Category: Irish Set
Description:
This set dance was composed to represent my home area, near where I was born and reared in County Tipperary and it reflects memories of growing up there.
Some movements reflect Celtic movements and patterns, while parts of the set are also a reminder of other versions of the Castle Set as it was danced in other times.
Added from original notes by Pat Murpy featured in the June-July 2014 issue of Set Dancing News
Videos:
First Figure
Second Figure
Third Figure
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 1: Pass through (Polka)
176 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone All advance and retire twice holding hands in a circle. |
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| 2 | Tops Top couples house around each other in waltz hold. |
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| 3 | Everyone Top couples pass through with ladies in the centre and pass their partners left shoulder to left at the other side (4b), then dance a right hand star back to their own side, ladies to their own places and gents to the next position left of their own. During the last four bars, side gents dance one position to their left, turning clockwise to face the top ladies, while side ladies dance into their own partners’ positions, turning clockwise to face the top gents (4b). |
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| 4 | All swing their new partners in waltz hold, all gents now one position to the left and ladies in their own places. | 8 |
| 5 | Top gents and side ladies pass through with ladies in the centre and pass their new partners left shoulder to left at the other side (4b), then dance a right hand star back to their own side, ladies to their own places and gents to the next position left of their own. During the last four bars, side gents dance one position to their left, turning clockwise to face the top ladies, while side ladies dance into their own partners’ positions, turning clockwise to face the top gents (4b). | 8 |
| 6 | All swing their new partners, all gents now opposite their own original positions. | 8 |
| 7 | Repeat 3 to 6 All dance repeating movements again with their new partners, so that all the gents finish back at home swinging their original partners. | 32 |
| 8 | All advance and retire twice holding hands in a circle. | 8 |
| 9 | Sides Side couples house around each other in waltz hold. |
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| 10 | Repeat 3 to 8 Side couples leading. This time, side gents dance the pass through and star with the ladies each time. | 72 |
| 11 | Everyone All couples swing in place to finish the figure. |
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Figure 2: The star (Slide)
136 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Each gent places his right arm around his partner’s waist, then all gents join hands in a star in the centre. In this hold, all couples lead around, stopping to dance on the spot in each position. |
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| 2 | Top ladies chain with right hands in the centre and turn with left hands around the opposite gents (4b). They then dance back right shoulder to right into their own places (4b). | 8 |
| 3 | All couples swing in place in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 4 | Facing left, all gents take right hand in right with the lady on their left and dance around her to the gent’s side (2b). They then join left hands in a star in the centre and dance across the set to turn right hand in right around the opposite lady, moving into the gent’s position beside her (4b) and, joining left hands in the centre again, they dance a quarter turn in a star to face the next lady on the right, opposite their own original positions (2b). | 8 |
| 5 | All gents turn right hand in right around this third lady (2b), then, joining left hands in a star in the centre again, they dance across to turn right hand in right around their own partners into their own places (6b). | 8 |
| 6 | All couples swing in their own places. | 8 |
| 7 | Each gent places his right arm around his partner’s waist, then all gents join hands in a star in the centre. In this hold, all couples lead around, stopping to dance on the spot in each position. | 16 |
| 8 | Side ladies chain with right hands in the centre and turn with left hands around the opposite gents (4b). They then dance back right shoulder to right into their own places (4b). | 8 |
| 9 | All couples swing in place in waltz hold. | 8 |
| 10 | Facing right, all ladies join left hand in left with the gent right of their own positions and dance around him to the ladies side (2b). They then join right hands in a star in the centre and dance across the set to turn left hand in left around the opposite gent, moving into the ladies position beside him (4b) and, joining right hands in the centre again, they dance a quarter turn in a star to face the next gent on the left, opposite their own original positions (2b). | 8 |
| 11 | All ladies turn left hand in left around this third gent (2b), then, joining right hands in a star in the centre again, they dance accross to turn left hand in left around their own partners into place (6b). | 8 |
| 12 | All couples swing in place. | 8 |
| 13 | Each gent places his right arm around his partner’s waist, then all gents join hands in a star in the centre. In this hold, all couples lead around, dancing on the spot in each position. | 16 |
| 14 | All couples house around in waltz hold. | 8 |
Figure 3: Pass through (Polka)
176 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone All face their own partners, take right hand in right and chain halfway around the set. When partners meet at the opposite side, they turn clock wise around each other to face back (8b). All chain back to home, turning clockwise around their own partners into place. |
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| 2 | All couples swing in their own places. | 8 |
| 3 | Tops Top couples house around each other. |
