CLOGHANE - BRANDON SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from the Cloghane-Brandon area near Castlegregory in County Kerry, Ireland. | |
Ladies Chain: With waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in | |
the center and dance on to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's | |
position); partners take left and and dance around one another anticlockwise | |
(no arch); ladies also chain right-hand-in-right when dancing to home. | |
Swing in waltz hold. | |
Quarterhouse When dancing the Quarterhouse, the first two bars at each position are | |
to be a gentle zig-zag forward toward the next position -- gents step left as ladies | |
step right then gents step right as ladies step left. Following the zig-zag, couples | |
dance two bars to turn to-place at the next position. The gentle zig-zag and | |
turn to-place is danced four times in dancing around the set. | |
Crossover When dancing the crossover in Figure 5, an abrupt zig-zag is danced as opposite | |
couples dance toward the center then dance two bars turning to-place at opposite. | |
Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. | |
Bar counts (measure quantities) for patterns are shown in bold. | |
The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music. | |
First side couple is on the right of the first top couple. | |
Steps: Dance an ordinary lift-2-3-4 for the hornpipes and an ordinary polka step | |
(down-2-3) for the other Figures. | |
Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Tony Ryan at Ellenville, New York | |
USA on October 25, 2003. | |
Edition of October 2, 2006 -- Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
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FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (96 BARS) |
All couples: | quarterhouse (body, polka body), dancing a gentle zig-zag during the first |
two bars at each position (see heading)16. | |
Top couples: | ladies chain8; |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 32. |
All couples: | quarterhouse16; |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS (160 BARS) |
All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
First top couple: | back-the-lady2; house inside6. |
Top couples: | slide in and out once, in waltz hold (1-2-1-2, 1-2-1-2)4; |
dance at home (one revolution, still in waltz hold)4. | |
All couples: | repeat from with first side, second top then second side couple leading; |
when a side couple leads, side couples dance the slide in and out and | |
dance at home96; | |
quarterhouse16; | |
full house8. |
FIGURE 3 -- POLKAS (192 BARS) |
All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
Top couples: | slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to opposite4; |
slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to home4; | |
back-the-lady2, house around each other6. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 40. |
All couples: | repeat from 80; |
quarterhouse16; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (192 BARS) |
All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
First top couple: | back-the-lady2; house inside6. |
Top couples: | slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to opposite4; |
slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to home4; | |
All couples: | repeat from with second top, first side, then second side couple leading; |
when a side couple leads, side couples dance the slide-and-changes120; | |
quarterhouse16; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 5 -- HORNPIPES (112 BARS) |
All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
Top couples: | zig-zag crossover anticlockwise to-opposite and to-home twice (see heading). |
In waltz hold, couples dance to the center by stepping to the side -- gents | |
dance to the left as ladies dance to the right(1), then gents dance to the | |
right as ladies dance to the left(1); turn to-place in the opposite position(2); | |
repeat the zig-zag and turn to home(4); | |
repeat the crossover to opposite and to home(8). 16 | |
Side couples: | repeat from 16. |
Top couples: | repeat from 16. |
Side couples: | repeat from 16. |
All couples: | quarterhouse16; |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 6 -- POLKAS (160 BARS) |
All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice; on the last two bars, | |
ladies dance inside the set, ending one position to the right8; | |
swing8; | |
quarterhouse16; | |
repeat from until original partners are again at home96; | |
quarterhouse16; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |