Category: Irish Set

Description:

This version of the Waterford Polka Set was regularly danced in the Black Hill Pub, Dungarvan, in the 1980s. The set was written down and revived from a video made at that time.
Notes by Pat Murphy from the April/May 2013 issue of Set Dancing News, reproduced with permission.

Figure 1: Figure 1 (Polka)

64 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Tops Slide in and back, swing Slide to the centre and back in waltz hold (4b) and swing in céili hold.	8
2	Ladies Chain Ladies chain with right hands in the centre, turn anticlockwise, left arm in left, around the opposite gent and dance back to their own positions passing right shoulder to right.	8
3	House House around each other in waltz hold.	8
4	Slide in and back, swing Slide to the centre and back in waltz hold (4b) and swing in céili hold.	8
5	Sides Dance 1 to 4	32

Figure 2: Figure 2 (Polka)

96 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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Top couples by balancing in and out, then the ladies turn once under the gent’s arm to the opposite place. Repeat these moves back to place, then swing.

1	Tops Slide in and back, cross Holding crossed hands, couples slide to the centre and back dancing the Waterford steps and cross anticlockwise to opposite positions with the lady leading and turning once clockwise under the gent’s right hand.	8
2	Slide in and back, cross home	8
3	Swing Swing in céili hold.	8
4	Repeat 1 to 3	24
5	Sides Dance 1 to 3	24
6	Repeat 1 to 3	24

Figure 3: Figure 3 (Polka)

144 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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Top gents swing opposite ladies, finishing in the gent’s place. Gents cross over to their partners, pass through and back, then slide and change back to place.

1	Tops Swing and ladies switch Gents each swing the opposite lady. They start the swing in the centre and the ladies finish in opposite positions after the swing, beside the opposite gent.	8
2	Gents cross	8
3	Pass through, bow, pass home Couples pass through with the gents passing between the opposite couple in the centre and gents turn clockwise to face back while ladies turn anticlockwise (4b) then, bowing to the opposite lady or gent, all pass back, ladies in the centre and gents on the outside and all face their own partners, now back in opposite positions again.	8
4	Slide in and back, house home Couples slide to the centre and back, then house across to their own places.	8
5	Repeat 1 to 4	32
6	Slide in and back, swing Slide to the centre and back, then swing in their own places in céilí hold.	8
7	Sides Dance 1 to 6	72

Figure 4: Figure 4 (Polka)

208 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Tops Ladies chain Ladies chain with right hands in the centre, turn anticlockwise, left arm in left, around the opposite gent and dance back to their own positions passing right shoulder to right.	8
2	House Couples house around each other.	8
3	1st Tops Slide in and back, dance at home Slide to the centre and back, then dance at home turning once in place.	8
4	Slide in and back, dance at home Slide to the centre and back again, dance at home turning once in place.	8
5	Tops House Couples house around each other.	8
6	Repeat 1 to 5 Repeat with second couple dancing the slide.	40
7	Ladies chain Ladies chain with right hands in the centre, turn anticlockwise, left arm in left, around the opposite gent and dance back to their own positions passing right shoulder to right.	8
8	House Couples house around each other.	8
9	Slide in and back, swing Slide to the centre and back, then swing in place in céilí hold.	8
10	Sides Dance 1 to 9 First side couple are on the left of first top couple.	104

Figure 5: Figure 5 (Polka)

80 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Everyone Advance and retire in a circle All advance and retire twice, holding hands in a circle.	8
2	Swing All couples swing in place in céilí hold.	8
3	Advance and retire, ladies move on All circle, advance and retire again, then advance a second time and as the gents retire, ladies move one position to the right on the inside.	8
4	Swing All swing their new partners.	8
5	Repeat 3 and 4 Repeat three times, so that ladies are back home swinging their own partners again.	48

Added on 2013-04-10 17:27:17.
Modified on 2013-04-10 20:27:17.
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