FIGURE 1: JIG [288
Bars]
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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With
Partners' inner hands still joined - Gents bring their right hands
over Partner's head, to Lady's right shoulder and join other hands
in front (crossed
upper promenade hold);
Lead around anti-clockwise; Gents bring right arm over the Lady's
head to face Partner maintaining crossed hands
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Tug
away and toward your Partner
and swing; Hug
Partner as you swing
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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With
front
promenade hold
- Advance facing in + Push-pull turn and retire facing out +
Push-pull turn + Repeat in and out
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Gents
bring right hand over Lady's head for normal
upper promenade
hold - Lead around anticlockwise
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8
bars
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Top
couples
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Gents
bring right hand over Lady's head maintaining crossed hands to face
Partner - Tug away, Tug to change places with Partner crossing
clockwise [2 bars] + Tug again and dance back through your own side
moving on to corner (Ladies on the inside) [2 bars] + Hug
swing your corner [4 bars]
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Tops
with Corner in front promenade hold turn to face original Partner (side
lines) - Advance, turn out and retire, turn and repeat in and out
with your Corner
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Convert
to normal upper promenade hold with your corner - Lead around the
couple facing you
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Tug
away from your corner [2 bars] + Tug and cross back (Gents on the
inside) + Hug swing your Partner [6 bars]
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Convert
to normal upper-promenade hold - Lead around + Unwind + Tug and hug
swing
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Advance, turn and retire, turn and repeat; Normal
upper promenade hold - Lead around anticlockwise + Tug and change
places with Partner + Tug and move on to corner + Hug swing corner
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24
bars
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All
Couples
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Sides
with Corners in front promenade hold face original Partners -
Advance and retire twice with corner + Normal upper promenade hold
with corner - Lead around the couple facing you + Tug away + Tug and
cross back + Hug swing your own Partner
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24
bars
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Repeat:
Tops & Sides
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Repeat
with Top and Side Couples leading again
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128
bars
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All
Couples
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Converting
to normal upper promenade hold - Lead around + Hug swing and finish.
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16
bars
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FIGURE 2: JIG [256
Bars]
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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With
crossed upper promenade hold - lead around, tug and hug swing
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain, right hands in the centre, left hand to opposite Gent,
dancing around him as he turns anti-clockwise to place his right arm
over her right shoulder, taking her right hand in normal upper
promenade hold [4 bars], then lead across anticlockwise to the
Lady's original position [4 bars]
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Repeat
Ladies chain with Ladies returning to place with their own Partners
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Advance
and retire twice
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Lead
around inside
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Tug
and hug swing
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, tug and hug swing
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
chain to opposite Gent, taking normal upper promenade hold, lead to
Lady's original position; Repeat Ladies chain with Ladies returning
to place with their own Partners
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance
and retire twice; Lead around inside; Tug and hug swing
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24
bars
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Repeat:
Tops & Sides
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Repeat
with Top and Side Couples leading again
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112
bars
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, tug, hug swing and finish.
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16
bars
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FIGURE 3: SINGLE
JIG [264 Bars]
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Top
Couples
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Advance
and retire twice - front promenade hold
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain, right arm in the centre, left arm to opposite Gent, right arm
on the way back and left hand to their own Partner, going around him
as he turns and places his arm over her shoulder to take normal
upper promenade hold
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Lead
around opposite couple inside the set, bring hands over the Lady's
head
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Tug
and swing
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance
and retire; Ladies chain to place (right arm/left arm/right hand/left
hand); Lead around with Partner; Tug and swing
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32
bars
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Top
Couples
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Holding
right hands - advance, retire and dance the Lady over (anticlockwise),
each Lady turning clockwise once under the Gent's right hand
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Change
to left hands - Advance and retire; then dance the Lady to the
centre, with Ladies turning clockwise once under the Gent's left
hand
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Basket
- Gents linking hands, Ladies placing hands on the Gents upper arm/shoulder
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain (right arm/left arm/right hand/left hand)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Lead
around, bring hands over the Lady's head; Tug and swing
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Right
hand in right - advance, retire and dance the Lady over (Ladies
under Gent's right hand); Left hand in left - advance, retire and
dance the Lady home (under Gent's left hand); Basket; Ladies chain (right
arm/left arm/right hand/left hand); Lead around; Tug and swing
