limerick tumblers

	LIMERICK TUMBLERS SET
	© 2008 Larry E. Taylor
	This set was composed in 1997 by Terry Moylan of Dublin, Ireland.
	Swing in waltz hold.
	Pass across: While holding right hands, a partner dances (turns) anticlockwise in front
	of his or her current partner to change places* (dancer* passing across ends in
	the corner, facing in).
	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.
	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 led by Terry Moylan in Pittsburgh,
	Pennsylvania USA on November 1, 1997. Mr. Moylan's notes for the set are
	at www.setdance.com .
	Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below.
	Edition of October 23, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (144 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step, down-2-3.
All couples:	quarterhouse16.
	COUPLE'S CHOICE
1st top couple:	couple's choice (house inside, swing, diamond square, dance at home, etc.)16;
	repeat from with first side couple, second top couple then second side
	couple leading96.
All couples:	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS (128 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step, down-2-3.
All couples:	quarterhouse16.
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—PASS ACROSS—PASS THROUGH
Top couples:	advance and retire once, right-hand-in-right4;
	top ladies pass across (see heading)2;
	pass through with gents in the middle; turn clockwise to face-in2;
	top gents and current corner-lady (a side lady) take right-hand-in-right and
	advance and retire once4;
	top gents pass across2;
	top gents with current partner pass through with ladies in the middle2;
Side couples:	advance and retire once, right-hand-in-right4;
	top ladies pass across2;
	pass through with gents in the middle2;
	top gents and current corner-lady (a side lady) take right-hand-in-right and
	advance and retire once4;
	top gents pass across2;
	top gents with current partner pass through with ladies in the middle2;
Side couples:	repeat from 48.
All couples:	quarterhouse16.
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 3 -- POLKAS (96 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step, down-2-3.
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise holding crossed hands (rights on top)6;
	LADIES PINWHEEL AS GENTS DANCE AROUND THE SET—TOP GENTS STEAL
	holding only left hands, form an arch and the lady dances clockwise under the
	arch to the center2;
	ladies pinwheel clockwise in the center while gents dance anticlockwise around
	the set; top gents give left hands to partner and right hands to the lady on
	the right; pull hands up/over to an across-the-shoulders hold8;
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—SIDE GENTS STEAL A LADY
	all advance and retire twice (three facing three and one facing one); on the
	sixth bar, side gents steal top ladies to an across-the-shoulders hold8;
	advance and retire twice (three facing three and one facing one)8;
	repeat from with the side gents leading; top gents move anticlockwise in
	beside top ladies while side gents pull the hand of the side ladies
	and move anticlockwise beside partners to begin the lead around32.
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise holding crossed hands (rights on top)6;
	holding only left hands, form an arch and the lady dances clockwise under the
	arch to the center2;
	ladies pinwheel clockwise in the center while gents dance anticlockwise around
	the set; all gents give left hands to partner, form an arch and the lady
	turns clockwise under the arch to-place8;
	swing in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 4 -- SLIDES (200 BARS)

	*Dance an ordinary jig/slide step, down-2-3* and as shown.**
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise in open waltz hold8;
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE TO THE RIGHT—HOUSE HALFWAY AROUND
	still in open waltz hold advance to the next position on the right dancing
	1-2-3-kick2; retire to home dancing 1-2-3-1232;
	take waltz hold and house halfway around to opposite4;
	repeat the preceding advance and retire and half house to home8.
	HOUSE INSIDE—HALF-DIAMOND, HOUSE TO HOME—CHANGE PARTNERS
Top couples:	house around each other in waltz hold8;
	half-diamond (still in waltz hold, slide to the position on the right then
	to opposite)4;
	house to home, ending with only a few feet separating top couples4;
	extend *high* hands (gent's left, lady's right) to the opposite partner; the lady
	dances across to join her new partner and couples take waltz hold2;
	HOUSE—HALF-DIAM, HOUSE TO HOME—CHANGE PARTNERS— CHRISTMAS
	new couples:
	house around each other in waltz hold as above6;
	half-diamond as above4;
	house to home as above4;
	change partners2 and house around each other as above6;
	little Christmas6; reverse to-place at home2.
All couples:	swing in waltz hold8.
Side couples:	repeat from 80.
All couples:	as above:
	lead around anticlockwise in open waltz hold8;
	still in open waltz hold advance to the next position on the right2;
	still in open waltz hold retire to home2;
	take waltz hold and house halfway around to opposite4;
	repeat the preceding advance & retire and half house to home8;
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 5 -- HORNPIPES (160 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary hornpipe step, lift-2-3-4.
All couples:	quarterhouse16;
	full house in waltz hold8;
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—ARCHING-CHAIN AND CHANGE PARTNERS
	advance and retire in a hand-holding circle (in-2-3, out-2-3)2;
	chain with ladies dancing two positions to the right (anticlockwise) and gents
	dancing one position to the left (clockwise) :
	gent and the lady on his left form an arch (gent's left, lady's right)
	and the lady dances clockwise under the arch and extends her left
	hand to the next gent's right; dancing at his place, the gent follows
	the lady during the first two arches (turns halfway to face a new
	direction—out then into the set); form a second arch and the lady
	dances anticlockwise under the arch and extends her right hand to
	arch (gent's left, lady's right) and the gent dances backward under the
	arch, the third gent; form a third arch turning slightly anticlockwise
	to-place as the lady dances anticlockwise outside the set to-place;
	new couples take waltz hold6;
	repeat from to home96;
	quarterhouse16;
	full house in waltz hold8.

