Ceilidh Dance: Four around four
- Set type:
- Longways 4 couples
- Tune type:
- 32-bar reel/polka
- Difficulty:
- ★
Instructions
| Section | Duration | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | 8 | Men link hands and dance around the women |
| A2 | 8 | Women link hands and dance around the men |
| B1 | 8 | Top couple gallop to the bottom and back |
| B2 | 8 | Top couple casts to the bottom, others move up, all swing partners |
Notes
Good for starting the evening if you expect dancers to be inexperienced.
Suggested Tunes
- (7× 32-bar polka)
- Blue dresses (Girl with the blue dress on / Dark girl dressed in blue) (8× 32-bar polka)
- Da Pearl Wedding / Miss Gayton's (9× 32-bar reel)
- Four-hand reel / La Bastringue (8× 32-bar reel)
- Lucerne / Lulu polka (8× 32-bar polka)
- Marten in the bag (6× 32-bar polka)
- (9× 32-bar polka)
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