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SKIBBEREEN SET
This set was
learned from Partick O'Dea, set dance instructor born in Miltown Malbay,
at a workshop hosted by the Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers in November 1999.
Several variations to some of the movements exist, e.g. Pat
Murphy's "Toss the Feathers",
Tom
Quinn's "Irish Dancing"
and Volume 4 of the video series "The Magic of
Irish Set Dancing".
 FORMATION
Set is numbered
anticlockwise with First Top Couple with their backs to the band. First
Side Couple is on the right of First Top Couple (facing into the set).
Second Top Couple are opposite First Tops, and Second Sides are on the
left of First Tops.
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FIGURE 1: POLKA
(136 BARS)
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All
Couples
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Slide
Body: Waltz hold - Slide in (1-2-123) and back (1-2-123) (4 bars)
+ Turn clockwise twice moving to the position on the right (4 bars);
repeat three times to return to home position
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32 bars
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Top
Couples
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Face
into set with open waltz hold - Advance and retire (123-123 123-123)
twice
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Ladies
chain with right hands in the centre while Gents move to partner's
place (2 bars); Left hand to opposite Gent and turn Lady under
+ Ladies dance around behind (anticlockwise) while Gent continues to
face into set moving back to own position (2 bars); Ladies
chain right hands in centre and return to place turning clockwise
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Advance
and retire; Ladies chain
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16 bars
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Top
Couples
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1st
Top Gent and 2nd Top Lady dance to centre and swing in waltz hold (6 bars)
+ retire to place (2 bars)
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Upper
promenade hold - Lead across to opposite place, 2 bars to
centre of set, 2 bars on the spot, 2 bars to opposite
place, 2 bars to turn to face into set
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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2nd
Top Gent and 1st Top Lady swing in centre in waltz hold + retire to
place
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8 bars
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Top
Couples
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Repeat
lead across dancing on the spot halfway
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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1st
Side Gent and 2nd Side Lady swing in centre in waltz hold + retire
to place
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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Lead
across dancing on the spot halfway
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8 bars
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Side
Couples
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2nd
Side Gent and 1st Side Lady swing in centre in waltz hold + retire
to place
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8 bars
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Side
Couples + Top Couples
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Repeat
lead across dancing on the spot halfway + All dance the last two
bars 123 12 kick (inside foot)
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8 bars
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FIGURE 2: SLIDE (80
BARS)
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Top Couples
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Slide in back
(1-2-123 1-2-123) and house to opposite position + Slide
in, back and house to home
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16 bars
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Side Couples
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Slide in, back
and house to opposite position + Slide in, back and house to home
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16 bars
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Top Couples
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Slide in, back
and house to opposite position + Slide in, back and house to home
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16 bars
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Side Couples
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Slide in, back
and house to opposite position + Slide in, back and house to home
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing (6 bars)
and dance facing into the set 123 12 kick (2 bars)
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8 bars
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FIGURE 3: POLKA
(208 BARS)
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Top Couples
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Ladies chain +
Swing partner in waltz hold
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16 bars
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1st Top Couple
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Waltz hold -
Slide in and back (4 bars) + Turn once inside set finishing
with 1st Top Lady's back to 2nd Couple (2 bars) + Turn 1st Top
Lady (Lady's right hand in partner's left) into position beside 2nd
Top Gent;
Wheelbarrow hold - Line of three in 2nd Top position is 2nd Top
Couple with 1st Top Lady on Gent's left + Gent holding Ladies'
outside hands over their outside shoulders; 1st Top Gent facing line
of three holding Ladies' other hands at waist height
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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In wheelbarrow
hold - Advance across set completely (1st Top Gent retires) (4 bars);
Retire to centre of set (2 bars); 1st Top Gent turn Ladies out
taking their hands over their heads then back into a circle of four
(2 bars)
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Basket to the
left - Ladies hands on Gents nearer shoulders (6 bars) then
retire to place (2 bars)
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies chain
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies chain +
Swing partner in waltz hold
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16 bars
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1st Side
Couple
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Waltz hold -
Slide in and back + Turn once inside set + Turn 1st Side Lady into
position beside 2nd Side Gent; 1st Side Gent faces 2nd Side Gent
with Wheelbarrow hold with Ladies
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Wheelbarrow
hold - Advance across set completely + Retire to centre of set + 1st
Side Gent turn Ladies out taking their hands over their heads then
back into a circle of four
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Basket to the
left - Ladies hands on Gents shoulders (6 bars) then retire to
place (2 bars) + Ladies chain
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16 bars
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Top Couples
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Ladies chain +
Swing partner in waltz hold
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16 bars