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48
bars
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Top
Couples
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Right
hand in right - advance, retire and dance the Lady over; Left hand
in left - advance, retire and dance the Lady home; Basket; Ladies
Chain; Lead around, Tug and swing
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48
bars
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Side
Couples
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Right
hand in right - advance, retire and dance the Lady over; Left hand
in left - advance, retire and dance the Lady home; Basket; Ladies
Chain; Lead around, Tug and swing
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48
bars
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FIGURE 4: HORNPIPE
[184 Bars]
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
around the set
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8
bars
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1st
Top Couple
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Dance
Lady around: Holding right hands - Gent turns the Lady clockwise
four times, as they dance anticlockwise around inside the set. In
the last 2 bars the Lady on the left dances into place on the left
of the dancing Gent
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8
bars
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1st
Top Couple +
2nd Side Lady
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Holding
near hands with his own Partner and the Lady on his left in a line
of three - Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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1st
Top Couple +
2nd Side Lady
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High
Gates: Lady on the left passes under the arch made by the Gent of
his Partner + Top Lady passes under an arch + Side Lady under + Top
Lady under. All finish facing into the set joinign hands ina circle
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice + House around
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16
bars
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Repeat:
1st Side Couple +
1st Top Lady
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Dance
Lady around inside the set + Advance and retire twice in a Line of
three with Lady on the left + High Gates (Lady on the left first)
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24
bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice; House around
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16
bars
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Repeat:
2nd Top Couple +
1st Side Lady
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Dance
Lady around + Advance and retire twice + High Gates
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24
bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice; House around
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16
bars
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Repeat:
2nd Side Couple +
2nd Top Lady
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Dance
Lady around + Advance and retire twice + High Gates
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24
bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
around
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8
bars
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FIGURE 5: POLKA
(144 Bars]
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Lead
around in waltz hold, facing forward without turning
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Dance
in place, turning twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance, retire, advance and each Gent turns (anticlockwise) to
the Lady on his left, placing his right arm around her waist as she
moves forward on the outside, to join him in waltz hold
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8
bars
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New
Couples #1
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Lead
around in waltz hold
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8
bars
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New
Couples #1
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Dance
at home with their new Partners
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8
bars
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Repeat:
x 3
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Repeat
Circle + Gents move left; Lead around; Dance at home x 3 times (until
dancing at home with original Partner)
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72
bars
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All
Couples
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Circle
- Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Swing
(hug) to finish
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8
bars
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DANCE MOVEMENTS:
There are three
types of promenade:
Front
promenade hold
- With your Partner hold join left hands in front and rights hands above
left. In the Advance and Retire you maintain crossed hands and use a
push-pull motion to change direction to convert from facing in to facing
out (or vica versa). This occurs on the second bar, or the 123 count in
the 1-2-123 sequence.
Crossed
upper promenade hold
- From facing into the set with your Partner pivot to the right (clockwise)
through 90 degrees - the Gent finishes on the left and slightly behind his
Partner. Gents bring right hands (holding Partner's left hand) over your
Partner's head and maintain the hold over her right shoulder. Join the
other hands (Lady's right + Gent's left) in front at waist level. This is
used for the Lead around at the start of the dance (following the Advance
and Retire).
Normal upper
promenade hold
- For this hold the Gent's right hand comes over the Lady's right shoulder
and holds her right hand at shoulder level, and the couple join the other
hands (Gent's left with Lady's left) in front at waist level. This is used
for the most other lead arounds within each figure. To move into this
position the couple keep both hands joined (from the front promenade hold)
and the Gent brings his right hand over the Lady's head as they both pivot
to the right (clockwise) through 90 degrees, keeping left hands joined in
front.
The Tug
- In "the Tug" you maintain crossed hands in front with your
current Partner (right hand in right) and dance away from your current
Partner pulling against them (123), then dance toward (or past) them (123)
for a swing with your Partner (or with your Corner).
The Hug
(Swing)
- The Hug swing follows "the
tug".
The Lady's hands should be on top of the Gent's shoulders or upper arms
and his hands just below her shoulder blades. Couples pivot on the right
foot with right foot to right foot and right hip to right hip.
REFERENCES
Murphy, Pat (1995). Toss
the Feathers. Mercier Press: Cork. 124-126.
Quinn, Tom (1997). Irish
Dancing. HarperCollins: Glasgow. 208-213.
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