The featured dance for this week is the Kenmare Polka Set, also known as the Black Valley Set, it’s a relatively easy set with some great opportunities for battering with a number of polka, slide and hornpipe figures.
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Dance Of The Week: Clare Orange and Green set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is another fun set that takes a bit of practice to do right but is worth the effort. The Clare Orange and Green has a good mix of interesting movements using reels, jigs and polkas. Click through for notes, music and video links
DOTW – Harvest Time Jig
The DOTW for this week is a moderately difficult Ar Rince Foirne progressive ceili dance called the Harvest Time Jig. It should be danced lively and preferably with a very large group of people!
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DOTW: Bridge Of Athlone
The Dance Of The Week for this week is the Bridge of Athlone. Click through for notes and video for this dance.
DOTW: Boyne Set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is the Boyne Set. Click through for notes for this dance. This lovely set was first taught by Seamus O Mealoid at the Galway Bay Set Dancing Festival in the Clybaun Hotel, Galway in November 2008. Seamus taught the set again at the Westport Set Dance Weekend at the end of November in 2008.
DOTW: Sneem Set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is the Sneem Set. Click through for notes for this dance. There aren’t any videos to be found online but we hope to have some up soon. Many thanks to Pat Murphy for permitting us to upload our videos of the Sneem set from the 2009 Joe Mooney week! You’ll find links in the Videos section on the Sneem Set page.
DOTW: Waves of Tory
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a fior ceili dance Waves of Tory. The waves in this dance are meant to represent the waves so frequently seen around the island of Tory off the north coast of Donegal. Click through for notes and links to video for this dance.
DOTW: Paris Set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a set dance the Paris Set from the Labasheeda area of county Clare . Click through for notes and links to video for this set.
DOTW: South Kerry Set
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a set dance The South Kerry Set. It’s a simple but fun set with a mix of jig, polka and slide figures. Click through for notes and links to video for this set.
DOTW: Lannigans Ball
The Dance Of The Week for this week is a fun ceili dance Lannigans Ball. It’s a group dance that takes quick thinking and movement and is a lot of fun when done smoothly Click through for notes and video.