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Everyone new to dancing in a formatted way is going to be apprehensive about the moves. The job of the caller is to explain the moves and the order in which they occur in the various dances

Here are some of the moves with a short explanation of how they work

Move Explanation
Arch at the bottom Usually after a cast out down the outside or a gallop down the middle, a couple will make an arch at the bottom of the set for the dancers that follow to collect their partners and move through the arch to a new place
Balance Stand on left foot, kick the right foot across your left foot while hopping on the left foot. Repeat for the right foot
Basket  
Cast  
Arch and Cross over  
Do si do  
Forward and Back  
Gallop  
Grand Chain  
Hand turns  
Ladies Chain  
Make arches  
Polka  
Right and Left Through  
Sicilian  
Square  
Stars  
Strip the Willow  
Swing  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Move

Explanation

Arch at the bottom

Usually after a cast out down the outside or a gallop down the middle, a couple will make an arch at the bottom of the set for the dancers that follow to collect their partners and move through the arch to a new place

Balance

Stand on left foot, kick the right foot across your left foot while hopping on the left foot. Repeat for the right foot

Basket

 

Cast

 

Arch and Cross over

 

Do si do

 

Forward and Back

 

Gallop

 

Grand Chain

 

Hand turns

 

Ladies Chain

 

Make arches

 

Polka

 

Right and Left Through

 

Sicilian

 

Square

 

Stars

 

Strip the Willow

 

Swing

 

Move                        Explanation

Arch at the bottom        Usually after a cast out down the outside or a gallop down the middle, a couple will make an arch at the bottom of the set

   
  Usually after a cast out down the outside or a gallop down the middle, a couple will make an arch at the bottom of the set
Balance Stand on left foot, kick the right foot across your left foot while hopping on the left foot. Repeat for the right foot
Basket  
Cast  
Arch and Cross over  
Do si do  
Forward and Back  
Gallop  
Grand Chain  
Hand turns  
Ladies Chain  
Make arches  
Polka  
Right and Left Through  
Sicilian  
Square  
Stars  
Strip the Willow  
Swing  
   
   

 

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