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MAYO LANCERS SET
This set comes
from the Mayo area, and is published in Pat Murphy's "The
Flowing Tide"
(pp.121-123).
 FORMATION
Set of four couples,
Gents on the left of their partners. The Top Couples have their backs to
the band or face the band. The two Couples facing the side walls are Side
Couples.
The Jig figures use a 'Down'
Jig described in the Steps section below.
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FIGURE 1: JIGS (72
BARS) - House
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All Couples
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All face around the set in an anti-clockwise
direction, with Gents behind their partners - Dance around the set [6 bars]
+ Gents take Lady's right hand in right over her right shoulder -
Turn Ladies clockwise (out) to face Partner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Grip right palm in right with hand raised and
elbows close and cup left hand around Partner's right elbow - Swing
(old céilí hold)
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies chain inside - Right arm in right in centre
and turn twice + Turn Partner (left arm-left arm) into place
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Waltz hold - House around each other inside the set
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Old céilí hold - Swing
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies chain - twice around then with Partner +
House inside set
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing
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8 bars
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FIGURE 2: JIGS (152
BARS) - Square + Swing Corner
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All Couples
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All face anti-clockwise (Gents behind their
partners) - Dance around the set [6 bars] + Turn Ladies
clockwise (right hand-right hand) to face Partner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Old céilí hold - Swing
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies chain inside - Right arms turning twice in
centre + Turn Partner (left arm-left arm) into place
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Square - Pass through Ladies inside/Gents outside +
Pass Partner left shoulders + repeat back to place passing to face
Corner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing Corner (old céilí hold) [8 bars]
+ Swing Partner [8 bars]
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16 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies chain inside - Turning twice in centre +
Turn Partner
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Square - Pass through + Pass Partner + repeat back
to place to face Corner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing Corner + Swing Partner
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16 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies Chain inside + Square
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing Corner + Swing Partner
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16 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies Chain inside + Square
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing Corner + Swing Partner
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16 bars
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FIGURE 3: REELS
(120 BARS) - Lines
Ladies:
Rh-R-L-R / Lh-L-R-L / etc. Gents:
Lh-L-R-L / Rh-R-L-R / etc.
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All Couples
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Face anti-clockwise - Dance around the set + Turn
Ladies (right hand-right hand) [8 bars] + Swing (old
céilí hold) [8 bars]
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16 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies Chain inside + Turn Partner (left arm-left
arm) then back away to join nearest Side Couple in Side Lines
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8 bars
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Side Lines
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Advance and Retire (1-2-123) + Advance + Sides
retire while Tops dance to place facing Partner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies Chain inside + Turn Partner and back into
Top Lines
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8 bars
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Top Lines
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Advance, retire, advance + Tops retire while Sides
turn to place + All swing
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16 bars
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Tops Repeat
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Ladies Chain inside + Side Lines - Advance, retire,
advance + Retire/Dance to place + Swing
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24 bars
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Sides Repeat
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Ladies Chain inside + Side Lines - Advance, retire,
advance + Retire/Dance to place + Swing
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24 bars
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FIGURE 4: POLKAS
(120 BARS) - Flirtation
Ladies:
Rh-R-L-R / Lh-L-R-L / etc. Gents:
Lh-L-R-L / Rh-R-L-R / etc.
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All Couples
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Dance anti-clockwise around the set + Turn Ladies +
Swing
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16 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies chain inside + Turn Partner (left arm-left
arm)
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Hands by the sides - Advance and retire + Hands
behind backs - Advance, kiss the Opposite Person and retire
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies chain inside + Turn Partner + Advance and
retire + Advance, kiss and retire
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing
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8 bars
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Tops Repeat
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Ladies chain inside + Advance, retire, advance,
kiss and retire + All Swing
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24 bars
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Side Repeat
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Ladies chain inside + Advance, retire, advance,
kiss and retire + All Swing
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24 bars
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FIGURE 5: FLING (88
BARS) [Slow Reel]
Ladies:
Rh-R(turn)-L-R / Lh-L(turn)-R-L / etc. Gents:
Lh-L(turn)-R-L / Rh-R(turn)-L-R / etc.
