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THE PLAIN SET
This dance
was first introduced to the Group by Christy
Mac Gearailt,
set dance instructor from Dingle in West Kerry. Other published
instructions for this dance may differ slightly. Our sources include Pat
Murphy's "Toss the Feathers",
Terry
Moylan's "Irish Dances",
and Tom
Quinn's "Irish Dances"
and the video "The Magic of Irish Set Dancing, Volume 1
Formation
Square Set of
four couples, Gents on the left of their partners. Numbering of
couples is clockwise starting with Top Couple who have their backs to
the band. Second Couple (First Sides) are on their left, then Third
Couple (Second Tops), and finally Fourth Couple (Second Sides) on the
right of First Tops.
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FIGURE 1 (REEL
- 112 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Lead around anti-clockwise (6 bars), turn the
Lady under (2 bars)
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Waltz
hold - House at home
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Pass
through (Ladies on the inside - 2 bars), right hand to partner
+ turn Lady under and change sides (2 bars) + Repeat (Pass
through + Turn under and change sides)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain, right hands in the centre, left hand to opposite Gent,
going around him anti-clockwise turning under his arm (Gents
turn anti-clockwise) + Pass back to place (right shoulder to
right), right hand to partner + turn Lady under (Gents turn
anti-clockwise)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Lead around half way (2 bars), turn Lady
under (2 bars) + Pass through (Ladies on the inside), right
hand to partner + turn Lady under
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Pass
through, turn Lady under, pass back, turn Lady under (8 bars)
+ House at home (8 bars) + Ladies chain (8 bars) + Lead around
half way, turn Lady under, pass through, turn Lady under (8
bars)
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32
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
the set and finish
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8
bars
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FIGURE 2 (REEL
- 128 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, turn the Lady under + House at home
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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Right
hand in right - Advance and retire + Dance Lady across to
opposite place turning twice under Gents right arm (Lady
dances in front of Gent) + Right hand in right - Advance and
retire + Dance Lady to home turning under twice
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Right
hand in right - Advance and retire + Dance Lady to opposite
place + Advance and retire + Dance Lady to home
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16
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Right
hand in right - Advance and retire + Dance Lady to opposite
place + Advance and retire + Dance Lady to home
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance
and retire + Dance Lady to opposite place + Advance and retire
+ Dance Lady to home
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16
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home + House the set and finish
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16
bars
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FIGURE 3 (REEL
- 176 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, turn the Lady under + House at home
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
straight across (2 bars) + Dance at home with opposite Gent
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Gents
straight across to Lady's side (2 bars) + Right hand in right
- Turn Lady under (2 bars) + Left hand in left turn Lady under
twice with Gents crossing back to usual places (4 bars)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Slide advance and retire to right side (4 bars) + House
to place (4 bars)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Lady
straight across + Dance at home with opposite Gent
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Gents
straight across + Turn Lady under (right hands) + Left hand
turn Lady under twice Gents crossing back to place
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Advance and retire twice
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Waltz
hold - Slide advance and retire to right side (4 bars) + House
to place (4 bars)
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
across + dance at home with opposite Gent
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Gents
across + Turn Lady under (right hands) + Left hand turn Lady
under twice Gents crossing back to place
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Advance and retire twice + Waltz hold - Slide
advance and retire to the side + House to place
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
across + dance at home with opposite Gent + Gent across + Turn
Lady under (right hands) + Turn Lady under twice (left hands)
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Front
promenade hold - Advance and retire twice + Waltz hold -
Advance and retire to the side + House to place
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16
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home + House the set and finish
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16
bars
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FIGURE 4 (REEL
- 256 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, turn the Lady under + House at home
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain (Right hands in centre, left hand to opposite Gent +
turn under, right shoulders on the way back, right hand to
partner and turn under)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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1st
Tops
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House
inside leaving Lady on left of 2nd Top Gent (line of three).
