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DERRADDA SET |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor![]() |
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This set dance is from County Mayo, Ireland. |
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Swing in ceili hold in Figure 1 and waltz hold in Figure 2. |
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Chain: Low follow -- With a waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in |
the center, dance to and give left hands to the opposite gent (who has danced into | |
his partner's position); couples dance around one another (no arch) and the ladies | |
dance to home without chaining again in the center. | |
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Sevens: With weight on the leading foot, dance in: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and change to the other |
leading foot2, out: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and change to the other leading foot2. When crossing | |
over, the sevens pattern is danced twice (14 steps) dancing the same direction (four bars). | |
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A down-2-3 step is to be danced for Figures One and Two; an oridinary reel step (lift-2-3-4) |
is to be danced for Figure Three. | |
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First side is left of the first top couple. |
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Throughout the set, gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin |
forward on the right foot. | |
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Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold. |
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The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music. |
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In 1989 dancers learned of the existence of Figure Four; however, |
documentation is unavailable. | |
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Documentation is based upon the Derradda Set having been danced in 2004 at North |
Olmsted, Ohio USA and Toronto, Canada. | |
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Edition of December 4, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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All couples: | advance and retire, holding crossed-hands (right hands on top)8. |
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Top couples: | ![]() |
the first position, backward to opposite, forward to the next position and | |
backward to home)8; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
ladies chain8; | |
swing in ceili hold while side couples dance in-place (no turns), holding | |
crossed hands in front (rights on top)8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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Top couples: | ![]() ![]() |
advance2; swing in ceili hold4; reverse to-place2; | |
crossover/visit clockwise while side couples dance in-place (no turns)8; | |
second top gent and first top lady advance and swing the center8; | |
crossover/visit clockwise while side couples dance in-place (no turns)8; | |
ladies chain to circle-of-four : | |
with a waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in the | |
center then dance to and give left hands to the opposite gent (who has | |
danced into his partner's position); couples dance around one another | |
(no arch); couples keep left hands and the gent guides the lady to his left | |
side (near the position on his left) and the lady continues turning | |
anticlockwise to face into the set; all close in and form a circle-of-four8; | |
little Christmas while side couples dance in-place (no turns), holding crossed | |
hands in front (rights on top)8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() ![]() |
the little Christmas48. | |
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All couples: | advance and retire, holding crossed-hands8; |
swing in ceili hold8. |
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All couples: | in waltz hold, dance sevens in and out of the set twice8; |
ladies circle clockwise (dance in file) inside the set nodding to each gent8; | |
swing original partner in waltz hold8. | |
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house each other in waltz hold8; | |
dance sevens to opposite and to home8; | |
house each other in waltz hold8; | |
ladies chain8; | |
swing in waltz hold while side couples dance in-place (facing in, no turns)8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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All couples: | dance sevens in and out of the set twice8; |
house half-way around in waltz hold, turning four times8; | |
dance sevens in and out of the set twice8; | |
house half-way around in waltz hold, turning four times8; | |
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dance sevens in and out of the set twice8; | |
ladies circle clockwise inside the set nodding to each gent8; | |
swing in waltz hold8. |
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All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
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ladies : | |
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pinwheel anticlockwise with the left hands; dance behind (outside the set) | |
to-place beside the next gent on the right (change partners)4; | |
gents : | |
pinwheel clockwise with the right hands3; change direction and hands1; | |
pinwheel anticlockwise with the left hands and return home4; | |
new partners swing in waltz hold8; | |
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lead around anticlockwise, in sweetheart hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
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take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8. |
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The patterns for this figure were unavailable as of December 4, 2008. | |