Ah, the Luck o’ the Irish to be on
such a beautiful Isle in the
sea:
Beginners Luck
by Ed Bugel
Beginners Luck
by Tom Lehmann
WAVE THE OCEAN Ed Butenhof,
Slaunch to Donegal by Herbie Gaudreau
Here's
to the Fiddler
By Tony Parkes
Be
certain to recite Here’s to the Fiddler of Dooney, a fine poem
indeed
Some
of my favorite foods are loved by the Irish as well:
Scones
& Tea by Ken Kernen
Jacobs Potato by Jacob Bloom
And haven’t you
met such fine Irish folk as these?
Cheery
O'Leary by David Zinkin
Meg's a Dancing Fool
Ellen's
Yarns By Rick Mohr
Sweet
Ellen trad.
IRISH WASHERWOMAN trad
[Portland Fancy Traditional is also known as Irish Washerwoman]
More
dances with cloverleaf moves:
Dishrag Dance
MONEY IN
BOTH POCKETS by Orace
Johnson
* Alternate
B1 and B2 – beginning/intermediate
B1 Down the set four in
line
“Cozy
turn” [1s, without releasing partner’s or
neighbor’s hand, turn back to back beneath their own hands to face
up, while 2s turn towards partner and join their free hands behind the 1s.
Return, and 2s lift their joined hands over 1s head to form a
clover.]
B2
Circle Left as a
clover.
Star Left
Symmetrical Force/Fourths By Fred Field
The Squeaking Wheel
Cary Ravitz
4-02
FUZZY COZY by Linda
Mrosko
Perhaps half of
these titles are beginner dances. If you are curious about some
dance titles and you search but are unable to access them, contact me
individually and I'd be happy to send details and sources.
Karin Neils
kanara - at - triton DOT net
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well, who'd a thunk it... Irish Trot is another name for Virginia Reel
A1 Fwd n bk; Rt alle
A2 Left alle; Two hand turn
B1 Dsd; Top cpl: turn by rt elbow 1 ½; to next opp gender dancer below and
turn left elbow; to ptr rt elbow, etc to bottom
B2 Sashay/chasse up ctr; peel the banana; ALL loop back up to place,
then ones go to foot*
[*alt frm The Contra Dance Book, p.101-2: all make tunnel as top couple
goes down - - another alt, and the one I like: when ones peel down to
foot, they make a tunnel and others come through to top with new top
couple
.]
Karin Neils