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Caledonian
Reel Footwork Pattern for Set Dancers
Men's Pattern Only !!!
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Here's a simple breakdown of the Footwork Pattern Maldon & Ronan taught for the Caledonian Reel Set
Dance. This is danced to a reel, so that's a 4/4
timing pattern I've broken it down into 3 lessons -
practice each individual lesson until the onscreen graphic is
painfully slow and this is 2nd nature to you . When you can
easily say and dance the pattern without looking at this
screen then feel free to jump ahead and learn the next part.
ALL FOOT WORK SHOWN IS FOR MEN !!!
Ladies need to be on their own special
page here |
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1) Men only, First Lesson : "AND A ONE" |
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| and - is a quick right heel lift up & thump
back down ( right toe stays on the floor) |
| a - is a quick tap of the floor with the left heel |
| one - is a whole left foot step down |
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practice "and a one"
"and a one" "and a
one"
until you are very comfortable with this before you jump on and
learn more of the pattern |
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2) Men only, Interim Lesson:
"AND A ONE, AND A ONE THEN TWO"
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| starts off the same pattern "and a
one" as you learned above but now we add to it |
| then - is a quick tap of the floor with
the right heel |
| two - is a whole right foot step down |
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practice: " and a one, and a one then
two "
until you are very comfortable with it then jump to the final step
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3) Here's
the full Caledonian Reel Footwork Pattern
Men only, "AND A ONE, AND A ONE THEN TWO, AND A ONE THEN TWO"
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Caledonian Sound Sample: |
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Repeat that entire sequence over n over until this footwork pattern is
2nd nature to you. Don't be afraid to loosen up and let those hips sway back n forth a little
bit - its not meant to be done stiff / upright /in the exact same spot.
This footwork pattern repeats over n over for the entire Caledonian set dance.
Its stepped off during swings, dance at homes, house around, etc . Practice at
home to get it up to speed & have fun. If you think you are ready for the big
leagues, try dancing the
Caledonian along with these dancers at the Ennis Trad Fest in Ireland -
yes indeedy its the same pattern & then some !!! |
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Ready
for Ireland? try this Caledonian Audio Sample 1.2Mb
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