Sink and Grind

Here's another step that shows up in jigs for both step and ceili dancing. It is called a Sink and Grind.

Here is a basic, all-purpose version of the Sink and Grind:

(Count the step "Down, up, hop back 2-3-4")

Down: Jump off both feet and land on both feet with your right foot in front.

Up: Jump off both feet and land on the left foot with the right foot next to the left knee.

Hop back: Hop off your left foot and land on your left foot. THEN place your right foot behind the left*.

back-2-3-4: Step right, left, right, left

Repeat on the same foot.

*Make sure you hop off the left foot and land only on the left foot. Once you have completed that, then put your right foot on the ground. This is NOT a jump from one foot the other. It is a hop and then a step - two separate movements.

My Students' Recital

Here are my Irish Step Dance students in their first recital. Awesome.

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A Reel:



A Jig: