Category: Irish Set
Description:
This modern set was composed by the Draíocht Dancers, Navan Road, Dublin, to celebrate the Dublin millennium in 1988
Originally added based on instructions from Toss the Feathers by Pat Murphy.
Videos:
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 1: Circle up (Polka)
152 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Lead around & swing All lead around with hands held in front, turn the lady and swing in waltz hold. |
16 |
| 2 | Advance & retire, circle All circle, advance and retire (4b), advance and form circles of four, top couples facing to the right (4). | 8 |
| 3 | Arches In the circles of four, the two couples change sides, over and back. Top couple form an arch and side couple pass under on the way over (4b) then side couple form the arch and top couple pass under on the way back (4b). | 8 |
| 4 | Repeat 2 and 3 Dancing with the couple on the other side. | 16 |
| 5 | Swing All couples swing. | 8 |
| 6 | Reverse wheel Gents finish the swing facing out and dance backwards holding right hands, going anticlockwise around the centre, while the ladies dance forward to the right and back to place. Gents finish facing out, ladies facing in and all take hands in a circle. | 8 |
| 7 | Expanding chain Chain all round: gents clockwise and ladies anticlock wise. Dance forward, gents out and ladies in (2b), turn with right hands around the next person so that gents are facing in with ladies facing out (2b), then continue until partners meet back at home. On the last two bars, gents turn the ladies clockwise into place, left hand in left. | 32 |
| 8 | Swing All couples swing. | 8 |
| 9 | Advance & retire, circle All circle, advance and retire (4b), advance and form circles of four, side couples facing to the left (4). | 8 |
| 10 | Arches In the circles of four, the two couples change sides, over and back. Side couple form an arch and top couple pass under on the way over (4b) then top couple form the arch and side couple pass under on the way back (4b). | 8 |
| 11 | Repeat 9 and 10 Dancing with the couple on the other side. | 16 |
| 12 | Swing All couples swing. | 8 |
| 13 | House All couples house around. | 8 |
Figure 2: Changeover (Jig)
176 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance & retire 2x in a circle All advance and retire twice in a circle. |
8 |
| 2 | Advance, retire arch and circle Gents advance and retire (4b) then advance and take hands, forming arches and ladies dance under the arches to form a circle. | 8 |
| 3 | Dance to the left All dance to the left in the circle, arms around each others’ backs. | 8 |
| 4 | Advance & arch back home Ladies dance in, gents raise joined hands again (2b) then ladies retire under the arches (2b). Gents advance and retire (4b). | 8 |
| 5 | Swing All couples swing. | 8 |
| 6 | House All couples house around. | 8 |
| 7 | Tops Cross & exchange ladies Top couples cross on the right holding both hands (4b), advance turning the ladies (clockwise) and ladies retire with opposite gents (4b). |
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| 8 | Ladies changeover Top couples advance, retire turning the ladies to the gent’s left, advance and retire turning the ladies to the right. [more of a crossing from one side to the other] | 8 |
| 9 | Cross & exchange ladies back Top couples cross on the right holding both hands (4b), advance turning the ladies (clockwise) and ladies retire with original gents (4b). | 8 |
| 10 | Lead around Top couples lead around (6b), all turn the lady clockwise in place (2b) | 8 |
| 11 | Everyone Swing |
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| 12 | House All couples house around. | 8 |
| 13 | Sides Dance 7 to 10 |
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| 14 | Everyone Swing |
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| 15 | House All couples house around. | 8 |
| 16 | Advance, retire arch and circle Gents advance and retire (4b) then advance and take hands, forming arches and ladies dance under the arches to form a circle. | 8 |
| 17 | Dance to the left All dance to the left in the circle, arms around each others’ backs. | 8 |
| 18 | Advance & arch back home Ladies dance in, gents raise joined hands again (2b) then ladies retire under the arches (2b). Gents advance and retire (4b). | 8 |
| 19 | Advance & retire 2x in a circle All advance and retire twice in a circle. | 8 |
Figure 3: Weave (Hornpipe)
104 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Gents interlace Gents dance anticlockwise around the lady on the left (4b) then all couples turn once in waltz hold to the corner on their right. |
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| 2 | Sevens around All couples square all round, dancing ‘sevens’, back to the corner where they started. | 8 |
| 3 | Tops In, across & back Dance in (hop 123) and back (stamp 123) then cross to opposite positions, turning clockwise. Repeat back. |
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| 4 | Sides In, across & back Dance in (hop 123) and back (stamp 123) then cross to opposite positions, turning clockwise. Repeat back. |
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| 5 | Everyone Turn and change partners Top couples turn in the centre with right hands (4b) then back with left hands (2b), gents dancing to the position left of their own, turning opposite lady (anticlockwise) into place to face them (2b). During the last four bars, side gents dance to the left and side ladies dance to the right, gents turning the ladies clock wise with left hands, into place facing them. All gents are now in the position on the left. |
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| 6 | Weave Facing new partners, all weave (chain without taking hands) to opposite side then gents turn their own partners anticlockwise, right hand in right to the corner right of opposite position. | 8 |
| 7 | Sevens around Square all round in ‘sevens’, back to this comer again. | 8 |
| 8 | Repeat 3 to 7 Side couples lead, starting at opposite sides. | 40 |
| 9 | House Doubling the last two bars. | 8 |
Figure 4: Advance in lines (Reel)
160 Bars + 8 bar lead-in
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| 1 | Everyone Advance, retire, cross (chain) Top couples face the couple on the right, all with crossed hands. Advance, retire and change places, gents turning the ladies clockwise once. All face the next couple, advance, retire and change places with them, gents turning the ladies anticlockwise this time (16b). Repeat the movements, moving in a square around to home. |
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| 2 | Dance at home | 8 |
| 3 | Advance & retire twice All couples advance and retire twice towards the centre, gents with their right arm around their partner’s waist. | 8 |
| 4 | Dance at home All dance at home, top couples moving apart to line up with the side couple on their left during the last two bars. | 8 |
| 5 | Advance and retire separately Gents advance as ladies retire then ladies advance as gents retire. | 8 |
| 6 | Change lines Gents turn once with right hand around the lady on the left then all join right hands in fours, top gent with the couple on his right, dancing clockwise to change places with them. Gents turn the ladies anticlockwise, moving outside them to face in from the other side. | 8 |
| 7 | Advance & retire from the opposite side | 8 |
| 8 | Change back to home Gents turn with right hand around the lady on the right (4b) then the four dancers in the centre (sides) join right hands and cross to place, while top couples dance facing each other (2b) and all four ladies turn anti clockwise into place under their partners’ right hands (2b). | 8 |
| 9 | Dance at home All couples dance at home. | 8 |
| 10 | Repeat 3 to 9 With side couples leading. | 56 |
| 11 | House All couples house around. | 8 |
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Modified on 2016-05-11 18:00:37.
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