Ceilidh Dance: Broken Sixpence
- Set type:
- Longways minor duple
- Tune type:
- 32-bar jig/reel
- Difficulty:
- ★★
Instructions
| Section | Duration | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | 8 | Do-si-do corner, two ladies do-si-do |
| A2 | 8 | Two men do-si-do, two-hand turn partner |
| B1 | 8 | Form a line with 1s in centre and 2s either side, march 8 steps. Turn single and come back. |
| B2 | 8 | 2s come in front of 1s. All circle left then left hand star, finish where the circle started to progress. |
Notes
The progression for this dance happens at the end of the walk back in B1. The twos make their way in front of the ones to form a circle, which places them in their new position.
Suggested Tunes
- Croft's Jig / The Parson in Boots (10× 32-bar jig)
- Da Pearl Wedding / Miss Gayton's (9× 32-bar reel)
- Four-hand reel / La Bastringue (8× 32-bar reel)
- Fourpence-halfpenny-farthing / The Flight (8× 32-bar jig)
- Geanie and Davina (5× 32-bar jig)
- Half hannekin / The Pantheon cottillon (7× 32-bar jig)
- Jimmy Ward's Fancy / Jojo's Jig (6× 32-bar jig)
- Long Walk Home (6× 32-bar jig)
- (9× 32-bar jig)
- Sarah's jig / Hilda's hard one (9× 32-bar jig)
- The Champion (10× 32-bar jig)
- The Duke of York's Camp / Lady Elizabeth Cole (11× 32-bar jig)
- The Goose and the Gridiron / The Magic Song (6× 32-bar jig)
- The Lemonville jig / The Quarryman (9× 32-bar jig)
- The Queen of Diamonds / Walnut Whip (10× 32-bar jig)
- Three Tunes (6× 32-bar jig)
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