KILTIMAGH HALF SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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Only the first three Figures are danced as a half set. | |
Swing in ceili hold. | |
Chain: Low follow -- With a waist-level hand hold for all contacts, the ladies take | |
right-hand-in-right-hand in the center then left-hand-in-left-hand with the opposite | |
gent; the lady dances around the gent and he follows her (no arch); couples | |
release left hands and the ladies dance back to home, without touching in the center. | |
Gents begin dancing forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. | |
Crossover: Holding crossed-hands, couples dance forward to face the position on the left | |
(that is, dance clockwise)2, then backward to opposite2; this crossover must be | |
danced fluidly with no delays at the side position; the lady must move slightly ahead | |
of the gent when both are dancing forward; the gent must move slightly ahead | |
of the lady when both are dancing backward. | |
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 couple: In this half set, the First couple begins with backs to the music (as does First | |
Top Couple in a full set). However, if determined before the music starts, the couples | |
orientation can be otherwise. There is no First couple in the final figure. | |
Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Padraig and Roisin McEneany at | |
Cape May, New Jersey USA in October 2003. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (64 BARS) Dance an ordinary jig step (down 2-3). |
Both couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and advance and retire once4; |
crossover clockwise to opposite4; | |
keeping crossed-hands, advance and retire once4; | |
crossover clockwise to home4; | |
keeping crossed-hands, advance and retire twice8; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
ladies chain8; | |
take crossed-hands and advance and retire twice8; | |
swing in ceili hold8. |
FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (88 BARS) Dance an ordinary jig step (down 2-3). |
first top gent and second top lady dance to the center, swing in ceili hold | |
and reverse to home8. | |
Both couples: | take crossed-hands and advance and retire once4; |
crossover to opposite, as above4. | |
first top gent and second top lady again dance to the center, swing and | |
reverse to-place (at opposite)8. | |
Both couples: | take crossed-hands and advance and retire once4; |
crossover to home, as above4. | |
repeat from with the second top gent and the first top lady leading32; | |
take crossed-hands and advance and retire twice8; | |
swing in ceili hold8. |
FIGURE 3 -- REELS (72 BARS) Dance an ordinary reel step (lift 2-3-4). |
Both couples: | face partner, take right-hand-in-right, dance one clockwise turn8; |
still holding right hands, dance sevens to the center2, two threes in-place2, | |
dance sevens to home2 and two threes in-place2; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
little Christmas8; | |
repeat from 32. |
FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (112 BARS) Dance as a full set with an ordinary |
polka step (down 2-3). |
All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice; ladies move to the next | |
gent on the right during the second retire8; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from until original partners again full house in waltz hold64; | |
big Christmas8. |