Dance Video Pride of Erin Waltz (Video 5)
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Educational video to help everyone to take the floor and participate in the commonwealth ceilidh on the 21st June 2014
- Dance
- Pride of Erin Waltz (W32, Charles Wood: Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing)
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- Truus de Ceuster (May 5, 2014, 9:49 p.m.) – Source: Vimeo
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Pride of Erin Waltz 1RR · W32
Formation: couples around the room facing anti-clockwise, ladies on the right. Music: 32 bar waltzes.
- Bars
- Description
- 1–4
- Nearer hands joined, swing the inner leg (and joined hands) forward and back, then walk forwards.
- 5–8
- Repeat in the opposite direction.
- 9–10
- Facing partner, both hands joined, and heading clockwise, cross trailing leg over leading leg (ie right over left for ladies, left over right for men), then point with leading leg.
- 11–12
- Repeat in opposite direction.
- 13–16
- Take four steps anti-clockwise, pulling leading shoulder back to face alternately away from and towards your partner with each step.
- 17–24
- Joining both hands, swing together (slightly to the right of partner) and away, then change places, turning the lady under the man’s left arm while doing so. Repeat.
- 25–28
- In ballroom hold, take two steps anti-clockwise, then two clockwise.
- 29–32
- Waltz round the room.
Repeat ad lib.
(No diagram available.)