JENNY LIND SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from County Cork, Ireland. Other versions are danced. | |
Gents begin forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. | |
Slide and change: In waltz-hold, opposite couples slide in and out of the set once in | |
four bars of music (slide-in, close, slide-in, close/lift, slide-out, close, slide-out, | |
close); house anticlockwise half-way around the set making two clockwise turns | |
in four bars of music. | |
Swing in waltz hold. | |
Bar counts (quantities of measures) 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 left of the first top couple. | |
Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Pat Murphy at Milwaukee, | |
Wisconsin USA in August 1998. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (296 BARS) Dance an ordinary down-jig (down-2-3). |
All couples: | locked lead around anticlockwise; gents place left hands on the shoulder of |
the gent in front (lock-on) and place right hands at his partners waist | |
behind; the lady keeps her left hand at her left side8; | |
square the set: in waltz hold, all couples slide to the next position on the right; | |
gents begin on the left foot and ladies on the right foot slide, step, slide, | |
lift the trailing-foot slightly; beginning with the lifted-foot, dance in-place | |
for two bars while couples make only a quarter turn clockwise toward | |
the next position on the right4; repeat the preceding four-bar slide, step, | |
slide, lift plus two bars in-place with quarter-turn three times | |
to reach home12; | |
full house in waltz-hold8. | |
First top couple: | house inside the set in waltz hold8; |
still in waltz hold, square to opposite: dance a half-diamond slide to the | |
position on the right, turn only a quarter and slide to opposite4; | |
still in waltz hold, house to home4. | |
Top couples: | right-hand pinwheel (star) with the couple on their left8; |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
All couples: | repeat from with first side couple, second top couple, then second side |
couple leading192; | |
locked lead around, as above8. | |
square the set, as above16; | |
full house in waltz-hold8. |
FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (328 BARS) Dance an ordinary down-jig (down-2-3). |
All couples: | lead around, square the house then full house as in Figure One32. |
First top couple: | as in Figure One, house inside the set8; |
and square to opposite and house to home8; | |
Top couples: | advance and retire once, right-hand-in-right4; |
ladies then gents crossover (ladies pass right-shoulder-to-right and turn | |
anticlockwise at opposite then gents pass left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder | |
and turn clockwise at opposite; gents begin to dance two bars after | |
the ladies begin)4; | |
as above, advance and retire once then ladies then gents crossover to home8; | |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
All couples: | repeat from with first side couple, second top couple, then second side |
couple leading216; | |
lead around, square the house then full house, as in Figure One32. |
FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (328 BARS) Dance an ordinary down-jig (down-2-3). |
All couples: | lead around, square the house then full house as in Figure One32. |
First top couple: | as in Figure One, house inside the set8; |
and square to opposite and house to home8; | |
All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8. |
Ladies: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice; |
on the final retire, reverse to-place at the next position on the right8. | |
Gents: | advance and retire twice, without touching one another8. |
All couples: | repeat from with first side couple, second top couple, then second side |
couple leading216; | |
lead around, square the house then full house, as in Figure One32. |
FIGURE 4 -- JIGS (328 BARS) Dance an ordinary down-jig (down-2-3). |
All couples: | lead around, square the house then full house as in Figure One32. |
First top couple: | as in Figure One, house inside the set8; |
and square to opposite and house to home8; | |
All couples: | face partner and chain around the set (gents dance anticlockwise, ladies |
dance clockwise)16; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from with first side couple, second top couple, then second side | |
couple leading216; | |
lead around, square the house then full house, as in Figure One32. |
FIGURE 5 -- SLIDES (232 BARS) Dance down-2-3 and slide-close, slide-close. |
Top couples: | house each other, in waltz hold8; |
slide and change to opposite8; slide and change to home8; | |
house each other, in waltz hold8; | |
slide and change to opposite8; slide and change to home8; | |
house each other, in waltz hold8; | |
Side couples: | repeat from 56. |
Top couples: | repeat from 56. |
Side couples: | repeat from 56. |
FIGURE 6 -- REELS (272 BARS) Dance an ordinary reel step (lift-2-3-4). |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise8; |
with gents backs to the center, couples take right hands over the ladys head | |
and the lady turns clockwise four times while the gent dances in-place8; | |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
Top couples: | in waltz hold, square inside the set dancing sevens (1-2-3-4-5-6-7 with |
beginning weight on the trailing foot)8; | |
house each other, in waltz hold8. | |
gents: crossover, right-shoulder-to-shoulder2; swing the opposite lady in | |
waltz hold6; | |
hook left arms in the center and dance around anticlockwise6, double | |
the final two bars of the dance-around2. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 56. |
Top couples: | repeat from 56. |
Side couples: | repeat from 56. |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise8; |
with gents backs to the center, couples take right hands over the ladys head | |
and the lady turns clockwise four times while the gent dances in-place8; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
square the house dancing sevens8; | |
full house, in waltz hold8. |