Beehive Five
© Geof Owen 2002
© Geof Owen 2002
Kitchen Girl : Best of Irish Fiddle Tunes : Florie Brown
5 couple dances written by |
| Geof Owen | |||||
| Folk Dance and Barn Dance Caller and Dance Writer |
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| Circle | Dances for 3 couples | Dances for 4 couples | Dances for 5 couples | Longways | Squares | Other |
| Name | Beehive Five
© Geof Owen 2002 | |
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| Date written | 2002 | |
| Format | Square set with fifth couple in middle facing first couple | |
| A1 | 1-4 | First and fifth couples set to each other then right and left through to change places |
| 5-8 | First man right hand star with second couple while first lady right hand star with fourth couple | |
| A2 | 1-4 | First couple set right and left and two hand turn halfway |
| 5-8 | All back to back with partner | |
| B1 | 1-4 | First and third couples set to each other then right and left through to change places |
| 5-8 | Third man right hand star with fourth couple while third lady right hand star with second couple | |
| B2 | 1-4 | Third couple set right and left then two hand turn halfway |
| 5-8 | Haead couples face right, side couples face left, right and left through to change places | |
| Notes | first published in "Footnotes" | |
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| Suggested Tunes | 5x32bars Kitchen Girl : Best of Irish Fiddle Tunes : Florie Brown |
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| Name | End of theYear
© Geof Owen 2002 | |
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| Date written | 2002 | |
| Format | 5 couple longways | |
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| A1 | 1-4 | First, second and fifth couples join hands, balance in and out and circle left two places |
| 5-8 | All do-si-do partner | |
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| A2 | 1-8 | In lines across, heys for three or fours |
| B1 | 1-4 | Third, fourth and fifth couples join hands, balance in and out and circle right two places |
| 5-8 | All do-si-do partner | |
| B2 | 1-4 | Top right four (1st couple, 2nd lady & 3rd man) right hand star while bottom left four (5th couple, 3rd lady & 4th man) do likewise |
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| 5-8 | All set to partner and turn single | |
| Notes | first published in "Footnotes" | |
| Suggested Tunes | 5x32bars Hogmanay Jig, Wassail!, Magpie Lane | |
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| Name | Hayhead Wood
© Geof Owen 1996 | |
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| Date written | 1996 | |
| Format | 5 couples long ways; Second & fourth couples improper | |
| A1 | 1-4 | Lines fall back two steps and come forward two steps |
| 5-8 | First and second couples & third and fourth couples circle left half way, while fifth couple two hand turn all the way (2-1-4-3-5) | |
| A2 | 1-4 | Lines fall back two steps and come forward two steps |
| 5-8 | Second and third couples & fourth and fifth couples circle left half way, while first couple two hand turn all the way (2-4-1-5-3) | |
| B1 | 1-8 | First and second couples & fourth and fifth couples right hand star, third couple holding hand of person on their right and go round with the star (This is called a shooting star) |
| B2 | 1-8 | Back with a left hand shooting star, third couple holding hand of person on their left (Note that during the shooting star, third couple dance a figure of eight) |
| Notes | All places in the calls relate to positions in the set at the time of the call | |
| The couple starting at the top of the set will always dance the circle left with the couple below until they reach the bottom of the set. | ||
| first published in "Saddlers’ Salad" | ||
| Suggested Tunes | Jamaica on “Playford Pops” CD by Chris Dewhurst (5 x 32 bars) | |
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