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ARAN SET

published instructions for this dance include Pat Murphy's "Toss the Feathers" and Tom Quinn's "Irish Dancing" and on Volume 3 of the video series The Magic of Irish Set Dancing 

FORMATION

First Sides to the LeftSquare Set of four couples, Gents on the left of their partners. 1st Top Couple have their backs to the band, with 2nd Top Couple opposite them. 1st Side Couple are on the left of 1st Top Couple (when facing into the set) and 2nd Side Couple are opposite them (to the right of 1st Tops).


 

 

FIGURE 1: REELS (160 BARS)

All Couples

Lower promenade hold - Lead around anticlockwise + Turn towards Partner and face clockwise (Gents still inside) - Lead back + Finish with Gents backs to the centre facing Partner - Dance in place

16 bars

All Couples

Swing in ceili hold

8 bars

All Couples

Grand chain: Face Partner holding right arms - Dance in place + Chain around to place giving arms + Dance in place + Swing

24 bars

Top Couples

Ladies chain: Right hands in the centre + Left hand to Opposite Gent turn under and both turn + Pass back right hands in the centre + Left hand to Partner and turn under while Gents face into set + Ladies pass behind Partner keeping left hands joined while Gents dance in place facing into set + Finish facing Partner

8 bars

Top Couples +
Side Couples

Top Couples Swing, while
Side Couples lower promenade hold - Dance across on right side of Opposite Couple turning Lady under two arms once clockwise [2 bars], then twice under Gent's right arm clockwise to Opposite place [4 bars] + Sides Dance in place facing into set

8 bars

Top Couples

Waves: Cross hands - Slide in [Slide-together slide-together] swinging hands in and out in time with the feet [2 bars] + Slide out [2 bars] + Dance across anticlockwise turning Lady under two arms once clockwise [2 bars], then once under Gent's right arm [2 bars] + Repeat Waves back to place

16 bars

Top Couples +
Side Couples

Top Couples Swing, while
Side Couples dance across turning Lady under + Dance last two bars in place

8 bars

All Couples

Grand chain + Swing

24 bars

Side Couples

Ladies chain

8 bars

Side Couples +
Top Couples

Side Couples Swing, while
Top Couples dance across turning Lady under

8 bars

Side Couples

Waves across and back

16 bars

Side Couples +
Top Couples

Side Couples Swing, while
Top Couples dance across turning Lady under

8 bars

 

FIGURE 2: REELS (296 BARS)

Top Couples

Ladies chain as in Figure 1 + Gents Dance in place - Finish facing Partner + Swing

16 bars

1st Top Gent + 2nd Top Lady

Dance around each other right shoulder to right finish with back to place [4 bars] + Turn anticlockwise once [2 bars] + Dance in place (in centre facing Opposite) [2 bars] + Swing Opposite + Dance back to Partner

16 bars

Top Couples

Waves: Slide in, out and dance across

8 bars

Top Couples

Right hand in right - First Tops make an arch and 1st Gent dancing into centre of set facing Couple on the right while 2nd Top Lady dances around him, under the arch and back to Partner [4 bars] + Turn Lady across to place (once under both arms + once under right arm) [4 bars]

8 bars

2nd Tops +
1st Tops

Swing while First Tops stand with Open waltz hold [6 bars] + Tops dance to centre + Pass 2nd Top Lady across to form line of three with 1st Top Gent (Ladies' hands on Gent's shoulders / Gent's hands around Ladies' waists)

8 bars

Top Couples

Line of three and 2nd Top Gent - Retire + Advance twice

8 bars

Tops + Sides

Top Couples - Little Christmas left (Ladies' hands on Gent's shoulders) / Side Couples - Swing in place

8 bars

Side Couples

Repeat with 1st Sides leading

72 bars

Top Couples

Repeat with 2nd Tops leading

72 bars

Side Couples

Repeat with 2nd Sides leading

72 bars

 

FIGURE 3: POLKAS (88 BARS)

All Couples

Join hands in a circle - Advance and retire twice + When retiring the second time turn to Corner person (Ladies right /Gents left)

8 bars

Corner Couples

Waltz hold - Dance around two turns finishing in Lady's position (Gents move on 1 place left)

8 bars

All Couples

Repeat three more times until Gents back in place: Circle - Advance and retire twice (turn to Corner on 2nd retire) + Dance around twice with Corner person ending in Lady's palce

48 bars

All Couples

Circle - Advance and retire twice + Swing (ceili hold)

16 bars

                                                       
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