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Are you preparing for your TCRG exam?
There are many sections to the TCRG exam:
4. Practical exam in teaching stepdancing
5. Practical exam in stepdancing
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In order to pass the written and practical ceili exams, you need to know Ar Rinci Foirne inside out.
There are 30 ceili dances to learn from 3 different parts of the book.
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Practising past exam papers is also crucial to success!!!
Tips for the ceili test paper
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Dances with a place name from Ireland in their name |
Walls of Limerick
Humours of Bandon
Siege of Ennis
Waves of Tory
Bridge of Athlone
Glencar Reel
Gates of Derry
Rakes of Mallow
Siege of Carrick
Antrim Reel |
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Dances and movements in which all dancers do two consecutive sevens without threes |
Four Hand Reel - Four sevens
The Three Tunes - Roly Poly
The Three Tunes - Stamp and clap
The Three Tunes - Rings
The Gates of Derry - Telescope
The Bonfire Dance - Sidestep In and Out
The Cross Reel - Exchange places |
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Dances with no sidestep |
Rince Fada
Haymakers Jig
Lannigans Ball
Waves of Tory
Rakes of Mallow |
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Dances with Link arms as the name of the movement |
The Sixteen Hand Reel
An Rince Mor
The Haymakers Jig
The Duke Reel
The Bonfire Dance |
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Dances with a 40 bar finish |
The Eight Hand Reel
Morris Reel
High Cauled Cap
Sixteen Hand Reel
Eight Hand Jig
The Cross Reel |
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Dances containing the movement Ladies chain |
Four Hand Reel – 3rd figure
Eight Hand Reel – 2nd figure
Morris Reel – 2nd figure
High Cauled Cap – 3rd figure
Humours of Bandon – 3rd figure
St Patricks Day – 2nd figure |
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Dances with Rising step or Rise and Grind |
Bridge of Athlone
St Patricks Day
Harvest time Jig
Humours of Bandon
Eight Hand Jig
Siege of Ennis
Rince Fada
Haste to the Wedding
Haymakers Jig
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You will be required to teach parts of different dances from the handbook "Ar Rincí Foirne" to a group of dancers. The examiners will choose the dances and their parts.
In preparing for this section you should study the handbook in close detail and get as much practice as possible in teaching the movements to a group of dancers. This could be a group of friends and remember, they do not have to be dancers. If you can teach non-dancers the High Cauled Cap then you stand in good stead when it comes to the real exam.
As part of this section you are also required to demonstrate that you are capable of performing the basic steps required for Céilí dancing. i.e. sevens, promenade step, etc...
On the day, nineteen set-dance tunes are played and you are required to identify and state
- the tune by name
- its timing, and
- give the number of bars in the step and the number in the set.
The marks for each tune will be allocated as follows:-
Name of tune - 2 marks
Timing - 1 mark
Bars in step & Set - 2 marks (only if both are correct)
Here are some helpful ways to remember the number of bars in the step and set for 27 of the 38 set dance tunes you will have to know inside out!!!
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Bars in step |
Bars in set |
Helpful rhyme |
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8 |
12 |
12 Madames, masters and pipers went on the hunt for Rodney rascal up the tree |
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8 |
14 |
14 Roving jockeys hurled bags of work on
St Patrick's day |
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8 |
16 |
16 Rambling rogues sent by the King of Paris hurried to pick daisies for Mrs Bandon the wandering storyteller |
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8 |
20 |
20 Captains retreat to the lodge pool. |
You are also required to know five tunes: Reel, Slip Jig, Single Jig, Double Jig and Hornpipe.
You are required to identify each tune. There is one mark per tune.
Coming soon......
* Helpful hints and tips to assist you in learning Ar Rinci Foirne
* Requirements for the stepdancing and ceili teaching exams
* What to expect when the big day arrives
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