Category: Irish Set
Description:
Danced quite fast. Use waltz hold throughout.
Notes from Pat Murphy via Set Dancing News “This traditional set from west Cork is danced to slides. I first learned it at a class in the Piper’s Club in Dublin. It has previously been published by Eileen O’Doherty in her set dancing collection The Walking Polka.”
Videos:
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 1: Diamond (Slide)
112 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Quarterhouse All dance 1,2,123 into the center (2) and back,2,123 (2) and turn 2 full turns into the next place on the R (4). Gents step in (1) on the left foot, ladies on the right. One alternate form uses a sliding motion into the center as (gents) left-together, left, right-up (with a small hop) , back out on the right, then left, step in place three times 123 (RLR). Ladies start on the right foot, end on the left. Repeat until you get back home. |
32 |
| 2 | Top Couples Tops House |
8 |
| 3 | Tops Diamond Slide step as in 1 in a diamond formation dance toward the couple to the right, reverse to opposite side, repeat to home. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops Swing at home | 8 |
| 5 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
| 6 | Side Couples Dance 2 to 4 |
24 |
| 7 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
Figure 2: Gents cross (Slide)
128 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Quarterhouse |
32 |
| 2 | Top Couples Tops House |
8 |
| 3 | Tops Diamond | 8 |
| 4 | Gents cross and swing with opposite lady. Two bars to get across. | 8 |
| 5 | Gents cross home Swing with partner | 8 |
| 6 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
| 7 | Side Couples Dance 2 to 5 |
32 |
| 8 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
Figure 3: Ladies Wheel (Slide)
144 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Quarterhouse |
32 |
| 2 | Top Couples House |
8 |
| 3 | Tops Diamond | 8 |
| 4 | Ladies wheel All 4 ladies wheel right and left hand | 8 |
| 5 | Gents wheel | 8 |
| 6 | Everyone Swing with your parner |
8 |
| 7 | Quarterhouse halfway | 16 |
| 8 | Side Couples Dance 2 to 6 |
40 |
| 9 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
Figure 4: Swing the ladies (Slide)
160 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Quarterhouse |
32 |
| 2 | Top Couples Tops House |
8 |
| 3 | Tops Diamond | 8 |
| 4 | Swing the ladies Top gents swing the lady on the left, move all the way around the set. | 32 |
| 5 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
| 6 | Side Couples Dance 2 to 4 |
48 |
| 7 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
Figure 5: Chain (Slide)
128 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Quarterhouse |
32 |
| 2 | Top Couples Tops House |
8 |
| 3 | Tops Diamond | 8 |
| 4 | Everyone All chain halfway Chain halfway around the set by turning with hands around your partner, gents chain CW, ladies CCW. Use only hands. |
8 |
| 5 | Swing with your partner | 8 |
| 6 | Quarterhouse halfway | 16 |
| 7 | Side Couples Dance 2 to 5 |
32 |
| 8 | Everyone Quarterhouse halfway |
16 |
Added on 2011-06-19 14:34:43.
Modified on 2016-03-27 08:55:02.
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