A Set Dance Game

In this first installment of A Set Dance Game - see if you can create a short story - of between 50-100 words. But... it must include the name of at least 10 set dances in it! Put the set dance names in all caps. Post your story here, in the forums, or email Email it to cameron@irishdancing.com. I'll then have you guys help me choose the most creative and exciting one.
If you don't know that many set dance names, check The Next Hunt blog where some people wrote their favorites.

For example, your story might start out... We were going on THE HUNT when we ran across the KING OF THE FAIRIES...

Have fun - I can't wait to read them. And we will keep the game up for 3-4 weeks so everyone will get a chance to think of something!


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This Game was really

This Game was really funnnnn!!!!!!!


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well done everyone who entered a story.

i cant wait to see who wins.


The Votes are In

The votes are in and Once Upon a Time Came up on top - Great Job HornPipeLova!

Great job to everyone who entered a story. You'll all get a GARDEN OF DAISIES Badge on your page and there will be a little special badge for our top story :)


THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE SEA CAPTAINS

It was a couple of days after ST. PATRICK'S DAY and the THREE SEA CAPTAINS (Sean, Seamus and Scully) went out to sea on their sailboat the YOUGHAL HARBOUR. They began their adventure by waving goodbye to THE FOUR MASTERS and their mom MADAME BONAPARTE who lived in the quaint town of PLANXTY HUGH O'DONNELL. After they were done saying goodbye, they started THE HUNT across the DEEP GREEN POOL sea to to find THE GARDEN OF DAISIES. "Look", Sean said. "I see a BLUE EYED RASCAL creature in the waters of THE DEEP GREEN POOL sea". "Come over here", Seamus said. "It's the KING OF FAIRIES". The KING OF THE FAIRIES said, "The GARDEN OF DAISIES is across the DEEP GREEN POOL sea and next to the house of THE HURLING BOYS". They sailed a little while longer and finally reached land. As they were walking through the forest they spotted the FIDDLER AROUND THE FAIRY TREE and asked him," Where is the GARDEN OF DAISIES"? The Fiddler said, "You will find the GARDEN OF DAISIES when you see THE BLACKBIRD flying in the sky. It will land on top of THE HURLING BOYS' house". "Okay", they said. "Let's keep on walking". "I see THE BLACKBIRD", Scully shouted. "I see the GARDEN OF DAISIES", Sean said. "Yeah!", Seamus yelled. They all cheered. After a long day of adventure they laid down their WHITE BLANKET in the GARDEN OF DAISIES and fell asleep listening to THE PIPER in the distance.


What’s the matter little BLACKBIRD?

On ST PATRICK’S DAY last year, the BLUE-EYED RASCAL and THE KING OF THE FARIES were on their way to THE HUNT, when all of a sudden a BLACKBIRD flew out of no-where and began chirping! “What’s the matter little BLACKBIRD?” asked the king. Suddenly, he saw what was making the BLACKBIRD chirp so loud! They were about to walk into a huge pile of BLACKTHORN STICKS!
“Thank- you so much!” said THE BLUE-EYED RASCAL. So they walked around it and walked through a GARDEN OF DAISIES instead. They stopped on the LODGE ROAD at MISS BROWN’S FANCY restaurant, for a bite to eat. There they saw MADAME BONPARTE sitting with THE PIPER. They were talking about the DOWNFALL OF PARIS and how the JOB OF JOURNEYWORK was so much harder than being a JOCKEY TO THE FAIR!
The THREE SEA CAPTAINS were also there, talking about RODNEY’S GLORY, and their ships, PLANXTY HUGH O’DONNELL and PLANXTY DAVIS.
“Aye! Me ships the finest!” one said, “Aye that it aint!” said another. The king looked out the window. “Goodness Gracious! We are too late to get to the HUNT today. Ahh well, we’ll have to go another day then. Goodbye!” he said to his friends. After her got home, he went straight to bed and dreamt about BLACKBIRDS, BLACKTHORN STICKS, ships, 3 SEA CAPTAINS, MADAME BONPARTE and a GARDEN OF DAISIES!
The End!


One St Patrick's Day....

One ST.PATRICK'S DAY, MADAME BONEPARTE was in her GARDEN OF DAISIES doing her JOB OF JOURNEYWORK, when a BLACKBIRD pooped on her head. "Shoo!" She yelled. As she chased it with a BLACKTHORN STICK. All of a sudden, in came the ORANGE ROUGE declaring: "BONEPARTE'S RETREAT! THE DOWNFALL OF PARIS has come!" "What?!" Screamed the Madame. "It's true! I heard it straight from the DRUNKEN GAUGER, who heard it from PLANXTY DAVIS, who heard it from THE PIPER, who heard it from THE THREE SEA CAPTAINS at YOUNGHAL HARBOR!" "That's old news. It was only THE STORYTELLER, who was trying to win MISS BROWN'S FANCY! Don't you read the IDM forums?


