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| Feet are placed with heels together, toes turned out 90 degrees from each other or 45 degrees from the line of direction. weight evenly distributed. use balls and flat feet. |
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| the working foot is extended out to the side so that the toe and heel are on line with the heel of the supporting foot or 90 degrees from the line of direction. use toe , half point, ball, and heel |
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| the working foot is placed at the instep of the supporting foot. the working leg is turned out 90 degrees from the line of direction |
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| the working foot is extended to the front so the heels of both feet are on the line of direction. use toe half point, ball, and heel |
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| The working foot s placed at the big joint of the big toe. this position is used instead of 3rd position/ use toe, half point, ball, and heel |
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| The working leg is extended to the side as in second position and raised to the required level; low (toe in line with the ankle) normal (toe in line with calf) high (toe in line with knee). (ST shake in second step) |
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The outside edge of the working foot touches the front on the supporting leg
The working leg is turned out 90
Normal level is with the heel slightly below the level of the kneecap of the supporting leg
low level with the working toe inline with the ankle
very low level with the working toe slightly off the ground above 3rd |
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The arch (hollow) of the working foot touches the heel of the supporting foot
Working foot/leg is turned out 90 (rocks) |
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The inside edge of the working footis placed behind the supporting leg at the same height as in 3rd ariel normal level
No part of the foot is seen from the front
leg is turned out 90 |
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| The working leg is extended to the front as in 4th pos but raised to the required level as 2nd ariel (outward brushes in 1st step ST) |
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As in 4th pos but the working foot is taken to the rear
use ball or flat (intro of ST) |
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The working leg is extended to the front halfway between the 4th and 4th interm
It is used on the toe (ST quick time: pointing and backstepping) |
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| As for Mid 4th and raised to low ariel only (shuffles ST) |
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| The working leg is extended diagonally forward, 45 degrees from the line of direction (half way between 4th and 2nd) Use on toe, 1/2 pt and ball |
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| The working leg is extended as in 4th nterm and raised to the required level as 2nd ariel |
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As in 4th interm but the working leg is extended to the rear
Wse only on the ball (travelling balance) |
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| As in 4th interm rear but raised to the required level (balance) |
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Working foot extended to the front with the toe of the working foot in line with the heel of the supporting foot, knee is slighltly relaxed
May be used on toe, 1/2 pt or heel
When on heel, it is placed opposit the supporting toe.
(This is only used in sword for open pdb and toe heel step) |
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| This position is the position of the rear foot when the front foot is in 4th opp 5th (the beating foot is open pdb) |
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This is tho pos of the foot when the front foot is in 5th
Use on the ball (beating foot of closed pdb) |
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| Line of direction is the imaginary line that runs front to back of the dancer through the heels |
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| Both hands are placed on the hips with the backs of the hands to the front, all fingers touching body, wrists are straight, el;bows pointing out to the side |
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| one arm is in 1st pos, the other hand is raised at the side with the arm and wrist slightly curved, hand above and forward of headline, palm of hand turned inward (use opposite arm to working foot except in proplled pivot turn) |
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| both arms raised in 2nd position |
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| same as 3rd pos but higher and closer so that hands are almost touching |
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| same as 4th position but lowered in front of body, little fingers almost touching the kilt |
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| Fingers are lightly grouped and the thumb is in contact with the first joint of the middle finger |
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| head faces front, eyeslevel (use when arms in 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th unless otherwise stated (head in 2nd and arms in 3rd for balances)) |
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head is turned diagonally to the right or left, chin is slightly raised
When arm is in 2nd pos head is turned away from arm |
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standing with head and feet is 1st pos, arms by the side or in 1st pos
Incline the body forward slowly at the hips with flat back and return to the original pos
If arms are by the sides, they should be taken to 1st pos on the 1st count following the bow |
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| Movement of elevation from the ball of one foot and landing on the ball of the same foot |
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| movement of elevation from ball of one foot and land on the ball of the other foot |
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A transfer of the wieght from the ball of one foot to the ball of the other foot
Can be done with or without travel
May alos be done by lowering the heel to finish on flat foot (traveling balance, progressive strathspey, progressive reel) |
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| spring and point on the working foot in an accepted open position with both feet touching the ground simultaneously |
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| prepare with an extension of the working foot to 2nd ariel low, spring onto that foot and bring the new working foot into 3rd or 5th pos on the 1/2 point. Then beat the ball of the rear foot in 3rd or 5th rear. Extend front foot for the next pdb |
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Spring and bring the new working foot to an open pos on the 1/2 point.
