Category: Irish Set

This set was revived by the Gillen set dancers in Ferbane, County Offaly.
Notes from Toss The Feathers by Pat Murphy, reproduced with permission.

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Figure 1: Pass through (Reel)

64 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

1	Everyone Swing Swing in céilí hold.	8
2	Tops Pass through Pass through, first couple on the outside and second couple in the centre. At the other side, the couple on the outside turn in and pass back through the centre, while the couple in the centre turn out and pass back on the outside, all turning in to face their partners in place.	8
3	Tap it out ‘tap it out’ dance on the spot facing partner, holding right hands.	8
4	Everyone Swing swing.	8
5	Sides Dance 2 and 3 First side couple on the right.	16
6	Everyone Tap it out ‘tap it out’.	8
7	Swing Swing in céilí hold.	8

Figure 2: Ladies chain (Reel)

64 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

1	Everyone Swing Swing in céilí hold.	8
2	Tops Ladies chain Ladies chain, right arms in the centre and with left arms around the opposite gent, right arms on the way back and left arms around their own partners.	8
3	Tap it out ‘tap it out’.	8
4	Everyone Swing Swing.	8
5	Sides Dance 2 and 3	16
6	Everyone Tap it out ‘tap it out’.	8
7	Swing Swing in céilí hold.	8

112 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

1	Everyone Swing Swing in céilí hold.	8
2	Tops Ladies chain Ladies chain across and turn under the opposite gent’s left arm while the gent remains facing into the set (4 bars)	8
3	Lead around Lead around inside the set.	8
4	Tap it out Gents bring right hands forward over the lady’s head and top couples ‘tap it out’, all with the opposite lady or gent.	8
5	Ladies chain Ladies chain back, turning under their own partners arm and partners dance from the turn to face each other in place.	8
6	Tap it out ‘tap it out’ again.	8
7	Everyone Swing Swing.	8
8	Sides Dance 2 to 6	40
9	Everyone Tap it out ‘tap it out’.	8
10	Swing Swing in céilí hold.	8

144 Bars + 8 bar lead-in

1	Everyone Circle, adv & retire Circle, advance and retire twice.	8
2	Lead around Lead around with the gent’s right arm over the lady’s shoulder, holding both hands in front.	8
3	Tap it out Gents bring their right hands forward over the lady’s head as she turns in and all ‘tap it out’.	8
4	Swing	8
5	Ladies dance right Each lady gives her right hand to the gent on the right as he turns anticlockwise to face her and moves on the outside, turning clockwise under his arm, into the lead around position, then all lead around.	8
6	Repeat 3 to 5 Repeat until leading around with own partners.	72
7	Tap it out ‘tap it out’ with their own partners.	8
8	Swing Swing in céilí hold with their own partners.	8
9	Circle, adv & retire Circle, advance and retire twice.	8
10	Swing Swing to finish.	8

Added on 2014-02-20 04:56:19.
Modified on 2015-10-26 22:07:56.
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