Category: Irish Set
Description:
(A Set for Nenagh) by Pat Murphy, reproduced with permission
The Ormond Set was composed in 2020 and was due to be presented at the Connie Ryan Dance Festival in Nenagh, in January 2021.
All swings are in waltz hold and first side couple are on the left of first top couple.
Videos:
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Figure 1: Gents star (Reel)
152 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance and retire, cross over All couples advance and retire holding crossed hands, then lead anticlockwise to opposite positions. |
8 |
| 2 | Advance and retire, cross back All couples advance and retire, then lead back to home as in (a). | 8 |
| 3 | Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops House Top couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 5 | Sides House Side couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 6 | Gents Gents star The four gents join right hands in a star in the centre and dance all the way around. Then, releasing the right hands, each gent takes his own partner’s left hand in left to dance anticlockwise around her, turning the lady clockwise to his left hand side. |
8 |
| 7 | Everyone Swing in eight All swing in a circle of eight in the centre. |
8 |
| 8 | Gents Swing with lady on the right All gents swing with the ladies on their right. Ladies have now moved one place to the left. |
8 |
| 9 | Everyone Dance 6 to 8 All repeat to three times, ladies moving on each time until swinging at home with their own partners again. |
72 |
| 10 | Advance and retire All advance and retire twice in a circle. | 8 |
| 11 | House All couples house around to finish. | 8 |
Figure 2: Ladies star (Reel)
152 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance and retire, cross over All couples advance and retire holding crossed hands, then lead anticlockwise to opposite positions. |
8 |
| 2 | Advance and retire, cross back All couples advance and retire, then lead back to home as in (a). | 8 |
| 3 | Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops House Top couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 5 | Sides House Side couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 6 | Ladies Ladies left hand star The four ladies join left hands in a star in the centre and dance all the way around the set (6 bars), then dance clockwise right hand in right around their own partners, turning the gents anticlockwise to their right hand side (2 bars). |
8 |
| 7 | Everyone Swing in eight All swing in a circle of eight in the centre. |
8 |
| 8 | Swing All swing with their new partners. Gents have now moved one place to the right. | 8 |
| 9 | Repeat 6 to 8 All repeat to three times, gents moving on each time until swinging at home with their own partners again. | 72 |
| 10 | Advance and retire All advance and retire twice in a circle. | 8 |
| 11 | House All couples house around to finish. | 8 |
Figure 3: All star (Reel)
136 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance and retire, cross over All couples advance and retire holding crossed hands, then lead anticlockwise to opposite positions. |
8 |
| 2 | Advance and retire, cross back All couples advance and retire, then lead back to home as in (a). | 8 |
| 3 | Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops House Top couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 5 | Ladies Ladies right hand star The four ladies join right hands in a star in the centre while the four gents dance in a semicircle to the right. When partners meet at the opposite side, they turn left hand in left as the gents move to the inside and ladies to the outside (4 bars). Gents now star with right hands in the centre to cross to home while ladies dance home anticlockwise on the outside from opposite (4 bars). When they meet back at home, partners take left hands and the lady turns clockwise under her partner’s hand into place. |
8 |
| 6 | Everyone Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. |
8 |
| 7 | Sides House Side couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 8 | Gents Gents left hand star The four gents join left hands in a star in the centre while the four ladies dance in a semicircle to the left. When partners meet at the opposite side, they turn right hand in right as ladies move to the inside and gents to the outside (4 bars). Ladies now star with left hands in the centre to cross to home while gents dance home clockwise on the outside from opposite. When all meet back at home, each lady turns anticlockwise right hand in right under her partner’s hand into place. |
8 |
| 9 | Everyone Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. |
8 |
| 10 | Tops House Top couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 11 | Ladies Ladies right hand star The four ladies join right hands in a star in the centre while the four gents dance in a semicircle to the right. When partners meet at the opposite side, they turn left hand in left as the gents move to the inside and ladies to the outside (4 bars). Gents now star with right hands in the centre to cross to home while ladies dance home anticlockwise on the outside from opposite (4 bars). When they meet back at home, partners take left hands and the lady turns clockwise under her partner’s hand into place. |