2nd Top Gent takes left hand in left with Lady on the left and
right hand in right with Lady on the right. 1st Top Gent faces
opposite Gent takes partners right hand in right and opposite
Lady's left hand in left - both under their other hands
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Line
of three - Advance, retire and advance with 1st Top Gent doing
opposite (6 bars) + Turn Ladies under to make line of three
with 1st Top Gent in centre and 2nd Top Gent on front (2 bars)
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Line
of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies under to
form a basket + Basket
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain + House at home
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16
bars
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2nd
Tops
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House
inside leaving Lady in line of three with 1st Tops
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8
bars
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Top
Couples
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Line
of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies under +
Line of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies
under
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16
bars
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Top
Couples
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Basket
+ Ladies chain
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16
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Ladies
chain + House at home
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16
bars
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1st
Sides
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House
inside leaving Lady in line of three with 2nd Sides
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Line
of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies under +
Line of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies
under
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Basket
+ Ladies chain + House at home
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24
bars
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2nd
Sides
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House
inside leaving Lady in line of three with 1st Sides
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8
bars
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Side
Couples
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Line
of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies under +
Line of three - Advance, retire and advance + Turn Ladies
under
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16
bars
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Side
Couples
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Basket
+ Ladies chain
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16
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home + House the set and finish
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16
bars
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FIGURE 5 (JIG
- 160 BARS)
In this figure
Tops gallop across (2 bars) followed immediately by Sides (2 bars),
then Tops back and sides back. Couples should not turn when they reach
the opposite side. In each repeat the Ladies who started as Tops start
the gallops and Ladies chain half way.
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, turn the Lady under + Swing in waltz hold + House the
set
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24
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Waltz
hold - Tops gallop across [1-2-3-4-5-6-7], Gents back to back
(2 bars) [don't turn] + Sides gallop across ( 2 bars) + Tops
gallop back + Sides back
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8
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Top
Ladies chain half way (right hands in centre - 2 bars) + Side
Ladies chain half way (2 bars) + Ladies turn under with
opposite Gent (left hands - 2 bars) + Gent passes Lady to the
Gent on his left + Gent turns new partner under (right hands)
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Swing
new partner + House the set
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16
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Tops
gallop across + Side gallop across + Tops back + Sides back
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8
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Top
Ladies chain half way + Side Ladies chain half way + Ladies
turn under opposite Gent's left hand + Ladies pass to Gent's
left + Ladies turn under new partner's right hand
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Swing
new partner + House the set
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16
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Tops
gallop across + Side gallop across + Tops back + Sides back
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8
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Top
Ladies chain half way + Side Ladies chain half way + Ladies
turn under opposite Gent's left hand + Ladies pass to Gent's
left + Ladies turn under new partner's right hand
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Swing
new partner + House the set
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16
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Tops
gallop across + Side gallop across + Tops back + Sides back
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8
bars
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Tops
+ Sides
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Top
Ladies chain half way + Side Ladies chain half way + Ladies
turn under opposite Gent's left hand + Ladies pass to Gent's
left + Ladies turn under right hand of original partner
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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Swing
own partner + House the set
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16
bars
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FIGURE 6 (REEL
- 192 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Lead
around, turn the Lady under + House at home
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16
bars
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All
Couples
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House
the set + House at home
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16
bars
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Ladies
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Advance
and retire twice [1-2-123]
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8
bars
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Gents
+ Ladies
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Gents
form right hand star in centre and lead around clockwise (4
bars) + Change to left hand star and lead back to place (4
bars). As they return to place Ladies dance to the position on
their right turning clockwise twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
the set + House at home
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16
bars
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Ladies
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Advance
and retire twice [1-2-123]
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8
bars
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Gents
+ Ladies
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Gents
form left hand star in centre and lead around clockwise (4
bars) + Change to right hand star and lead back to place (4
bars). As they return to place Ladies dance to the position on
their right turning clockwise twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
the set + House at home
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16
bars
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Ladies
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Advance
and retire twice [1-2-123]
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8
bars
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Gents
+ Ladies
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Gents
form right hand star in centre and lead around clockwise (4
bars) + Change to left hand star and lead back to place (4
bars). As they return to place Ladies dance to the position on
their right turning clockwise twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
the set + House at home
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16
bars
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Ladies
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Advance
and retire twice [1-2-123]
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8
bars
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Gents
+ Ladies
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Gents
form left hand star in centre and lead around clockwise (4
bars) + Change to right hand star and lead back to place (4
bars). As they return to place Ladies dance to the position on
their right turning clockwise twice
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8
bars
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All
Couples
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House
at home + House the set
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16
bars
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REFERENCES
Moylan, Terry
(1985). Irish Dances. Na Piobairi Ulleann: Dublin. 39-45.
Murphy, Pat
(1995). Toss the Feathers. Mercier Press: Cork. 183-185.
Quinn, Tom
(1997). Irish Dancing. HarperCollins: Glasgow.
355-363.
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