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2nd Top Couple
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Waltz hold -
Slide in and back + Turn once inside set + Turn 2nd Top Lady into
position beside 1st Top Gent; 2nd Top Gent faces 1st Top Gent with
Wheelbarrow hold with Ladies
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Wheelbarrow
hold - Advance across set + Retire to centre + 2nd Top Gent turn
Ladies out then back into a circle of four
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Basket to the
left then retire to place + Ladies chain
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16 bars
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Side Couples
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Ladies chain +
Swing partner in waltz hold
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16 bars
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2nd Side
Couple
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Waltz hold -
Slide in and back + Turn once inside set + Turn 2nd Side Lady into
position beside 1st Side Gent; 2nd Side Gent faces 1st Side Gent
with Wheelbarrow hold with Ladies
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Wheelbarrow
hold - Advance across set + Retire to centre + 2nd Side Gent turn
Ladies out then back into a circle of four
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Basket to the
left then retire to place + Ladies chain
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Swing (6 bars)
and dance facing into the set 123 12 kick (2 bars)
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8 bars
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FIGURE 4: SLIDE
(120 BARS)
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All Couples
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Open waltz
hold - Lead around to next position on the right (2 bars) and
dance on the spot (2 bars) + repeat three times to return to
home position
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16 bars
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Top Couples
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Waltz hold -
Gallop (slip steps) over to opposite side (4 bars) and back to
place (4 bars), Gents passing back to back each time
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Half house to
opposite place
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4 bars
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Top Couples
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Waltz hold -
Gallop to opposite side and back, Gents back to back
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8 bars
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Top Couples
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Half house to
own place
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4 bars
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All Couples
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Facing partner
with Gent's left hand in Lady's right - Ladies turn clockwise half
way slowly under Gent's hand while Gent dances 3/4 around Lady
anticlockwise to finish with Gents on the inside beside partner
facing to the position on the right ready for the lead around
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Open waltz
hold - Lead around to next position on the right and dance on the
spot + repeat three times to home position
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16 bars
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Side Couples
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Waltz hold -
Gallop to opposite side and back, Gents back to back
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Half house to
opposite place
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4 bars
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Side Couples
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Waltz hold -
Gallop to opposite side and back, Gents back to back
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8 bars
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Side Couples
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Half house to
own place
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4 bars
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All Couples
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Facing partner
with Gent's left hand in Lady's right - Ladies turn clockwise half
way slowly under Gent's hand while Gent dances 3/4 around Lady
anticlockwise to finish with Gents on the inside beside partner
facing to the right
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Open waltz
hold - Lead around to next position on the right and dance on the
spot + repeat three times to home position + finish facing into set
123 12 kick
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16 bars
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FIGURE 5: POLKA
(120 BARS)
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All Couples
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Circle Advance
and retire (123-123 123-123) twice
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing in waltz
hold
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8 bars
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All Ladies
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Starting
facing partner - Ladies dance clockwise past partner on the outside
of the set (right shoulder to right) then continue inside the set
3/4 around to the Gent to the right of their original partner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing new
partner
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8 bars
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All Ladies
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Ladies dance
clockwise past partner on the outside then continue inside the set
3/4 around to the Gent to the right of previous partner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing new
partner
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8 bars
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All Ladies
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Ladies dance
clockwise past partner on the outside then continue inside the set
3/4 around to the Gent to the right of previous partner
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8 bars
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All Couples
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Swing new
partner
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8 bars
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All Ladies
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Ladies dance
clockwise past partner on the outside then continue inside the set
3/4 around to original partner + Swing partner
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16 bars
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All Couples
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Slide Body:
Waltz hold - Slide in and back + Turn clockwise twice moving to the
position on the right; repeat three times to return to home position
+ finish facing into set 123 12 kick
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32 bars
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REFERENCES
Murphy, Pat (1995). Toss
the Feathers. Mercier Press: Cork. 193-195.
Quinn, Tom (1997). Irish
Dancing. HarperCollins: Glasgow. 405-408.
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