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| 4 | Top couples face the side couple left of their own positions, while side couples face the top couple right of their own position. Top couples pass through the side couples, all ladies passing between the opposite couple (2b), then all dancers turn clockwise on the spot so that top dancers are facing the opposite top couple in side positions, while side couples face their own partners in top positions, all gents in the lady’s places and ladies in the gent’s places (2b). Top couples now pass through the opposite top couple with ladies in the centre again and turn anticlockwise to face opposite top positions with gents now in the gent’s position, while side couples change places with their partners, passing left shoulder to left, ladies turning slightly anticlockwise and gents turning clockwise to face back towards their own original positions again. All gents are now in the gent’s positions (4b). | 8 |
| 5 | Top couples now pass through the side couple on their right, crossing to opposite top positions and turning clockwise to face across towards their own original places, gents in the lady’s position while side couples, back in their own places again, turn clockwise to face their partners in place (4b). Finally, top couples pass through each other again with ladies in the centre, dancing back to their own original places and turning in to face their partners, while side couples change places with their partners, passing left shoulder to left, ladies turning slightly anticlockwise and gents turning clockwise to face each other (4b). | 8 |
| 6 | Everyone All couples swing in place. |
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| 7 | Sides Dance 3 to 6 With side couples leading. |
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| 8 | Tops Top couples house around each other. |
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| 9 | Top couples dance a square. They pass right shoulder to right with the opposite lady or gent as they pass through, then pass left shoulder to left with their own partners at the other side (8 bars). They now pass right shoulder to right with the oppo site person on the way back and finally pass their partners left shoulder to left into place, turning in to form a circle of four in the centre (8 bars). | 8 |
| 10 | Top couples swing in four in the centre, all arms around the waist. | 8 |
| 11 | Tops break away from the circle of four and all couples swing their partners in place. | 8 |
| 12 | Sides Dance 8 to 11 Side couples leading. |
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| 13 | Everyone All face their own partners, take right hand in right and chain halfway around the set. When partners meet at the opposite side, they turn clock wise around each other to face back (8b). All chain back to home, turning clockwise around their own partners into place. |
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| 14 | All couples swing in their own places. | 8 |
Figure 4: Cashel doubles (Hornpipe)
104 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone In waltz hold, all couples turn clockwise into the position on their right (2b) then double to the second position, opposite their own (2b). As ladies dance on the spot, gents now move on one position to the right, then dance the clap and stamp facing the new lady (4b). All gents are now one position left of their own original place. |
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| 2 | Repeat the last movement three times, gents moving one position to the left each time so that all finish back in their own places with their own partners. | 24 |
| 3 | In waltz hold, top couples face the side couples on their left and side couples face the top couples on their right. All house into the facing couple’s position (2b), double back to their own (2b), then each top gent and opposite side gent change places, passing left shoulder to left, to dance the clap and stamp facing the opposite lady (4b). | 8 |
| 4 | Repeat movement 3, gents dancing with the opposite ladies and crossing back to their own partners again. | 8 |
| 5 | In waltz hold, top couples face the side couples on their right and side couples face the top couples on their left. All house into the facing couple’s position (2b), double back to their own (2b), then each top gent and opposite side gent change places, passing left shoulder to left, to dance the clap and stamp facing the opposite lady (4b). | 8 |
| 6 | Repeat movement 4, gents dancing with the opposite ladies and crossing back to their own partners again. | 8 |
| 7 | In waltz hold, all couples turn clockwise into the position on their right (2b) then double to the second position, opposite their own (2b). As ladies dance on the spot, gents now move on one position to the right, then dance the clap and stamp facing the new lady (4b). All gents are now one position left of their own original place. | 8 |
| 8 | Repeat the last movement three times, gents moving one position to the left each time so that all finish back in their own places with their own partners. | 24 |
| 9 | House to finish, doubling the last two bars into place. | 8 |
Figure 5: Fast wheels (Jig)
128 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone All circle, advance and retire twice. |
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| 2 | All couples swing in place. | 8 |
| 3 | Ladies join left hands in the centre and dance around, then join right hands and dance back to their own places. At the same time, gents dance anticlockwise around the outside in single file, moving three quarter way around to finish in the position left of their own, facing the next lady as she comes home. | 8 |
| 4 | All swing their new partners. | 8 |
| 5 | All couples shape or slide one position to the right with gents on the inside and turn slightly clockwise, then dance to the next position on the right with ladies on the inside (4b). They repeat the movements as they dance around to home, dancing sliding steps (123) to each position (4b). | 8 |
| 6 | Repeat 3 to 5 Repeat three times, until all are dancing the slide with their own partners again. | 72 |
| 7 | All circle, advance and retire twice. | 8 |
| 8 | All couples swing in place. | 8 |
Added on 2014-06-25 07:26:44.
Modified on 2014-07-13 21:00:47.
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