The dance for this week is an Irish set dance called the Limerick Tumblers. It’s got some complicated movements and old favorites that’ll keep you on your toes.
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Category: Dance Of The Week
Dance Of The Week – Knockanore Set
The dance of the week for this week is the Knockanore Set.
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Dance Of The Week – Seit Chamuis
The Dance Of The Week for this week is an Irish set dance called Seit Chamuis first presented by Seamus Ó Mealóid in Westport in 2015.
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Dance Of The Week – Flight Of The Earls
The Dance Of The Week for this week is Flight Of The Earls, or The Leuven Set by Jim Keenan that chronicles the flight of the Earls from Donegal beginning in 1607.
It’s not a particularly difficult dance but does have a variety of movements in each figure that will keep you thinking.
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Dance Of The Week – Battle Of Affane
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a new set, The Battle of Affane, demonstrated at the Sweets of May Dance Festival in Tralee in 2015. It’s a short set commemorating the 1565 Battle of Affane and has a good variety of movements including doubling!
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Dance Of The Week – Sliabh Froach Set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is an Irish set dance called the Sliabh Froach Set. This is a low-key set that’s easy to learn but fun to dance.
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Dance Of The Week – Slip N Slide Polka Set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a short and easy Irish set dance, the Slip N Slide Polka Set.
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Dance Of The Week – Dance Kentucky Unhinged
The dance for this week is a contra dance by Cary Ravitz, Dance Kentucky Unhinged. It’s not too difficult but you’ll need to stay alert when you reach the ends.
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Dance Of The Week – An Rince Mor
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a very easy Irish ceili dance An Rince Mor or The Big Dance. It’s a round dance for four couples though in a ceili setting you can easily make the circle as big as you like. You just need an even number of dancers.
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Dance Of The Week – Cross Of The Commons
The Dance Of the Week for this week is the Cross Of The Commons set, an Irish set dance recently composed by Joan Pollard Carew in memory of her father Jackie Pollard.
The dance is short (only 3 figures) and easy to learn and has a few unusual moves to keep you interested.
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