Category: Irish Sean-nós Dance

Irish Sean-nós Dance

Jig Lesson 14 | Resources

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slow music

Betsy Branch playing Morrison’s Jig/Munster Bacon @ 80 bpm
Betsy Branch playing Tatter Jack Walsh @ 80 bpm

medium music

Betsy Branch playing Morrison’s Jig/Munster Bacon @ 100 bpm
Betsy Branch playing Tatter Jack Walsh @ 80 bpm

links

Jig Music Page | recording and playlists of jigs

downloads

Google doc of the notes for this course. Click here to view and print Jig Course Notes | includes introduction, order of steps and steps written out.

Irish Sean-nós Dance

Jig Lesson 13 | Performance

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This video was filmed for the CCE Oregon Splendid Isolation show. Filmed by Emily Mauldoon at Park Rose High School in Portland, Oregon. 

The whole film is available on their site: Splendid Isolation

group

The Maldon Meehan Dancer’s Dancing at the Newport Celtic Festival. 

notes

The Maldon Meehan Dancers perform this number at local festivals and events. We adjust it according to the number of dancers in the show.

When dancing it as an ace-ella number we have half the dancers dance the first step of every “run on step” and the other half dance the send “run on step”. If the number is uneven we have one dancer dance all the “run on steps” with each group.

Irish Sean-nós Dance, Jigs, Steps

Jig Lesson 12 | Whole Routine

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The Whole jig routine from Maldon Meehan's online dance lessons.

slow practice

medium practice

notes

Note that after every variation of a “run on step” there is a “tip step”, like an A and B part of a tune.

If you are struggling with keeping track of where your weight is, remember that every time you use a tap your weight is on the opposite leg and every time you step you transfer your weight to the other leg. Once you master the control of your weight with taps and steps many doors will open to you in your ability to improv. If you use a tap then you can use the same foot for your next step and if you you use a step you can use the opposite foot for your next step. Having command of this allows you to have the freedom to start any movement with any foot. A game changer when you get yourself into an improv pickle!