My Set Dance Story

It was a dark ST.PATRICKS DAY when the neighbourhoods BLUE EYED RASCAL came walking up the the sidewalk stepping on every possible thing in his way, especially BLACK THORN STICK(s). There was BLACKBIRD(s) swooping down around him. He was tired from working all day at his JOB OF JOURNEYWORK. He looked at his beautiful GARDEN OF DAISES with pride. He kept walking when he passed the LODGE ROAD apartments. He saw THE PIPER walking in cirlcles around the apartments. THE PIPER looked at THE BLUE EYED RASCAL as if he had seen a ghost. THE PIPER dropped his pipe an ran into the apartment building. As THE BLUE EYED RASCAL kept walking he ran into MADAME BONAPARTE and th THREE SEA CAPTAINS. They stared at him for what seemed like days, picked him up carried him away into the night, and no one saw the BLUE EYED RASCAL again.


The Hunt

THE HUNT was about to start for the THREE SEA CAPTAINS as they went missing in THE GARDEN OF DAISES were the KING OF THE FAIRES lives MADAME BONAPARTE came to help but the others were at the KILKENNY RACES madame bonaparte was jagged by the BLACKTHORN STICK so they went for a lunch break at MISS BROWNS FANCY cafe on the LODGE ROAD near the DOWNFALL OF PARIS!


A Musician's Story

One day, a WANDERING MUSICIAN fell asleep under the KING OF THE FAIRIES. The fairies sprinkled magical powder on the musician. This brought out THE BIG MAN WITHIN. In his ACE AND DEUCE “dream”, he was the JOCKY TO THE FAIR, going on THE HUNT, traveling the seven seas alongside THREE SEA CAPTAINS. He was enjoying himself, but was tired, so took a TRIP TO THE COTTAGE, followed by a nap. Suddenly, there was a giant ST.PATRICKS DAY parade, with the biggest BLACKBIRD the musician had seen. All of a sudden, the BLACK THORN STICK was before him, and he awoke, but the mystery that haunts the musician curiously, is the FIDDLER ‘ROUND THE FAIRY TREE. Was it ever really a dream?


At RODNEY’S GLORY...

At RODNEY’S GLORY, pride, and joy, the LODGE ROAD tavern, a ROVING PEDDLER appeared. Behind came THE PIPER and THE WANDERING MUSICIAN, PLANXTY DAVIS, PLANXTY DRURY, PLANXTY IRWIN, and PLANXTY HUGH O’DONNEL. MADAME BONAPARTE with her BLACKTHORN STICK came telling of BONAPARTE’S RETREAT whilst the ORANGE ROGUE inquired,
“IS THE BIG MAN WITHIN?”
“HURRY THE JUG!” Cried THE THREE SEA CAPTAINS while reminiscing about THE BATTLE OF ARKLOW. THE STORYTELLER spoke of the SPRIG OF SHILELAGH as THE BLUE-EYED RASCAL listened along. A ROVING PEDDLER sold a WHITE BLANKET that met with MISS BROWN’S FANCY at the LODGE ROAD Inn.


Wake Up, It's Saint Patrick's Day

“It’s ST. PATRICK’S DAY son. Wake up. Today we must go on THE HUNT for THE KING OF THE FAERIES. First, we must ask the ORANGE ROGUE and THE BLUE EYED RASCAL which ash tree the king resides in. Then, our FIDDLER AROUND THE FAIRY TREE will lure him out. That’s the only way to do it. The THREE SEA CAPTAINS, MADAME BONAPARTE, the JOCKEY that went TO THE FAIR, the HURLING BOYS, THE PIPER, and THE STORY TELLER are all coming. After we find the king, we’ll go down to BLACKBIRD Inn and HURRY THE JUG so to speak, to celebrate. So meet me out in the GARDEN OF DAISIES. We have a JOB OF JOURNEY WORK to do.”

"OK, Dad. I'll be ready in a PLANXTY DRURY."


The Four Masters

One Day the FOUR MASTERS came to town to do their JOB OF JOURNEYWORK in France.
Then all of a sudden their was the DOWNFALL OF PARIS.
And the Band ACE AND DEUCE OF PIPERING to the sorrow of the loved ones who passed because of it.
But on a good note to share some happiness the People who have died from such a awful thing would have loved them to do was go right on over and JOCKEY TO THE FAIR.
They had loads of fun going on the little Rides and playings Games and watching THE FIDDLER AROUND THE FAIR play some very classical Celtic Music.
Then they were on THE HUNT to find a very cool hidden tresaure at the fair that could win them the biggest Prize of all,a "Free" Month of Irish Dance Lessons in France.
After they were done with their "Big" Adventure for the Day walking around they saw a BLUE EYED RASCAL playing tricks on his "little" Sister and saw for sure IS THE BIG MAN WITHIN.
And of course those HURLING BOYS who were renowned across town for playing tricks as well except on "Everybody".
But after all their fun they travelled to the GARDEN OF DAISIES they paid their respect to their loved ones and friends and put flowers down in rememberance of them.
May we all know that the KING OF THE FAIRIES will be watching down on them.


