TRADITIONAL DANCES

Waltz Pride of Erin Jive/Progressive Jive Barndance

***WALTZ
1) Start working alone. The waltz is a three-step dance. Begin without music, feet together. Should be on your toes & the movements should be light, not thumping. This is the box step. BACK,2, 3 Start (sideways, left,2,3)

SIDE, 2,3

FRONT, 2,3

2) Now, try this alone to music. MUSIC: Music for All Occasions, Disc 2 Track 13 Bridal Waltz 3) Next, try to do the box step with a partner. Begin without music. Face each other, hands on shoulders, and walk through the steps. Once you get the hang of it, hold your partner correctly and try it to music. 4) The man leads the lady, move around the space more, perhaps even turning as you move.

***PRIDE OF ERIN
1) Standing in a circle, men on inside, girls on outside, facing anti-clockwise. 2) Assume promenade hold. Man extends his R arm behind the girls shoulders and grips her R hand which is flexed at the elbow. Man flexes his L elbow & holds girls left hand at waist height. 3) Begin on LEFT foot. LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT,RIGHT,LEFT KICK Slow, Slow, 1,2,3 kick BACK: LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT,RIGHT,LEFT KICK Slow, Slow, 1,2,3 kick 4) ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK Rock forward onto the Right foot, back onto the left foot, and repeat. 5) Walk LEFT, RIGHT & turn to face each other. (Holding hands) 6) Step into each other & kick with RIGHT leg, circle the lady under the mans arm & return 7) Step into each other & kick with LEFT leg, circle the lady under the mans arm & return 8) Skip/waltz in a tight circle for 6 beats, then the girls move on to the next man to begin again.

VERSION 2

Pride of Erin
* Start on outside foot (Right foot) 2 slow steps forward 3 faster steps forward, kick with Right foot 2 slow steps back 3 fast steps back Turn in and hold hands

Criss cross x 4

(Right leg in front of left, twist body then put left leg in front of right x 2) (moving forward)

Spin x 2

Facing each other, holding hands kick with inside foot Spin to swap positions in circle Repeat kick & spin Waltz x 2 (back in starting position) (24 counts)

***Progressive Jive
Forward x 2 Back x 2 Sidestep out x 2 Sidestep in x 2 Sidestep out x 2 Spin around partner & onto next person

VERSION 2
1) Standing in a circle, men on inside, girls on outside, facing anti-clockwise. Partners face each other with both hands held in front. 2) Sideways Step forward (anticlockwise), put feet together, Step forward, put feet together. 3) REPEAT, going backwards (clockwise) 4) Man lets go of left hand & lady her right hand. Both turn and face anticlockwise, hold hands (one each) 5) Step outwards, feet together, out, feet together 6) Step inwards, feet together, in, feet together 7) Face each other, holding 2 hands again. Step into each other, man steps L to ladys R, lifts R knee & steps out. (opposite for lady) Repeat to other side. Man steps in on R, lifts L knee & steps out. 8) Facing each other, man lifts his L hand & ladys R hand to sit behind his neck. His R arm is extended behind the ladys shoulders. She does the reverse. The man is facing anti clockwise & the lady clockwise. 9) Let go of the hands that are behind the neck and SLIDE the hand along the extended arm until you are holding hands & angled outward. Man has ladys L hand in his R hand.

10) Skip around for 8 beats, waving the free hand above a flexed elbow. 11) Man kneels on one knee and lady skips around him in a tight circle, still holding hands, for 6 beats. 12) Lady moves on to the next partner (in front of her last partner, anti clockwise)

***BARN DANCE
1) Standing in a circle, men on inside, girls on outside,

facing anti-clockwise.

2) Assume barn dance hold. Mans hand is behind the womans

waist, hands held on side. Left hands are held at waist height in front.

3) Start on R foot.

Forward step 1,2,3 kick Backward 1,2,3 kick Repeat

4) Skip with joined hands for 8 beats & then the lady moves on to

the partner in front.

5) Repeat