| 2 |
Haste to the Wedding |
Progressive longways set for as many as will. Each is numbered 1,2,1,2... from the top. Each pair of couples form a set. |
| A1 |
Star Right Star Left Two's Sidestep |
All four right hand star. Star back with left hand. Couple 2 hold hands and sidestep up the set between couple 1. Mark time. Couple 2 returns to place. |
| A2 | Circle Lady Right Arch |
2's join hands with lady 1 and
circle right, to finish with lady 1 on the far side from man 1. 2's drop their hold with lady 1 and form an arch. Lady 1 passes through the arch back to place |
| B1 |
Circle Man Left Arch |
2's join hands with man 1 and
circle left, to finish with man 1 on the far side from lady 1. 2's drop their hold with man 1 and form an arch. Man 1 passes through the arch back to place |
| B2 | All Spin Progress |
All spin with partners and also move
in an anti-clockwise path around the set to swap places. Couple 1 moves down the set. Couple 2 moves up the set. |
| - | 32 bar Jig AABB | Couples keep their numbering until they reach the end of lines. They miss one repeat of the dance and then rejoin to progress up the dance in the opposite direction as the other number. |
| 1 |
Haymakers' Jig |
Longways sets of 5 or 6 couples. |
| A1 |
Top Lady Right Arm Swing Top Man Right Arm Swing |
Top lady and bottom man
right arm swing in the in the centre of the set. Top man bottom lady right arm swing. |
| A2 |
Top Lady Left
Arm Swing Top Man Left Arm Swing |
Top lady and bottom man
left arm swing in the in the centre of the set. Top man bottom lady left arm swing. |
| A3 |
Top Lady
Both Hands
Swing Top Man Both Hands Swing |
Top lady and bottom man
two arm swing in the in the centre of the set. Top man bottom lady two arm swing. |
| B1 |
Top Lady Do-Si-Do Top Man Do-Si-Do |
Top lady and bottom man
Do-Si-Do by right in the in the centre of the set. Top man bottom lady Do-Si-Do by right. |
| B2 |
Top Lady Honour Top Man Honour |
Top lady and bottom man
right honour in the in the centre of the set. Top man bottom lady right honour. |
|
C1 C2 |
Cast Off | Top couple cast off down the outside of the set. They form an arch at the bottom, everyone passes through to reform the set with a new top couple. |
| - | 40 bars Jig AAABB followed by 16 bars March or Jig CC | A very popular and widespread English harvest time dance. |
| 2 |
Highland Reel |
2 lines of 3 facing, a man between 2 ladies, or a lady between 2 men |
| A1 |
Lines Advance and Retire Advance and Retire |
In lines of three join
hands and advance and retire. Advance and retire again. |
| A2 | Trios Reel-of-Three |
The centre
person, the person on their right and the person opposite this right
end person are called the Trio. Each Trio does the reel-of-three . Centre person faces person on their right and they pass by right shoulders. All 3 in the trio do a figure 8 pattern passing alternate shoulders to finish in original positions. |
| B1 |
Trios Circle Left Trios Circle Back |
Trios join hands and
circle left. Trios circle back. |
| B2 |
Lines Advance and Retire Advance and pass through |
Reform into original lines of 3,
join hands and
advanced and retire. Let go hands, advance moving slightly to left to pass through the other line by right shoulders to face a new line. |
| - |
32 bar Reel AABB |
One of a number of dances with this name. This one was popular in Melbourne in the 1870's. |