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Step Dance Teacher Examinations (T.C.R.G.)
Part One
The candidate must be able to dance and teach the following 7 dances:
1. Beginner Light Reel (32 bars)
2. Beginner Light Jig (32 bars)
3. Beginner Slip Jig (32 bars)
4. Beginner Single Jig (32 bars)
5. Beginner Hornpipe (32 bars)
6. Beginner Treble Jig (32 bars)
7. St Patrick's Day (30 bars)
Part Two
The candidate must be able to dance and teach the following 6 dances:
1. Intermediate Light Reel (32 bars)
2. Intermediate Slip Jig (32 bars)
3. Intermediate Hornpipe (32 bars)
4. Intermediate Treble Jig (32 bars)
5. The Blackbird (30 bars)
6. Jockey to the Fair (30 bars)
Part Three
The candidate must be able to dance and teach the following 7 dances:
1. Advanced Light Reel (32 bars)
2. Advanced Slip Jig (32 bars)
3. Advanced Hornpipe (32 bars)
4. Advanced Treble Jig (32 bars)
5. Job of Journeywork (30 bars)
6. Garden of Daisies (32 bars)
7. King of the Fairies (32 bars)
Part Four: Music Examination
The candidate must identify twenty set dance tunes, their timing and the
number of bars in the step and the number of bars in the set. The
candidate must submit the names of six set dances, three of which must be
in jig timing and three in hornpipe timing. The candidate must be prepared
to dance three of them for the benefit of the examiners. Of the requested
dances one will definitely be in jig time and one in hornpipe time with
the third dance in timing chosen by the examiners. None of the six
submitted set dances can be a traditional set dance e.g. St. Patrick's
Day.
Upon satisfactory and successful completion of the four parts of the
Step Dance Teachers Examination the candidate will be awarded their
certification with the World Irish Dance Association.
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