Formation: Longways set of 5 or 7 couples. Step: Jig or walking step. Music: 5 * 48 or 64 bar reel or polka, (AAB AAB – for 5 couples), 64 bars ( AAB AABBB – for 7 couples)

Old Irish dance

• Forward and back,

• Right hand turn.

• Forward and back,

• Left hand turn.

• Top couple slip down,

• and back

• And Cast off, men follow the men, ladies follow the ladies.

• Make an arch.

• Everyone through.

• Dip..Dive..Dip..Dive..Dip..Dive..Dip..Dive.

Tricky part: Dip and Dive

1. At the bottom of the set the top couple make an arch with both hands, and everybody else goes through the arch and back to where they started.
2. Everybody face the top couple who are at the bottom of the set and take inside hands with partner. Top couple face up the set.
3. Top couple go under the arch of the next couple and make an arch for the following couple to go under.(Dip and dive) When any couple reaches either end of the set they turn round and swap hands with partner and start going up the set again, making sure they go under the next couple’s arch to begin with. Keep doing this until everyone has done a complete circuit.
4. 16 Original top couple finishes as bottom couple
5. Repeat as required until everyone has been the top couple.