Then beat the ball of the rear foot
No extension of the leg of the nest pdb
May be done in 2nd, 4th interm, 4th, 4th opposite 5th |
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Spring and bring the new working foot into 3rd or 5th pos, then beat the ball of the rear foot in 3rd or 5th rear
No extension of the leg for the next pdb
Counts for sword "1& 2, 3& 4"
For reel "1 & 2, 3 & 4) |
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Hop or spring, simultaneously place toe of working foot in 3rd or 5th pos, then hop and place heel of working foot on same pos.
This can also be done in 2nd pos and 4th opposite 5th.
Counts "1 2" |
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Spring from the 3rd rear position to 3rd pos or vice versa, pointing the working foot on landing.
Always start with the rear foot.
Counts for 4 rocks "1 2 3 4" |
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Hop, spring or disassemble and point the working foot in 2nd pos. count "1", hop bring the working foot to 3rd rear ariel pos "2", hop execute a round leg movement to 3rd ariel pos "3", hop execute a round leg movement to 3rd rear arial pos "4"
During the movement the workinf foot os kept close to the supporting leg with knee back |
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Hop, spring or disassemble and simlultaneiously on landing take the working foot to 3rd rear arial pos, then (using knee joint only) extend the working foot towards 2nd ariel pos and return it to the 3rd arial
During elevation one or both legs are extended towards 2nd arial pos
Counts for sword 1& 2& 3& 4&'For reel 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
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Begin with the working foot pointed in 3rd pos, execute two shake actions with the first one finishing in 4th intermediate low and the second finishing in 4th intermediate normal simultaneously on land with the hop
2 ways to count: "1 and (and) a 2" or ""1 (and) and a 2"
("the" and "in" ( ) is silent, it is the pause) |
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| A movement of elevation from ball of one foot and landing on the balls of two feet in 3rd or 5th with the weight equally distributed |
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| A movement of elevation from balls of two foot, with the weight equally distributed, and landing on the ball of one foot with the working foot placed in a specified position |
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| A movement of elevation from balls of two foot in 3rd pos, with the weight equally distributed, and landing on the balls of two feet in 3rd pos with the other foot in front |
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| A movement of elevation from balls of two foot in 3rd pos, extending both legs towards 2nd arial pos, and landing on the balls of two feet in 3rd pos with or without change |
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| The working foot lightly touches the ground as it moves from an open pos to a closed pos (shuffle) or to 3rd arial low (hop brush beat beat) |
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| The working foot lightly touches the ground as it moves from 3rd arial very low to an open arial pos or from the rear, through 1st to 4th arial (1st step of ST) |
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Starting with one foot in 3rd arial, execute a round leg movement to 3rd rear arial, then spring sliding the working foot down the back of the supporting leg and bring the other foot quickly up to 3rd aerial.
Backstep may also begin and/or end in 3rd rear aerial. One count music |
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Starting with one foot in 4th interm aerial normal pos with slight shoulder lead on that side, spring onto that foot displacing the supporting foot which is taken to 4th interm erial rear normal pos.
Repeat contra to complete the movement
Balance takes 2 counts music "1 2" |
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Starting with the foot extended to mid-4th aerial low, spring or hop and during the elevation, extend the working foot to mid-4th aerial low.
Then almost simultaneously on landing brush the new working foot inwards on the 1/2 point in 3rd or 5th pos and immediately brush it outwards to mid-4th aerial low (or the required pos).
It is an inward brush and an outward brush
May travel backward if required but never forward
Strathspey tempo: 1& 2& 3&
Reel tempo: 1 & 2 & 3 & |
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