Category: Irish Set
Description:
Dance Swing and House movements in waltz hold.
Additional notes from Pat Murphy:This set was given to me by Galway teacher Marie Philbin in May 2008.
Marie teaches a regular set dancing class in Moycullen and she revived this local set at the request of her dancers in Moycullen in 2006. Originally a local set dance known to local people, it was revived earlier as a competition set during the competition era which began in the seventies and continues today. The set faded again when competition dancing grew less popular but thanks to Marie, it now takes its place in mainstream set dancing.
Videos:
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Fig 4
Figure 1: Square (Reel)
152 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Lead around Gent with his right arm over the lady's shoulder, holding right hand in right and left in left. When arriving home, gents bring their right hand over the lady's head and transition into waltz hold. |
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| 2 | House around House around the set in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 3 | Top Couples Ladies Chain Ladies take right hands in center, turn around the opposite gent with left hands held low, dance back to place passing right shoulders with the opposite lady |
8 |
| 4 | Everyone Swing in waltz hold |
8 |
| 5 | Side Couples Ladies Chain as above |
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| 6 | Everyone Swing |
8 |
| 7 | Top Couples Advance and turn left Taking crossed hands in front, top couples advance and retire once (4b), dance to face the side couple on the left (2b), release hands and tops and sides dance on the spot (2b). |
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| 8 | Everyone Couples square Top couples square with the side couple facing them. Pass right shoulders, turn to face your own partner, pass left shoulders to face the opposite couple again from their side (4b). Top couples pass back through the side couple, pass their partner's left shoulder again, top gents dance to their own places and top ladies cross to the opposite top lady's place (4b). Side couples dance into place. |
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| 9 | Swing | 8 |
| 10 | Repeat 7 to 9 Ladies cross back home | 24 |
| 11 | Side Couples Dance 7 to 9 Side couples leading. Dance to face the top couples on the left. |
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| 12 | Repeat 7 to 9 | 24 |
| 13 | Everyone House Full house in waltz hold |
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Figure 2: Line up (Reel)
152 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Lead around |
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| 2 | House Full house in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 3 | Top Couples Line up With crossed hands top couples advance and retire once (4b) then advance to form a line of four in the center of the set, gents on the outside. Dance last 2 bars on the spot. |
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| 4 | Turn in the line Gents take right hands low with the opposite lady and dance one full turn (360°) clockwise (4b), dance forward to opposite positions, gents to the opposite lady's position and each lady to the opposite gent's (2b). Now pass partners, gents on the inside, facing each other as you change places (2b). | 8 |
| 5 | Repeat 3 and 4 to return home | 16 |
| 6 | Side Couples Dance 3 and 4 |
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| 7 | Repeat 3 and 4 to return home | 16 |
| 8 | Everyone Back to back & ladies move on Face your partner and dance back to back, passing by right shoulders when advancing and left shoulders when retiring back to place (4b). Gents dance in place while the ladies dance forward, passing partner's right shoulder then moving on to face the next gent clockwise of their own positions (4b). |
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| 9 | Swing with new partner in waltz hold | 8 |
| 10 | Repeat 8 and 9 until ladies are back home, swinging their original partner. | 48 |
| 11 | House around | 8 |
Figure 3: Twirl (Jig)
144 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Dance the body In waltz hold using polka steps, step to the center and back (2b), turn clockwise as you move one position to the right (counter clockwise) (2b). Repeat to home. |
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| 2 | Swing | 8 |
| 3 | Top Couples Ladies cross, gents twirl Top ladies cross the set passing left shoulders and take right hands with opposite gent. Ladies dance clockwise around this gent while he twirls his right arm over his head. Finish facing this partner in the opposite lady's position in waltz hold. |
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| 4 | House Tops house around each other | 8 |
| 5 | Repeat 3 and 4 to return home | 16 |
| 6 | Side Couples Dance 3 and 4 |
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| 7 | Repeat 3 and 4 to return home | 16 |
| 8 | Everyone Wheel to opposite Four ladies take right hands and wheel to the opposite position (4b), gents take left hands and wheel to opposite position. |
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| 9 | Swing in opposite positions | 8 |
| 10 | Repeat 8 and 9 to return home | 16 |
| 11 | Dance the body In waltz hold using polka steps, step to the center and back (2b), turn clockwise as you move one position to the right (2b). Repeat to home. | 16 |
| 12 | Swing | 8 |
Figure 4: Quarter chain (Polka)
120 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Adv & retire twice in a circle holding hands |
8 |
| 2 | Swing | 8 |
| 3 | Diagonal crossover Top ladies cross right shoulders, top gents cross left shoulders, side ladies cross right shoulders and side gents cross left shoulders to end in the opposite positions. | 8 |
| 4 | Quarter chain & swing Facing your partner, weave forward passing right shoulders with your partner and left shoulders with the next person (4b). Finish facing the third person and swing (4b). You should have moved one position around the set. | 8 |
| 5 | Repeat 3 and 4 three more times until you are swinging in your home position. Tops always cross first, wherever they are. | 48 |
| 6 | Chain Face your own partner, take right hands and chain halfway around the set, alternating right and left hands. Dance out the eighth bar in the opposite position, then continue the chain to home. | 16 |
| 7 | Swing | 8 |
| 8 | Circle, adv & retire once, advance again and put arms around each other in Christmas formation (left over and right under). | 8 |
| 9 | Big Christmas Swing! | 8 |
Added on 2011-07-31 09:06:23.
Modified on 2020-02-10 17:29:11.
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