Ceili Basics Flashcards
Walls of Limerick
progressive dance
ANY number
- Advance and Retire (8)
- Half right and left (8)
- dance with opposite (8)
- Swing Around (8)
Total: 32 B
Antrim Reel
progressive dance
ANY number
- Advance and Return (4)
- Right and Left half turn (4)
- Sidestep and Heyes (16)
- Down the Center (8)
- Right and left Hands across (8)
- Sidestep with Opposite (8)
- Left and right Hands across (8)
- Swing around (8)
Total: 64 B
Siege of Carrick
progressive dance in JIG time
ANY number
Tune –> Haste of the Wedding
- Ring (8)
- Right and left Hands Across (8)
- Down Center and Return (8)
- Up Center and Swing (8)
Total: 32 B
The Rakes of Mallow
progressive dance
ANY number of trios
Tune –> with the same Name OR any other reel
- Advance and Retire (8)
- Swing with Opposite Lady (8)
- Swing with Lady on right (8)
- Link arms in Center (8)
- Swing around (8)
Total: 40 B
Formation:
oox 6 xoo 5 oox 4 xoo 3 oox 2 xoo 1
top of the room
Harvest Time Jig
progressive dance in JIG time
ANY number of trios
- Advance and Retire (8)
- Sides (8)
- Right and Left Hands Across (8)
- Sides (8)
- Left and Right Hands Across (8)
- Step and Turn (16)
- Advance, Retire & Pass Through (8)
Total: 64 B
Siege of Ennis
progressive dance in JIG time
ANY number of two couples in a line (4 dancers)
- Advance and Retire (8)
- Sides (8)
- Right and Left Hands Across (8)
- Advance, Retire and Pass Through (8)
Total: 32 B
Haymakers Jig
long dance in JIG time for 5 couples
!! Sidestep is not performed in this dance!!
- Advance and Retire (16)
- Turn in Center (16)
- Swing in Center (16)
- Link Arms
- Cast off
Total: unknown wegen march
Formation:
o o o o o
x x x x x
1 2 3 4 5
top of room
Bridge of Athlone
progressive dance in JIG time
ANY number of couples
Tune –> with the same name
- Rising Step, Advance and Retire (32)
- Down the Center (8)
- Cast off
- The Bridge
Total: unknown wegen march
Waves of Tory
progressive dance
ANY number of couples (couples are in sets of 4)
- Advance and Retire (4)
- Right & Left Hands Across (8)
- Advance and Retire (8)
- Left & Right Hands Across (8)
- Lead off to the Right and Up the Center
- The Waves
- Cast off
Total: unknown wegen march
Ringe Fada (Long Dance)
progressive dance in JIG time
ANY number of couples
ODD couples are the LEADING couples!
- The Rising Step (4)
- Right Wheel (4)
- The Rising Step (4)
- Left Wheel (4)
- Advance Down Center (8)
- Swing Around (8)
Total: 32 B
Haste to the Wedding
progressive dance in JIG time
ANY number of couples
Tune –> with the same name
EVEN couples are LEADING couples
- The Rising Step (4)
- Right Wheel (4)
- The Rising Step (4)
- Left Wheel (4)
- Up the Center (8)
- First Ring (8)
- Second Ring (8)
- Swing Around (8)
Total: 56 B
Lannigan’s Ball
round dance in SINGLE JIG time
6 couples
Tune –> of the same name
simple two threes or skip two threes are allowed - DONT mix
- Ring (16)
- Quarter’s Hook (8)
- Rise and Grind Step (16)
- Lead Around in Center (16)
- Flirtation (16)
- Stack-up (16)
- Lead Around (8)
- Ring (16)
Total: 112 B
An Rince Mór (The Big Dance)
round dance
ANY number of couples
- Ring to Left and Right (8)
- Swing with Lady on Left (8)
- Swing with Partner (8)
- Link Arms (8)
- Lead Around (8)
Total: 40 B
Bonfire Dance
round dance
ANY number of couples
- Advance an Retire (8)
- Ring (8)
- Advance and Retire (8)
- Ring (8)
- Sidestep In and Out (4)
- Link Arms (4)
- Sidestep In and Out (4)
- Link Arms (4)
- The Rose (32)
- Swing and exchange Partners (8)
Total: 88 B
4 Hand Reel
- Lead Around (16)
- The Body (48)
- The Square (16)
- Four Sevens (8)
- Right and Left Hands Across (8)
- Down the Center (8)
- Right and Left Chain (8)
- First Figure: Figure of 8 & Ring of 3 (32)
- Second Figure: Ladies Chain (16)
- Finish: Lead Around (16)
Total: 256 B