Category: Irish Set

Description:

This lovely set was first taught by Seamus O Mealoid at the Galway Bay Set Dancing Festival in the Clybaun Hotel, Galway in November 2008. Seamus taught the set again at the Westport Set Dance Weekend at the end of November in 2008.
The “skip” step is danced for the jig in Figure 3.
Description and overall dance notes from Apples in Winter by Pat Murphy. Reproduced with permission.

Links:

Boyne demonstration videos from Joe Mooney 2009
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Figure 1: Advance and cross (Reel)

176 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Everyone Advance and retire twice holding partners crossed hands	8
2	Lead Around counterclockwise holding crossed hands low in front. Finish with gents facing out of the set and ladies facing in.	8
3	Swing in waltz hold.	8
4	Top Couples Advance and cross Top couples advance and retire once holding crossed hands (4b), then top gents cross on the left, take the opposite lady's right hand in right as she reverses into the gents position (2b). Move clockwise around each other to face into the centre, lady on the right, gent on the left, taking crossed hands (2b).	8
5	Advance and cross back Top couples advance and retire with their new partners (4b), then top ladies cross on the right as the gents reverse into the ladie' positions (2b). Taking left in left with their own partner, both couples turn counter-clockwise into place and take crossed hands again (2b). Both couples are now in opposite positions.	8
6	Cross and turn Advance and retire once (4b), cross back on the right, each lady turning clockwise under the gents raised hands so that the lady finishes facing in from the gents position as the gent faces out (2b) and finally they turn clockwise around each other into their own places holding low crossed hands (2b)	8
7	Top couples swing	8
8	Side Couples Dance 4 to 7	32
9	Top Couples Dance 4 to 7 This time ladies cross over first in the first movement.	32
10	Side Couples Dance 4 to 7 Ladies cross over first in the first movement.	32
11	Everyone Advance and retire twice Holding partners crossed hands.	8
12	Lead around With crossed hands in front finishing with gen facing out of the set while lady faces in.	8
13	Swing in waltz hold.	8

Figure 2: Chain (Reel)

264 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Everyone Lead around With crossed hands in front, finish with gent facing out and lady facing in.	8
2	Swing	8
3	Chain halfway Face your own partner, chain halfway around the set. Take both hands crossed on the opposite side and face counter-clockwise.	8
4	Lead home Lead counter-clockwise home (6b) dance clockwise around each other into place	8
5	Swing in waltz hold	8
6	Top Couples Advance and retire twice	8
7	House around Top couples house around in 6b, turn clockwise into place 2b.	8
8	Swing and chain While the second top couple swing in their own place (8b) the first top couple take right hand in right and turn clockwise around each other so the top gen is facing the side couple on his left and the top lady is facing the side couple on her right (4b). The top gent take left in left with the side lady while the top lady takes left hands with the side gent. Dance counter-clockwise until gent is nearly back home with the lady hold his left hand (2b) and turns the lady clockwise and all four form a group of four with the ladies resting their hands on the gents shoulders.	8
9	Swing in four Swing in little Christmas for 6b, break back into their own placed and all dancers face their own partner, taking right hands.	8
10	Side Couples Dance 3 to 9 All repeat 3-5, sides repeat 6-9 with first side couple (on left of first tops) leading. Opposite side couple swing during 8.	56
11	Repeat 3 to 9 All repeat 3-5, tops repeat 6-9 with second top couple leading. First top couple swing during 8.	56
12	Repeat 3 to 9 All repeat 3-5, sides repeat 6-9 with second side couple (on right of first tops) leading. First side couple swing during 8.	56
13	Everyone Repeat movments 3-5	24

Figure 3: Change partners (Jig)

168 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Everyone Adv & retire twice in a circle Using the "skip" step	8
2	Lead around Crossed hands in front, finish with gents facing out.	8
3	Swing In waltz hold.	8
4	Top Couples Adv & retire twice	8
5	Ladies cross Ladies cross right shoulders to opposite ladies' position to face opposite gent (4b) dance it out facing new partner.	8
6	Swing in waltz hold	8
7	Side Couples Dance 4 to 6	24
8	Everyone Repeat movements 1-3	24
9	Top Couples Dance 4 to 6 Ladies cross back home.	24
10	Side Couples Dance 4 to 6 Ladies cross back home.	24
11	Everyone Repeat movements 1-3	24

Figure 4: Social figure (Reel)

144 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

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1	Everyone Adv & retire twice in a circle	8
2	Dance at home in waltz hold.	8
3	Dance around the house in waltz hold.	8
4	Adv & retire, ladies move on With gents hand on his ladies waits, her hand on his should, all advance and retire once facing the position on their right (4b). Advance again and while the gents retire, ladies continue to the position on the right, turning clockwise once into their new place.	8
5	Repeat 2 to 4 Repeat until the ladies are back home.	72
6	Dance at home in waltz hold.	8
7	House Dance around the house in waltz hold.	8
8	Adv & retire twice in a circle	8
9	Repeat 6 and 7	16

Added on 2011-08-02 19:21:53.
Modified on 2013-04-22 21:43:14.
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