Category: Irish Set
Description:
Dance composed by Paidraig McEneany
This Set Dance was composed in honour of my mother and father.
My father was from Crossmaglen(Crois Mhic Lionnain) and my mother was from Camlough(Camloch) in South Armagh, hence the name for this set, cross and lough, Croisloch in Irish.
My mother and father loved to dance and at 81 my mother still dances three nights a week and long may she continue.
Figure 1: Star chain and swing (Polka)
104 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
This figure can be danced to music suitable for the Fermanagh Set Figure 1
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| 1 | Everyone Body and house In waltz hold. Gents reverse the lady and turn on one place to the right (4b). Repeat this movement three times to get back to home. All couples house around. |
24 |
| 2 | Star chain and swing Four ladies give right hand in the centre, dance to opposite and give left hand to the opposite gent (ladies wait in opposite position). Gents give right hand in the centre and turn left arm around their own partner. All swing in the opposite position. |
16 |
| 3 | Body and house Repeat body and house. | 24 |
| 4 | Star chain and swing home Repeat to return home | 16 |
| 5 | Body and house Repeat body and house. | 24 |
Figure 2: House chain and swing (Slide)
248 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
This figure can be danced to music suitable for the Cashel Set Figure 5
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| 1 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
| 2 | 1st Tops House and show the lady House on the inside. Slide in and out and turn once in place. |
16 |
| 3 | Tops Chain and swing Ladies chain right hand in the centre and give left hand to opposite gent. Gents chain right hand in the centre and turn left arm around their partner in the opposite place. Dancing couples swing. |
16 |
| 4 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
| 5 | Tops repeat |
32 |
| 6 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
| 7 | Sides repeat |
32 |
| 8 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
| 9 | Sides repeat |
32 |
| 10 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
Figure 3: Everyone chain (Polka)
184 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
This figure can be danced to music suitable for the Valentia Set Figure 4
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| 1 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
| 2 | Tops chain, sides chain, ladies move on and swing Ladies chain with right hand in the centre and give left hand to opposite gent, who dances in right hand to the centre. Side ladies chain with right hand in the centre and gives left hand to the opposite gent who dances in with right hand to the centre. Top gents chain right hand in the centre and left arm to the lady, sending the lady on to the position on the left (top ladies pause on 5 and 6). Side gents chain right hand in the centre and left arm to the lady, sending the lady on to the position on the left (all ladies move on on 7 and 8). All swing. |
16 |
| 3 | Body and house | 24 |
| 4 | Repeat 1 to 3 Repeat until back dancing with own partner. Ladies in tops' position always start the chain. | 120 |
Figure 4: Circle and change partners (Hornpipe)
152 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
This figure can be danced to music suitable for the Caledonian Set Figure 6
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| 1 | Everyone Body and house |
24 |
| 2 | Circle and change partners All circle advance and retire once, advance again and gents turn in place anticlockwise under the new ladies’ right hands as the ladies move on,on the inside, one place to the right. | 8 |
| 3 | Repeat 1 and 2 Repeat until dancing with own partners. | 96 |
| 4 | Body and house | 24 |
Added on 2015-02-02 21:03:05.
Modified on 2016-05-25 16:15:03.
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