1st corner

X

O

2nd corner

couple

O

X

couple

1st corner

2nd corner

X O

Home place

First Figure - Single Jigs/Polkas

152 bars

1

Lead around with crossed hand hold, ladies turning under one or both arms on the last 2 bars.

8 bars

2

Hug swing, with R arms around partners' waists and L hands holding partners' R arms just above the elbow.
Note:This hold is used throughout the set

8 bars

3

Top couples:
1^st gent and 2^nd lady dance in and swing, to separate and finish each facing centre in front of their respective 2^nd corner couple and with partner's R hand in their L.

8 bars

Each now 'drags' his/her partner across the set, the crossing dancers passing L to L, and dances into place beside him/her in the place opposite their own and taking R hand in R (2, yes 2, bars). Couples advance (2 bars) and retire only slightly (2 bars) and crossover, ladies R to R then gents R to R and face their corners (2 bars).

8 bars

4

Swing corners.

8 bars

5

Swing partners.

8 bars

6

Top couples now repeat 3 with 2^nd gent and 1^st lady leading.

16 bars

7

Swing corners.
Swing partners.

16 bars

8

Side couples now dance 3 with 1^st gent (L of 1^st tops) and 2^nd lady leading.

16 bars

9

Swing corners.
Swing partners.

16 bars

10

Side couples now repeat 3 with 2^nd gent and 1^st lady leading.

16 bars

11

Swing corners.
Swing partners.

16 bars

Second Figure - Single Jigs/Polkas

184 bars

1

Lead around.
Swing.

16 bars

2

1^st top couple:
Dance in and swing: they advance R hand in R (2 bars), change places with the lady turning anti-clockwise underarm (2 bars) and swing, falling back to place on the last 2 bars (12 bars). While they swing, side couples separate and walk into line with their corner top couple.

16 bars

3

Advance and retire: with crossed hand hold behind, the lines advance and retire four times, side couples remaining in place for the last 2 bars.

16 bars

4

Swing.

8 bars

5

2^nd top couple dance in and swing and sides again walk into line.

16 bars

6

Advance and retire.
Swing.

24 bars

7

1^st side couple dance in and swing and top couples walk into line.

16 bars

8

Advance and retire.
Swing.

24 bars

9

2^nd side couple dance in and swing and tops again walk into line.

16 bars

10

Advance and retire.
Swing.

24 bars

Third Figure - Polkas

72 bars

1

Lead around.
Swing.

16 bars

2

Ladies R and L star: the ladies take R hands in the centre and dance around (4 bars), turn in to take L hands and dance back to place (4 bars). At the same time the gents dance anti-clockwise around the set (4 bars), turn inwards and dance back to place (4 bars).

8 bars

3

Swing.

8 bars

4

Ladies R and L star.
Swing.

16 bars

5

Ladies R and L star.
Swing.

16 bars

Fourth Figure - Polkas

120 bars

1

Lead around.
Swing.

16 bars

2

Top couples double diamond: with R hand in R they dance in to face their 1^st corner couple (2 bars), fall back into their opposite place (2 bars), dance round to face their 2^nd corner couple (2 bars) and fall back into their home place(2 bars). The whole 8 bar movement is then repeated.

16 bars

Swing.

8 bars

Double diamond.

16 bars

Swing.

8 bars

3

Side couples now dance 2 and all swing to finish.

48 bars

Fifth Figure - Single Jigs

160 bars

1

Lead around.
Swing.

16 bars

2

Step it out, partners facing each other (see STEPS below).

8 bars

3

Interlace: partners honour each other with a slight bow of the head while dancing in place (2 bars) then dance past each other R to R, pass the next L to L and repeat this sequence to meet partners in the opposite place.

8 bars

Step it out.

8 bars

Interlace:dancers omit the bow at this point, continue in the same direction and honour their partners as they meet back home.

8 bars

4

Top couples:
Arches: both couples take inside hands and dance across into each other's place, 1^st couple forming an arch for the 2^nd couple to dance through, the lady ahead of the gent.  Partners drop hands and turn inwards in the opposite place, take inside hands and dance back to place, the 2^nd couple this time making the arch for 1^st couple to dance through (8 bars). The whole movement is then repeated.

16 bars

5

Step it out.
Interlace.
Step it out.
Interlace.

32 bars

6

Side couples now dance the arches.

16 bars

7

Step it out.
Interlace.
Step it out.
Interlace.

32 bars

8

Swing.

8 bars

STEPS
The same polka/'down' jig step is used throughout, except for the Step it out movement where a double jig step is used.
Gents dance:-

Ladies dance:-

SOURCE
Connie Ryan at Cecil Sharp House, London in February, 1995. Connie had collected the set, together with another of which I have no record, from the Tory Island dancers on the weekend of 15^th-17^th June,1994.