Category: Irish Set
Description:
This West Cork set was first published by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Cork. It is written here as described by Finbarr O ‘Donovan. First side couple are left offirst top couple.
Notes from Apples In Winter by Pat Murphy, reproduced with permission.
Figure 1: Ladies chain (Polka)
48 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Tops Advance & retire, swing Advance and retire once (4b), then swing in place in waltz hold (4b). |
8 |
| 2 | Ladies chain Ladies take right hands in the centre, turn, left arm in left around the opposite gent and chain with right hands again as they dance back to their own places. | 8 |
| 3 | Swing Swing in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Sides Dance 1 to 3 |
24 |
Figure 2: Slide in (Jig)
48 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Slide in & back, house across Taking waltz hold, all couples slide to the centre and back, then house to opposite positions. |
8 |
| 2 | Slide in & back, house home Taking waltz hold, all couples slide to the centre and back, then house back to their own positions. | 8 |
| 3 | Swing Swing in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Repeat 1 to 3 | 24 |
Figure 3: Lead across (Polka)
128 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | 1st top gent swing Leading gent and opposite lady swing in waltz hold in the centre (6b), then reverse back to place, where each gent brings his right arm over the lady’s shoulder, taking right hand in right and left hand in left (2b). |
8 |
| 2 | Tops Lead across Couples lead slowly to opposite positions, where they raise their hands and the ladies turn clockwise under the gents’ arms into place. |
8 |
| 3 | 1st top gent Swing Leading gent and opposite lady again swing in waltz hold in the centre (6b), then reverse back to place, where each gent brings his right arm over the lady’s shoulder, taking right hand in right and left hand in left (2b). |
8 |
| 4 | Tops Lead back Couples lead slowly to home positions, where they raise their hands and the ladies turn clockwise under the gents’ arms into place. |
8 |
| 5 | Repeat 1 to 4 Second top gent and first top lady swinging in the centre each time. | 32 |
| 6 | Sides Dance 1 to 4 First side gent, on the left of first top couple and second side lady swinging in the centre each time. |
32 |
| 7 | Repeat 1 to 4 Second side gent, on the right of first top couple and first side lady swinging in the centre each time. | 32 |
Figure 4: Little christmas (Polka)
192 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Tops Ladies chain Ladies take right hands in the centre, turn, left arm in left around the opposite gent and chain with right hands again as they dance back to their own places. |
8 |
| 2 | Swing In waltz hold. | 8 |
| 3 | Advance & retire, adv to basket With the gent’s right arm around the lady’s waist, both top couples advance to the centre and retire (4b), then advance again and link up with the opposite couple, all arms around each other’s waists, to form a basket. | 8 |
| 4 | Swing in four Swing in a basket (group of four, little christmas) in the centre (6b), then retire to their own places (2b). | 8 |
| 5 | Ladies chain Ladies take right hands in the centre, turn, left arm in left around the opposite gent and chain with right hands again as they dance back to their own places. | 8 |
| 6 | Swing In waltz hold. | 8 |
| 7 | Sides Dance 1 to 6 |
48 |
| 8 | Tops Dance 1 to 6 |
48 |
| 9 | Sides Dance 1 to 6 |
48 |
Figure 5: Ladies chain (Slide)
88 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Lead Around With the gent’s arm around the lady’s waist and her hand on his shoulder, all couples lead around. |
8 |
| 2 | Slide in & back, house across Taking waltz hold, all couples slide to the centre and back, then house to opposite positions. | 8 |
| 3 | Slide in & back, house across Taking waltz hold, all couples slide to the centre and back, then house back to their own positions. | 8 |
| 4 | Ladies chain The four ladies join right hands in the centre and dance across, going halfway around the set. They link left arms with opposite gents and turn around them, then join right hands in the centre again and dance back to home. | 8 |
| 5 | Swing Swing in place. | 8 |
| 6 | Repeat 1 to 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Lead Around | 8 |
Figure 6: Ladies on (Polka)
224 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
An alternative description of this figure includes the Lead Around at the beginning of each repeat.
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| 1 | Everyone Lead Around With the gent’s arm around the lady’s waist and her hand on his shoulder, all couples lead around. |
8 |
| 2 | Body Changing to waltz hold, all couples dance the body or polka. They dance one step to the centre and back then turn clockwise to the position on their right. An alternative is to dance the “jump, kick” as in the Borlin polka and turn to the right. The movements are repeated three times as the couples dance around the set to home. | 16 |
| 3 | Dance around All couples dance around the house. | 8 |
| 4 | Ladies Ladies star and move on The four ladies join right hands in a star in the centre and dance half way around, then turn, join left hands and dance back, passing inside their own partners and turning clockwise into the lady’s place beside the next gent on the right. |
8 |
| 5 | Gents Wheel Gents join right hands in the centre and dance half way around, then join left hands and dance back to their own places. |
8 |
| 6 | Everyone Swing With their new partners. |
8 |
| 7 | Repeat 2 to 6 Ladies moving on to swing the gent opposite their original position in the set. | 48 |
| 8 | Repeat 2 to 6 Ladies moving on again, this time to swing the gent on the left of their original position in the set. | 48 |
| 9 | Repeat 2 to 6 Ladies moving on again, this time to swing with their original partners. | 48 |
| 10 | Body Changing to waltz hold, all couples dance the body or polka. They dance one step to the centre and back then turn clockwise to the position on their right. An alternative is to dance the “jump, kick” as in the Borlin polka and turn to the right. The movements are repeated three times as the couples dance around the set to home. | 16 |
| 11 | Dance around All couples dance around the house. | 8 |
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