Irish Dance Steps
Note: First right foot, then left.
Jigs
Beginners Jig (a.k.a. jump 3 times)
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Hop up, hop back, hop back 2, 3, 4.
Toe Heel
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Toe, heel, toe, heel
Kick, hop back, hop back 2,3,4.
North South
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
North, South, East, West
Kick, hop back, hop back 2, 3, 4.
Heel, Heel, Toe, Toe
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Heel, Heel, Toe, Toe
Heel, Heel, Toe, Toe
Kick, hop back, hop back 2, 3, 4.
Skip and Skip
Jump, hop up, hop back 2, 3, 4
Skip, and skip, and skip 2, 3, 4
Toe and heel, toe and heel
Kick, hop back, hop back 2, 3, 4.
Reels
Point Point
Point, Point, hop back 2, 3
Point, Point, hop back 2, 3
Hop up 2, 3, hop up 2, 3
Hop back 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Side Step
Hop 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Hop back 2, 3, hop back 2, 3
Hop back 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Hop back 2, 3, hop back 2, 3.
Up and Back
Hop up and back, up and back
Walk 1 walk 2, hop up on your heel
Change, Change
Hop back 2, 3, back 2, 3, back 2, 3.
Or hop over 2, 3, over 2, 3, over 2, 3.
Point Hop Back
Point hop back
Step, skip, hop, down in front
Hop up left 2, 3
Cross over left right in front
Cross over left right in back.
Point right 1, 2
Left toe and heel
And turn 2, 3
Point right hop back
Slip Jigs
Hop Up 2, 3, 4, 5
Hop up 2, 3, 4, 5
Over 2, 3, 4, 5
Point right, left, right
Hop up, over 2, 3
Point and hop 2, 3
Hop over 2, 3
Point and hop 2, 3
Hop over 2, 3.
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Hornpipes
Beat Right, Beat Left
Beat right, beat left, beat right, hop back
Beat left, beat right, beat left, hop back
Beat right, beat left, beat right, hop back
Hop rock 2, 3, hop rock 2, 3
Over 2, 3, over, 2, 3, over 2, 3
Shuffle hop back, shuffle hop back, shuffle hop back.