S E T F O R M A T I O N

LIMERICK TUMBLERS SET   1S is LEFT

F1 POLKAS 144 bars   Down-2-3

ALL: QH16 1T: DANCERS’ CHOICE16 -- HIs, SWGs, etc

RPT FR 1S, 2T, 2S

ALL: FH8

F2 POLKAS 128 bars      Down-2-3

ALL: QH16

TT: A&RRnR4    Ls PASS-ACROSS2 PASS THRU2 [ Gs MDL ]

     Gs AND NEAR-CORNER LADIES     A&RRnR4

    Gs PASS-ACROSS2 PASS THRU2 [ LADIES MIDDLE ]

SS: A&RRnR4

L PASS-ACROSS2   PASS THRU2 [ GENTS MIDDLE ]

Gs AND NEAR-CORNER LADIES A&RRnR4

Gs PASS-ACROSS2 PASS THRU2 [ LADIES MIDDLE ]

RPT FR ,SS FIRST

ALL: QH16              FH8

F3 POLKAS 96 bars      Down-2-3

ALL: LAXH6 TLU TO CTR WITH LEFTs2

LADIES PW RIGHT8 AS   GENTS 360 ACW THE SET

TTGs Ls TO PART, R TO RIGHT LADY & X-SHLDS

A&R8 [ 3 TO 3 & 1 TO 1 ]   A&R8 [ SSG STEAL Ls ]

RPT FR SSG LEADING [ TTG MV

ACW IN BESIDE TTL as SSG PTH SSL & MV ACW BESIDE

     PARTs TO BEGIN LA ]

ALL: LAXH6 TLU TO CTR W/ Ls2     LADIES PW R8   AS

GENTS 360 ACW SET GENTS TLU W/ Ls

SWGW8

F4 SLIDES 200 bars      Down-2-3

ALL: LAOW8     A&R 1-2-3K, 1-2-123 To/Fr Next ROW4

      HSE TO OPPW4

     A&R 1-2-3K, 1-2-123 To/Fr Next ROW4

   HSE TO HOW4

TT: HSE EA OTH8

     HALF-DIAM4 HSE TO HO W4

     CHG PARTs2 [ GENTS PULL-IN LADY ]   HSE EA OTHW6

     HALF-DIAM4 HSE TO HO W4

     CHG PARTs2 [ GENTS PULL-IN LADY ]   HSE EA OTHW6

     L-XMAS8

ALL:   SWGW8

SS: RPT FR

ALL: LAOW8

   A&R1-2-3K, 1-2-123 To/Fr Nxt ROW4       HSE TO OPPW4

      HSE TO OPPW4

     A&R 1-2-3K, 1-2-123 To/Fr Next ROW4

   HSE TO HOW4

    FH8

F5 HORNPIPES 160 bars      Lift-2-3-4

ALL: QH16      FH8

A&RHHC2 LADIES CHN 2 POSs R, GENTS 1 POS L6

     Gs DROP PART’s L     LH TLU CW TO oSIDE (Gs ACW

   ON nSID FCNG-OUT )    RH TLU ACW TO nSID (Gs CW ON

   oSIDE FCNG-IN)   LH ACW OVR G’s HEAD TO W-HOLD

     SHE ARD ACW FR oSIDE (HE BACKS UND ARCH TO-PL)

RPT FR UNTIL ORIG PARTs FH