8 |
| 12 | Everyone Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. |
8 |
| 13 | Sides House Side couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 14 | Gents Gents left hand star The four gents join left hands in a star in the centre while the four ladies dance in a semicircle to the left. When partners meet at the opposite side, they turn right hand in right as ladies move to the inside and gents to the outside (4 bars). Ladies now star with left hands in the centre to cross to home while gents dance home clockwise on the outside from opposite. When all meet back at home, each lady turns anticlockwise right hand in right under her partner’s hand into place. |
8 |
| 15 | Everyone Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. |
8 |
| 16 | Advance and retire All advance and retire twice in a circle. | 8 |
| 17 | House All couples house around to finish. | 8 |
Figure 4: Cross chain (Reel)
168 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance and retire, cross over All couples advance and retire holding crossed hands, then lead anticlockwise to opposite positions. |
8 |
| 2 | Advance and retire, cross back All couples advance and retire, then lead back to home as in (a). | 8 |
| 3 | Swing All couples swing in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops House Top couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 5 | Top Ladies Ladies cross chain Top ladies dance the Cross Chain: Taking right hands in the centre, they dance three places around to face the side gent right of their own original positions. Then each top lady turns anticlockwise, left hand in left around this side gent until she is facing the centre again, standing between the side couple. |
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| 6 | Chain over Top ladies now turn right hand in right around each other again, then turn left hand in left around the opposite top gents to finish in the opposite top lady’s position. | 8 |
| 7 | Everyone Swing All couples swing in waltz hold, top ladies with their new partners. |
8 |
| 8 | Sides House Side couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 9 | Side Ladies Ladies cross chain Side ladies dance the Cross chain: Taking right hands in the centre, they dance three places around to face the top gent right of their own original positions. Then each side lady turns anticlockwise, left hand in left around this top gent until she is facing the centre again, standing between the top couple. |
8 |
| 10 | Chain over Side ladies now turn right hand in right around each other again, then turn left hand in left around the opposite side gents to finish in the opposite side lady’s position. | 8 |
| 11 | Everyone Swing All couples swing in place, all ladies now with their new partners in opposite positions. |
8 |
| 12 | Repeat 4 to 11 All repeat to (k), so that the ladies are back at home, swinging with their own partners. | 64 |
| 13 | Advance and retire All advance and retire twice in a circle. | 8 |
| 14 | House All couples house around to finish. | 8 |
Figure 5: Housing (Hornpipe)
144 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance & retire, lead around All couples advance and retire holding crossed hands, then lead anticlockwise to opposite positions. |
8 |
| 2 | Advance & retire, lead back All couples advance and retire, then lead back to home as in (a). | 8 |
| 3 | Dance at home All couples dance at home in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops House Top couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 5 | Everyone Advance & retire, ladies star to right All couples advance and retire in waltz hold, then the four ladies star with right hands in the centre and dance around to the lady’s position right of their own starting positions. |
8 |
| 6 | Advance & retire, ladies star to right All new couples advance and retire in waltz hold, then the four ladies star with right hands in the centre and dance around to the next lady’s position on their right. Ladies are now opposite their own home positions. | 8 |
| 7 | Repeat 5 and 6 Repeat until home | 16 |
| 8 | Dance at home All couples dance at home in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 9 | House All couples house around. | 8 |
| 10 | Sides House Side couples house around each other. |
8 |
| 11 | Everyone Advance & retire, gents star to left All couples advance and retire in waltz hold, then the four gents star with left hands in the centre and dance around to the gent’s position left of their own starting positions. |
8 |
| 12 | Advance & retire, gents star to left All couples advance and retire in waltz hold, then the four gents star with left hands in the centre and dance around to the next gent’s position on their left. They are now in opposite positions. | 8 |
| 13 | Repeat 11 and 12 Repeat until home | 16 |
| 14 | Dance at home All couples dance at home. | 8 |
| 15 | Advance and retire All advance and retire twice in a circle. | 8 |
| 16 | House All couples house around to finish. | 8 |
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