HURRY THE JUG | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from County Limerick, Ireland. The set, like the HIGH CAULED CAP, has | |
ceili dance character. | |
Traditionally, the dance is danced without pauses between figures (sections). | |
Swing in ceili hold. | |
House holding crossed-hands. | |
First side couple is on the left of the first top couple. | |
Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. | |
Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold. | |
Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
INTRODUCTION -- JIGS (16 of the total 400 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3. | |
All couples: | lead around anticlockwise holding crossed hands in front (rights on top)6; |
turn into one another to reverse direction (no arch, left hands now on top)2; | |
lead around clockwise holding crossed hands in front8; |
BODY -- JIGS (64 of the total 400 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3 and gallop (1-2-3-4-5-6-7). | |
QUARTER-CHAIN | |
quarter-chain (all chain holds of the set are at waist-height) : | |
give right hands to partner then left hands to and around corner partner; | |
give right hands to and around partner to-place8; | |
GENTS CROSSOVERCHAIN WITH OPPOSITE THEN LEFT LADIES | |
gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left with sides dancing two bars after tops; | |
take left hands with the opposite lady and couples dance a half-turn around4; | |
gents give right hands to the lady then on the left (his original right); | |
couples dance a half-turn to-place (all with new partners)4; | |
gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left with sides dancing two bars after tops; | |
take left hands with the other side lady and couples dance a half-turn around4; | |
gents give right hands to the lady then on the right (his original partner); | |
couples dance a half-turn to-place at home4; | |
CHAIN TO OPPOSITEREVERSE DIRECTIONCHAIN TO HOME | |
partners take right hands and dance past one another; take left hands with the | |
next dancer and dance past one another; continue the alternating right/left | |
chain pattern to opposite; original partners make a half-turn holding hands | |
to reverse chain direction (gents face clockwise, ladies anticlockwise); | |
chain to home and original partners take right hands16; | |
TILLY (DANCE WITH SIDE COUPLESCHAIN TO HOME) | |
dance one half- turn in-place (still holding right hands in right)2; | |
Top couples: | with the couple on the left : gents pass through back-to-back and the two |
couples form a hand-holding circle-of-four with the gents facing out and | |
the ladies facing in2; | |
all release their partner's hand and all turn anticlockwise with the left hands around | |
the other lady/gent; all take original partner's right hand and turn | |
clockwise to-place at home4; | |
GALLOP | |
with tops dancing two bars before sides, gallop to opposite in waltz hold; gents | |
dance back-to-back; tops dance in-place at opposite while sides crossover4; | |
while sides dance in-place, tops gallop to home in waltz hold; ladies dance | |
back-to-back; sides gallop to home4; | |
repeat the preceding gallops across and back except the top couples and | |
the couples on their left dance the patterns8; |
FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (96 of the total 400 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3. | |
ADVANCE AND RETIREOPPOSITES CROSSOVERBODY | |
Top couples: | advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right4; |
ladies crossover (change places) passing right-shoulder-to-right2; | |
gents crossover (change places) passing left-shoulder-to-left2; | |
repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossovers8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 16. |
All couples: | repeat the BODY above64. |
FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (96 of the total 400 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3. | |
GENTS CHAIN CENTER, SIDE AND ACROSSGENTS SWING IN CENTERBODY | |
Top couples: | top gents take right hands in the center and turn (dance) to face the |
gent originally on the right; chain around that gent with left hands4; | |
top gents continue directly across the set and chain the lady with right hands; | |
top gents dance to the center and face one another4; | |
top gents swing in ceili hold6; reverse to-place2. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 16. |
All couples: | repeat the BODY above64. |
FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (96 of the total 400 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3. | |
CROSSOVER UNDER AN ARCH TWICEHOUSEBODY | |
Top couples: | holding inside (closest) hands, second top form an arch and first side dances |
under the arch as both couples crossover (change places); partners turn | |
in to one another and change hands; repeat the preceding crossover to | |
home except first top form the arch8. | |
house around each other holding crossed hands (rights on top)8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 16. |
All couples: | repeat the BODY above64. |
FINISH -- JIGS (24 of the total 400 BARS) |
All couples: | lead around anticlockwise holding crossed hands in front (rights on top)8; |
turn in-place and lead around clockwise holding crossed hands (lefts on top)8; | |
swing in ceili hold8. |
HURRY THE JUG INTRODUCTION JIGS 16 bars ALL LAACWXH6 TURN I-P(NO TLU)2 LACWXH8 BODY JIGS 64 bars ALL: QTR-CHN8 (Rs TO PART, Ls TO ARD CORNER, Rs TO ARD PART) Gs XOVRL2L (TT B4 SS) LEFTS TO, ARD OPP L4 Gs Rs TO, ARD LEFT L (Orig R) TO PL4 Gs XOVRL2L (TT B4 SS) LEFTS TO, ARD OPP L4 Gs Rs TO, ARD ORIG PART TO-PL AT HO4 CHN16: TO OPP (Gs ACW), .5-TRN, GO HO (Gs CW) SHAKE TILLY8: PARTs TRN TO-PLRnR Gs BK2BK (TT ACW) TO CK-OF-FOUR w/ Ls FACING IN, Gs OUT4 RLSE Hs, TRN ACW, PARTs TAKE rIGHTS AND TRN CW TO-PL4 GALLOP: TT THEN SS -- Gs THEN Ls BK2BK4 TT AND LEFT PR GALLOP4 F1 JIGS 96 bars ADV & RET TT: A&RRnR4 Ls XOVR R2R2 Gs XOVR L2L2 A&RRnR4 Ls XOVR R2R2 Gs XOVR L2L2 A&RRnR4 Ls XOVR R2R2 Gs XOVR L2L2 SS: RPT FR 16 ALL: RPT BODY64 F2 JIGS 96 bars CHAIN & SWING TT: Gs CHN: Rs ARD CTR TO FACE ORIG R G2 Ls ARD THAT G2 Rs ARD OPP L (ORIG LEFT)2 CTR2 Gs SWGC6 REV TO HO2 SS: RPT FR 16 ALL: RPT BODY64 F3 JIGS 96 bars ARCH & HOUSE TT: P-TURN ARCH / RTN (TRN IN)8 -- 2T ARCH 1st, 1T 2nd HSE EA OTHXH8 SS: RPT FR 16 ALL: RPT BODY64 FINISH JIGS 24 bars LAXHACW8 REV2 (NO TLU) LAXHCW6 SWGC8