Class Levels
Please check with your local teacher if you have difficulty choosing your level.
Intermediate/Advanced Level
Dancers in this level should have a good dancing knowledge of the following:
List 1
• Lead down middle and up
• Figure of eight
• Figure of 8 for 2 couples
• Reel of three on sidelines
• Set and cast off
• Hands round and back
• Reel of three across
• Petronella turn
• Hands across and back
• Promenade for 2 or 3 couples
• Allemande for 2 or 3 couples
• Right and lefts for 2 couples
• Poussette in reel or jig time
• Strathspey poussette
• Grand chain for 3 couples
• Ladies' chain
• Men's chain
• Turn corners and partner
• Set to and turn corners
• Set to corners and partner (hello goodbye)
• Double triangles
• Reel of three after set to and turn corners
• Reel of three after set to corner and partner
• Set and link for 2 or 3 couples
• Set and rotate for 2 or 3 couples
• Reel of four on the diagonal
• Knot for 2 couples
• Reel of four across starting from sidelines
Advanced/Challenge Level
Dancers in this level are expected to dance all the formations in List 1 without a walk-through, as well as having a good dancing knowledge of the following:
List 2
All formations in List 1 plus:
• Bourrel for 2 or 3 couples
• Reel of three in tandem changing lead
• Corners pass and turn
• Reel of four across including progressing one place
• Espagnole
• The spoke
• Petronella turn in tandem
• The targe
• Rights and lefts for 3 couples
• The tourbillon
• Set and rotate for 3 couples
• The tournee
• The knot for 3 couples
• The chain progression for 2 or 3 couples