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All Couples
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Waltz hold - Dance in place turning twice + Side
Ladies join nearest Top Couple in Top Lines of three (Side Gents
stay in place)
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8 bars
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Lines of three +
Side Gents
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Join nearer hands in lines of three - All (with
weight on the left foot) step Rt-Rh-Rt L(hop)-Rt-Lt-Rt / Lt-Lh-Lt-R(hop)-Lt-Rt-Lt [4 bars]
+ Repeat to the right and left [4 bars]
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8 bars
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Lines of three +
Side Gents
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Side Lady dance clockwise under arch made by Top
Couple with Gent turning under after Side Lady, while Side Gent
dances clockwise (right shoulder back) one turn in place [4 bars]
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4 bars
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All Couples
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Right hand in right - Ladies turn clockwise under
Partner's raised arm + Top Ladies dance to join nearest Side Couple
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4 bars
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Lines of three +
Top Gents
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Join nearer hands in lines - All dance Right
toe-heel-toe Hop-123 / Left toe-heel-toe Hop-123 + Repeat to the
right and left +
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8 bars
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Lines of three +
Top Gents
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Top Ladies under Side Couple's arch followed by
Side Gent, while Top Gent turns in place + All (right hand-right
hand) Ladies turn under Gent's raised arm + Top Lines of three
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8 bars
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Lines of three +
Side Gents
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Dance to the right / left / right / left + Side
Lady under arch followed by Top Gent, while Side Gent turns in place
+ All Ladies turn under Gent's right arm
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16 bars
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Lines of three +
Top Gents
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Dance to the right / left / right / left + Top Lady
under arch followed by Side Gent, while Top Gent turns in place +
All Ladies turn under Gent's right arm
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16 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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FIGURE 6: JIGS (88
BARS) - Bundles of Fun
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All Couples
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Dance anti-clockwise around the set + Turn Ladies +
Swing
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16 bars
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Tops + Right Couple
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Tops to the right - House around with Side Couples
+ Ladies chain inside with the same Couple + Turn Partner (left-left)
bring Lady across in front to form a Little Christmas (Basket)
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16 bars
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Tops + Right Couple
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Swing in four with Lady's hands on Gent's nearer
shulders [6 bars] + Reverse to place
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8 bars
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Tops + Left Couple
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Tops to the left - House around with Side Couples +
Ladies chain inside with the same Couple + Turn Partner bringing
Lady across to form a Little Christmas
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16 bars
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Tops + Left Couple
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Swing in four (Lady's hands on Gent's shoulders) +
Reverse to place
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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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All Couples
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Circle - Big Christmas to the left slowly (turning
once)
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8 bars
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FIGURE 7: POLKAS
(88 BARS)
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All Couples
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Waltz hold - Dance 'Sevens'
to the centre + two 'Threes'
+ Sevens back to place + Threes in place
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Square the set - Waltz hold dance Sevens (Ladies
right foot, Gents left) to the position to your right (following
your lead hand) + Threes in place + Sevens (Ladies left foot, Gents
right) to the position opposite home (following your bent elbows) +
Threes in place + Repeat through third position and back to home
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Dance Sevens to the centre + Threes in place +
Sevens to home + Threes in place [8 bars] + Swing [8 bars]
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Square the set [16 bars] + Swing [8 bars]
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24 bars
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'Down' Jig
The Jig figures use
a 'down' Jig, similar to the Polka Step. The Ladies start on the right,
Gents start on the left:
Ladies: Rh-Rt Lt Rt (Heel-down
23) / Lh-Lt Rt Lt (Heel-down 23) / repeat
Gents: Lh-Lt Rt Lt (Heel-down
23) / Rh-Rt Lt Rt (Heel-down 23) / repeat
In Set dancing 'Sevens'
are danced with the weight taken on the lead foot stamping forward
followed with a push from the rear foot [repeated with 4 stamps and 3
pushes, and-Stamp-push-stamp-push-stamp-push-stamp]. The lead foot is
lightly bent, but the centre of gravity of the body will be over this foot.
On the first part of a 'Sevens' (dance to the centre, or the first and
third parts of the diamond shape) Ladies lead with the Right foot and
Gents lead with the Left. The second part of a 'Sevens' (returning to
place or the second and fourth part of the diamond shape) Ladies lead with
the left foot, Gents with the right.
'Threes'
are danced on alternate feet as and-123-and-123 and follow a sequence of
Sevens.
The sequence is: and-1234567-and-123-and-123-and-1234567-and-123-and-123
Ladies: and-RLRLRLR-and-LRL-and-RLR-and-LRLRLRL-and-RLR-and-LRL
Gents:
and-LRLRLRL-and-RLR-and-LRL-and-RLRLRLR-and-LRL-and-RLR
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