lit
Review tune of the week and dance past tunes
Speed & Craic
Play and improve with material and dance at various tempos.
week 4
Tune
Woodshed
Learn and woodshed the tune and steps
6:30pm | Tuesday Summer Sets
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Playlist for the term:
- Youtube Summer Playlist
- Music Playlist
- Here is Last term’s class page. It has many helpful links. https://maldonmeehan.com/12pm-wed-630pm-tue-irish-set-dance/
Harvest
The Harvest Dance Set – Composed by Edwina Guckian
Merchant
Merchant Set – Composed by Pádraig & Róisín McEneany
Kilfenora Plain
Kilfenora Plain Set – This link has more details about this dance and a direct link to each figure if you just want to watch one at a time or go directly to one.