8 Hand Flashcards
Name the movements in The Three Tunes?
CIRCLE RING LEAD AROUND STAMP AND CLAP SWING AROUND ROLY POLY HOOK AND CHAIN RING ARCHES STAMP AND CLAP THREAD THE NEEDLE ROLY POLY
Name the movements in THE GATES OF DERRY?
ADVANCE AND RETIRE THE GATES RINGS THE GATES RINGS TELESCOPE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEEL SWING AROUND 1st REPEAT 2nd REPEAT FINISHING MOVEMENT A&R
What tune is THE GATES OF DERRY normally danced too?
THE QUAKERS WIFE (SINGLE JIG) 6/8
What tunes are normally played for THE THREE TUNES and what are the time signatures?
Haste to the wedding -Jig - 6/8
Leslies Hornpipe -Hornpipe - 4/4
The German Beau - Reel - 4/4
In the Three Tunes what part of the dance is danced to each tune?
Haste to the wedding
Circle
Ring
Hook and chain
Leslies Hornpipe
Lead around
Arches
Stamp and Clap
The German Beau
Swing around
Roly Poly
Thread the Needle
Which way does the circle go to commence THE 3 TUNES?
To the left
Describe the Rings movement in THE THREE TUNES?
Ladies advance to centre with promenade step, take hands to form a ring. Dance around to the left and fall back to place
All dancers clap hands twice 👏🏻👏🏻
Partners exchange places with one short 3 ladies to the left in front and gents to the right behind and sidestep back to place ladies to the right behind and gents to the left in front.
Gentlemen repeat this step
Describe how to perform the stamp and Clap in THE THREE TUNES?
All dancers perform 3 stamps (commence on right foot) followed by 3 claps
Partners exchange places with sidestep
Ladies to the left in front
Gents to the right behind
And return to place
Ladies to the right behind
Gents to the left in front
Tap right hand followed by left on respective knees 5 times and clap 3 times
The movement is the repeated (16 bars total)
Describe the Swing around in the THREE TUNES?
Performed to the German Beau (16 bars)
Partners face each other and take hand UNCROSSED and swing around with promenade step to the right. The movement is repeated for dancers to return to their original positions by swinging in reverse direction to the left.
How many bars does it take to dance the Roly Poly movement in THE THREE TUNES?
24 bars
Describe the Roly poly movement in the THE THREE TUNES?
All dancers position arms ( fists clenched) right arm above left arm. Roll forwards for 5 beats and backwards for 5 beats.
Pivot on right reel followed by one clap 👏🏻
Ladies remain in place
Gentlemen advance to the centre with stamp step, first right and then left foot. Return to place with 3 stamps (right left right) and 3 claps face level to partner while partner stands on toes and looks away.
Partners exchange places with sidestep, ladies to the left in front and gents to the right behind and back to place ladies to the right behind and gents to the left in front.
THE MOVEMENT IS THEN REPEATED.
Explain the hook and chain movement in the THE THREE TUNES?
Gents turn to ladies on their left and hook left arms turning once in place return to own partner with right hand and move in to next person with left hand. Continue in same direction giving right hand and left hand until chain back to original position.
16 bars
Name the movements in THE HIGH CAULED CAP?
LEAD AROUND BODY 1st FIGURE - SIDESTEP TO OPPOSITE BODY 2nd FIGURE-CIRCLE AND CROSS BODY 3rd FIGURE- LADIES CHAIN BODY FINISHING MOVEMENT-A AND R
BODY SIDES ALL AROUND DOUBLE QUARTER CHAIN LADIES INTERLACE GENTS INTERLACE STAMP AND CLAP
Describe the 2nd figure in THE HIGH CAULED CAP?
CIRCLE AND CROSS
C1 advance towards C2, lady of C1 passes through C2 and dances around the gent of C2, meanwhile the gent of C1 passes through C2 and dances around the lady of C2 (4bars)
All 4 dancers give right hand across and dance around for 2bars, release hands, retaining partners right hand and swing back to original position 2 bars
Gents advance to opposite ladies passing left shoulder to left, (2bars)give left hand to lady and turn once (2bars) release hands and dance back to original lady right shoulder to right give right hand to partner and turn in place (4bars)
Both couples tak crossed hands and dance in a circle around to the right and back to original position 8 bars
Couple 2 repeat this movement (24bars) followed by couple 3 (24bars) and couple 4 (24bars)
