Category: Irish Set
Description:
This set, from County Monaghan, was given to me by dancing teacher Anna Pegley of Leixlip, County Kildare.
Notes originally added based on those in The Flowing Tide by Pat Murphy.
Figure 1: Slip and slide (Polka)
120 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Body Taking waltz hold, all couples dance four 'threes' to the position on the right, ladies reversing and gents dancing forward (4b), then dance into opposite positions, turning twice (4b). Repeat back to home. |
16 |
| 2 | House | 8 |
| 3 | Swing In waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Tops Ladies long chain Ladies chain with right hands in the centre, left (low) around opposite gent, right in the centre again and left around their own partners into place (8b). They then chain with right hands in the centre again, turning twice, left around the opposite gent, and dance back to home, passing right shoulder to right. (8b). |
16 |
| 5 | House House around each other. | 8 |
| 6 | Everyone Slip And Slide All couples slide to the position on the right and turn slightly, dancing (1 2, 1 2 3), then reverse to the next position, starting on the other foot, and repeat the moves as they dance around the set to home. |
8 |
| 7 | House | 8 |
| 8 | Sides Dance 4 and 5 |
24 |
| 9 | Everyone Slip And Slide |
8 |
| 10 | House | 8 |
| 11 | Swing | 8 |
Figure 2: Couples slip and slide (Polka)
168 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Body As in the first figure. |
16 |
| 2 | House | 8 |
| 3 | Swing | 8 |
| 4 | 1st Tops House inside |
8 |
| 5 | Slip And Slide Dance the 'slip and slide' inside: slide to the right and turn, dancing (1 2, 1 2 3), reverse to the next position and turn, then repeat the movements back to place. | 8 |
| 6 | Everyone Slip And Slide |
8 |
| 7 | House | 8 |
| 8 | Repeat 4 to 7 Repeat three times, with first side couple (on the left), second top couple and second side couple leading in turn. | 96 |
| 9 | Swing | 8 |
Figure 3: Slide through (Jig)
184 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Swing |
8 |
| 2 | House | 8 |
| 3 | Tops Slide Through Couples slide towards each other in the centre (2b), slide through the opposite couple, ladies reversing from their partners to pass between the other couple (2b), slide forward again towards the next (opposite) position (2b) and turn clockwise) into the opposite position (2b). Repeat to home |
16 |
| 4 | House | 8 |
| 5 | Everyone Slip And Slide Around the house. |
8 |
| 6 | House | 8 |
| 7 | Sides Dance 3 to 6 |
40 |
| 8 | Tops Dance 3 to 6 |
40 |
| 9 | Sides Dance 3 to 6 |
40 |
| 10 | Everyone Swing |
8 |
Figure 4: Change over (Hornpipe)
112 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Body All couples dance one step to the centre and back, turn clockwise to the position on the right (4b), then repeat the movements three times, dancing around the set. |
16 |
| 2 | Advance & Retire Right, Ladies Change Over Top couples face the side couple on their right. All advance (hop 1 2 3, hop 1 2 3) and retire (hop 1 2 3, hop 1 2 3), then each top lady and opposite side lady change places, passing left shoulder to left and turning anticlockwise under the opposite gent's right arm into place beside him. | 8 |
| 3 | Advance & Retire Left, Ladies Change Over Top couples face left and side couples face right. All couples advance and retire once, then ladies change places. | 8 |
| 4 | Repeat 2 and 3 Ladies change partners twice more to get around to their own places. Top ladies move to the right each time and side ladies move to the left. | 16 |
| 5 | Body | 16 |
| 6 | Advance & Retire Left, Gents Change Over Top couples face the side couple on their left. All advance and retire once, then top gents change places with the opposite side gent, passing right shoulder to right, all gents taking the new lady's right hand. The lady turns anticlockwise under the gent's arm as he dances into place. Top gents dance outside the lady as she turns, while side gents dance into place facing her. | 8 |
| 7 | Advance & Retire Right, Gents Change Over Top couples face the side couple on their right this time. All couples advance and retire, then the gents change places. | 8 |
| 8 | Repeat 6 and 7 Gents change partners twice more as they move around the set to their own places. Top gents move left and side gents move right each time. | 16 |
| 9 | Body | 16 |
Added on 2016-06-10 14:01:58.
Modified on 2016-11-21 19:37:14.
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