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Long Step to R, Hold, Shuffle to R, Heel Switches (L, R, L), Clap
1 - 2 Step R foot to right side, Hold
& Step L foot beside right
3 & 4 Shuffle right (Step R to right side, Step L beside right, Step R to right side)
5 & Touch L heel forward, Step L beside right
6 & Touch R heel forward, Step R beside left
7 - 8 Touch L heel forward, Clap

Long Step to L, Hold, Shuffle to L, Heel Switches (R, L, R), Step R, L
9 - 10 Step L foot to left side, Hold
& Step R foot beside L
11 & 12 Shuffle left (Step L foot to left side, Step R beside left, Step L to left side)
13 & Touch R heel forward, Step R beside left
14 & Touch L heel forward, Step L beside right
15 & 16 Touch R heel forward, Step R beside left, Step L in place putting feet slightly apart.

Applejacks
17&18& Applejack to the left, centre, right, centre
19&20 Applejack to the left, centre, right

Irish Jig, 3/4 pivoting turn to right on R, Step back on L
& Cross R over left at knee level
21 & 22 Shuffle forward R, L, R
23 & 24 Scuff L foot forward, Hitch L & scoot forward on R foot, Step L forward
& Cross R over left at knee level
25 & 26 Shuffle forward R, L, R
27 & Scuff L foot forward, Pivot 3/4 turn to the right on the ball of the R foot
28 Step back onto L foot

Coaster, Hold, Jump
29 & 30 Coaster (Step back on R, Step L beside right, Step forward on R foot)
31 Hold
32 Jump forward on both feet
Begin again!

Notes:
Jig - This phrase should be danced as though along a beam, mostly on the balls of the feet.

Hand movements - After the first four walls:
1-2 Men: Extend left arms fully out to left, right arms over head, pointing to left, fingers closed
Ladies: Extend both arms fully out to left, at chest height, fingers closed.
9-10 Reverse of 1-2
17-20 With elbows close to body, point forearms and hands in direction of applejacks (L, R, L, R) Rotate neck (not body) to face same direction.

Music - The recommended music is track 2 from the CD single of "Lord of the Dance". Alternatively use track 1 from the full CD, but start the dance half way through when the full orchestra starts up. Alternatively use the "bonus " track 16, but this has the taps on it.

Sheet History & Credits
5 Jul 97 Helen O'Malley. Taught at Barton Hall Independence Day festival, UK. Original step sheet distributed.
12 Jul 97 John Walton. Summary Lines and hand movements (as taught by Helen O'Malley) added to step sheet.

Step sheet formatted by Martin Ritchie for The Midland Mavericks, Birmingham, England.
www.midlandmavericks.com
Notation taken from The Internet, address unknown.
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