A Blanket of Snow

last winter the GARDEN OF DAISYS was covered in a WHITE BLANKET snow .the KING OF THE FAIKRYS lived near by his nickname was the DONEGAL RAMBLER or THE WANDERING MUSICIAN .but on ST PATRICKS DAY last there was a BLUE EYED RASCAL about he was on THE HUNT for a BLACKBIRD. So all the folk went the MISS BROWNS FANCY. they had a great time.the STORY TELLER told the folk about the KIILLKENNY RACES and THE PIPER. the end


The King and His Lunch

The KING OF THE FAIRIES was making his way through the GARDEN OF DAISIES on his way to THE HUNT when he bumped into who else but MADAME BONAPARTE.

She said, "you BLUE-EYED RASCAL! I haven't seen you in ages!"

The King replied, "You're right, not since ST. PATRICK'S DAY back down over by THE LODGE ROAD!"

Just then THE BLACKBIRD in the tree nearby began to sing. The Madame remembered she was on her way to meet THE THREE SEA CAPTAINS at MISS BROWN'S FANCY Restaurant.

"Say, Your Highness would you want to come to lunch with myself and the captains?"

The King thought for a minute and decided having his lunch made was better than hunting for it and heartily agreed.


It was a bright sunny ST

It was a bright sunny ST PATRICK’S DAY. I looked out the window and saw a BLACKBIRD building a nest of shamrocks in the GARDEN OF DAISIES. All of a sudden I saw a Leprahaun carrying a BLACKTHORN STICK and humming THE DRUNKEN GAUGER. A beautiful rainbow appeared with a pot of gold at the end of it. The KING OF THE FAIRIES came out of the hedge and laid down a WHITE BLANKET as he danced to THE FIDDLER AROUND THE FAIRY TREE. They had a party and ate MRS BROWNS FANCY buns as THE HUNT for gold began.


Once Upon a Time....A prize story from Hornpipelova

"Once upon a time, THE BLUE EYED RASCAL and THE PIPER set of on THE HUNT," began THE STORYTELLER. "It was ST. PATRICK'S DAY and it was MADAME BONAPARTE's birthday. The 2 men set off on THE LODGE ROAD. In THE GARDEN OF THE DAISIES they met THE KING OF THE FAIRIES sitting on THE WHITE BLANKET. He said he had THE JOB OF JOURNEY WORK to da but he decided to go with his friends. On THE LITTLE HEATHY HILL they saw THE BLACKBIRD. They crossed the hill and smiled. They had reached BONAPARTE'S RETREAT!" She smiled "The end!" THE HURLING BOYS loved that story!!


The King of the Fairies....This story is from Katie rocks

The KING OF THE FAIRIES sat in his throne listening to the WANDERING MUSICIAN’S music when he decided to visit THE STORYTELLER. The king traveled along THE LODGE ROAD to see the storyteller on a WHITE BLANKET.
The king told the man, “Tell me of BONAPARTE’S RETREAT.”
The old man agreed, “It was THE BATTLE OF ARKLOW that Bonaparte fought Rodney. Things looked good for Bonaparte so he relaxed by a DEEP GREEN POOL. In this time Rodney had won the battle. Bonaparte or, THE BLUE EYED RASCAL as his troops forever called him, retreated. This battle was RODNEY’S GLORY.”


On the Lodge Road....One of my favorites from Billy699

On the LODGE ROAD on ST. PATRICK’S DAY, I saw MADAME BONAPARTE sitting on a rock near the DEEP GREEN POOL sulking about the DOWNFALL OF PARIS. I called THE PIPER to play her favorite song PLANXTY DAVIS hoping to cheer her up. He was interrupted by the DRUNKEN GUAGER who was coming back from THE HUNT with the BLUE-EYED RASCAL who lost THE BLACKTHORN STICK. The WANDERING MUSICIAN who came from KILKENNY RACES played the HUMOURS OF BANDON and we danced in the GARDEN OF DAISIES while the KING OF THE FAIRIES and the THREE SEA CAPTAINS played poker.


A Dark Night

It was a dark ST.PATRICKS DAY when the neighbourhoods BLUE EYED RASCAL came walking up the the sidewalk stepping on every possible thing in his way, especially BLACK THORN STICK(s). There was BLACKBIRD(s) swooping down around him. He was tired from working all day at his JOB OF JOURNEYWORK. He looked at his beautiful GARDEN OF DAISES with pride. He kept walking when he passed the LODGE ROAD apartments. He saw THE PIPER walking in cirlcles around the apartments. THE PIPER looked at THE BLUE EYED RASCAL as if he had seen a ghost. THE PIPER dropped his pipe an ran into the apartment building. THE BLUE EYED RASCAL kept walking when he ran into MADAME BONAPARTE and the THREE SEA CAPTAINS. They stared at him for what seemed like days, they picked him up and carried him into the night and they never saw THE BLUE EYED RASCAL again.

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We've gotten some great

We've gotten some great stories so far. Keep them coming!


cool

I might give the game a go as it looks like fun but im not very good at creative writing
franxx


Give it a try, once you get

Give it a try, once you get started you might find that it is easier than you think!


This seems like fun! I'm

This seems like fun! I'm really bad at games like this, but maybe I'll try it out. :)


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