Triallta Irish Dance Company — Chicago & Southwest Suburbs, Illinois

Dancers’ Resources

Choreography Archive

• Beginner Reel
• Beginner Light Jig
• Beginner Single Jig
• Beginner Slip Jig
• Faye’s Slip-to-Reel Combo
• Granuaile’s Dance (Ashe’s Slip Jig/Reel Combo)

Beginner Reel

Sevens Step

Hop/knee 2 3 4 5 6 7, change 2 3, change 2 3
Change back 2 3 4 5 6 7, change 2 3, change 2 3
Repeat on left foot

Change Heel Step

Hop/knee heel step, change heel step, change 2 3, change 2 3
Change 2 3 4 5 6 7, hop/knee heel step, change 2 3
Repeat on left foot

Hop-Hop

Hop/knee, hop/knee, change 2 3, change 2 3 4 5 6 7
Change 2 3, change 2 3, hop/knee, hop/knee, change 2 3 Repeat on left foot

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Beginner Light Jig

Basics

Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4 (hop back, front, back, front)
Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Hop/knee, hop back, hop-back 2 3 4
Repeat on left foot

Point-Point (or Point-Point-Point)

Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Hop point, hop point (or a quick 'hop point(front)-point(side)-point(front)' for those with good muscle control)
Hop/knee, hop back, hop-back 2 3 4
Repeat on left foot

Four-in-the-Front

Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Hop four-in-the-front (front, back, front, back), hop four-in-the-back (back, front, back, front)
Hop/knee, hop back, hop-back 2 3 4
Repeat on left foot

Ballerina Step

Jump down, hop/knee, hop back 2 3 4
Hop point (to the front), hop point (to the side), hop back 2 3 4
Hop point (to the side), hop point (to the front), hop back 2 3 4
Hop/knee, hop back, hop-back 2 3 4
Repeat on left foot

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Beginner Single Jig

First Step

Change 23(front-back)-45(side-back)-67(front-back) (“complicated sevens”)
Change 23(front-back)-45(side-back)-67(front-back) (“complicated sevens”)
Hop/knee 2 3 4 5 6 7 (“regular sevens”) Change 23(front-back)-45(side-back)-67(front-back) (“complicated sevens”)
Repeat on left foot

Second Step

Hop point, hop heel, hop point, hop/knee, change 23-45-67
Change 2 3 4 5 6 7
Change 23-45-67
Repeat on left foot

Third Step

Jump down, hop/knee, hop/tuck, hop/knee, change 23-45-67
Change 2 3 4 5 6 7
Change 23-45-67
Repeat on left foot

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Beginner Slip Jig

First Step

Hop/knee 2 3 4 5, hop/knee 2 3 4 5 (stepping to the side)
Hop/knee-and-turn-a-round, hop/knee 2 3 4 5 (in place)
Change front 2 3 4 5, hop/knee 2 3 4 5 (stepping to the other side)
Change 2 3 4 5 (in place), change point, change point, hop back
Repeat on left foot

Second Step

Hop/knee, heel step, toe step; hop/knee, change 2 3
Hop/knee, heel step, toe step; hop/knee, change 2 3
Hop/knee 2 3 4 5, hop/knee 2 3 4 5 (stepping to the side)
Hop/knee, heel step, toe step; hop/knee, change 2 3
Repeat on left foot

The Diamond Step

(Donny Golden’s Step, learned at the New York Irish Dance Festival 2004)

Hop/knee 2 3 4 5 (on diagonal, forward right), change point, change point, hop back
Hop/knee 2 3 4 5 (on diagonal, forward left), change point, change point, hop back
Change 2 3 4 5 (in place, turning right to face the back), change 2 3 4 5 (going back towards your starting position)
Change 2 3 4 5 (in place, turning right to face forward), change point, change point, hop back
Repeat on left foot

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Faye’s Slip Jig to Reel Combo (Lemont)

Groups: BBM & ECQ
Slip Jig: 1 foot only
Reel: both feet

------Slip Jig Music-----
BBM: up heel in slip (L)
ECQ: #1 slip (R)
BBM; Diamonds (L)
ECQ: #2 Slip(R)
BBM: Fancy slip (L)
ECQ: November slip (R)
----- Reel Music Starts-----
Hop 123s 8x
BBM: B & B step
ECQ: Lead
BBM: Jill step
ECQ: 2nd reel
BBM: Fun reel
EVERYONE: Basics in single line; point and bow.
----End!----

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Granuaile’s Dance (Ashe’s Slip Jig/Reel Choreography, Shorewood)

All begin in the triangle, with at least three sections (A, B and C). Groups may change for reel, signified by D, E and F.

Slip Jig

A — Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23
B — Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23
C — Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23
ALL — Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23

A — Change point, change point, hop back; hop, change 23
B — Change point, change point, hop back; hop, change 23
C — Change point, change point, hop back; hop, change 23
ALL — Change point, change point, hop back; hop, change 23

ALL, moving into circle — Skip 12345, Skip 22345 (take hands)
ALL, in circle — Bounce 12345 and 22345
Knee turn 2345 (face out), knee 2345 (taking hands)
Bounce 12345 and 22345

Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23
Change 2345, change 2345
Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23
Hop, heel in, step in; hop, change 23

ALL, skipping into line — Skip 12345, skip 2345, skip turn 23 and down (heels together).

Stepabout — There is room here for three full steps (right and left).

Reel

Opening music — 8 counts, 2 counts
Fiddle intro — 5 counts, 8 counts, 4 counts

Stepabout or Choreography — There is room here for eight full 8-counts, or four full steps (right and left). One idea:
D — Step
E — Step
F — Step
ALL — Sevens step

2-count repeat of melody — Change 23, and point hop back
2-count coda — Take a bow!

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