Alameda Ceili


Rock n Roll
2-Couple Sets, Back to Back, Progressive

Slow Funk (32 bars)
2 2 steps, 2 setting steps (3s), 7s past partner, Groove & turn on corner.
2 2 steps, 2 setting steps (3s), 7s past opposite, Groove & turn on corner.
Continue to home places...

Girls & Boys (32 bars)

    Ladies first, start facing each other:
    2 2 steps, 2 setting steps (3s), step in, touch, step back, touch,
    Cross diagonal, walking - starting by left shoulders,
    twirling past each other back to back, finishing in other lady's place.
    Boys do the same, start facing each other:
    2 2 steps, 2 setting steps (3s), step in, touch, step back, touch,
    Cross diagonal, walking - starting by left shoulders,
    twirling past each other back to back, finishing in other man's place.
    Repeat - girls then boys - back to home places...

California Square (32 bars)
2 2 steps, 2 setting steps, step in, touch, step back, touch,
California twirl with opposite to trade places & face partner.
2 2 steps, 2 setting steps, step in, touch, step back, touch,
California twirl with partner to trade places & face opposite.
Continue to home places...

Chains (16 bars)

    Men's Chain
    Men straight across to opposite, turn her by right,
    straight home to partner, turn her by left.
    Ladies' Chain
    Ladies' turn by right in center to pass each other, turn opposite by left,
    pass again in center, this time no hands, turn partner by right,
    finishing in ballroom position.

Toss Across (8 bars)
Men polka your partner out & to the right, hand her over to the other man,
Polka back with the other woman, repeat to get your own partner back.
(Women polka in a square, counter-clockwise.)

Halfway House (8 bars)
Taking hands with partner, or remaining in ballroom position,
trade places with the other couple, moving counter-clockwise,
then swing into place to meet a new couple...

Repeat while there's music...

Shauna Gareth - 20 January 2011