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MOYCULLEN SET |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor![]() |
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This set dance from County Galway, Ireland has been described by dancer/teacher |
Marie Philbin as "my father's set." The set may have once been known as | |
the COMMON HALF SET or the COMMON SET. | |
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Bar counts (quantity of measures) for dance 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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Gents dance first on the left foot and ladies dance first on the right foot. |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Documentation is based upon a workshop led by Gerard Butler November 1, 2008, |
at Ellenville, New York USA. | |
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Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. |
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Edition of November 28, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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Dance an ordinary reel steplift 2, 3, 4. | |
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All couples: | lead around anticlockwise in sweetheart hold8; |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
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Top couples: | ladies chain : |
ladies give right hands at waist-height in the center and dance on the the | |
opposite gent; couples take left hands at waist-height and dance anticlockwise | |
around one another (no arch); ladies dance to home but do not chain in | |
the center8. | |
All couples: | swing in waltz hold8. |
Side couples: | ladies chain as above8. |
All couples: | swing in waltz hold8. |
Top couples: | ![]() |
still holding crossed hands, dance to face the couple on the left4; | |
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All couples: | facing-couples dance a square (double pass through); pass the first dancer right- |
shoulder-to-right then turn 90 degrees; pass the next dancer left-shoulder- | |
to-left then again turn 90 degrees; pass the next dancer right-shoulder- | |
to-right then again turn 90 degrees; pass the next person left-shoulder- | |
to-left; top gents dance to home and top ladies dance to-place at their original | |
opposite [similar to the no-touch square in Figure 1 of Clare Lancers]8; | |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
Top couples: | repeat from ![]() |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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All couples: | full house in waltz hold8. |
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Dance an ordinary reel steplift 2, 3, 4. | |
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All couples:: | lead around anticlockwise in sweetheart hold8; |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
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Top couples: | ![]() |
release hands and dance into a line-of-four in the center with ladies in the middle2; | |
dance in-place and take inside hands with opposite partner2; | |
dance one clockwise turn in-place4; | |
release hands and all dance to opposite and face partner2; | |
pass left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder to-place2; | |
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Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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All couples: | ![]() ![]() |
as gents dance in-place, ladies dance clockwise outside the set (partners pass right- | |
shoulder-to-right-shoulder) to the next clockwise-gent (left)4; | |
new partners swing in waltz hold8; | |
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full house in waltz hold8. |
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Dance an ordinary up-jig steplift 2, 3, 4. | |
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All couples: | quarterhouse (body, in out and around) in waltz hold16; |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
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Top couples: | ![]() |
form and arch and the lady dances clockwise under the arch around the gent; | |
gents continue facing into the set but dance a bit left and right to facilitate | |
the lady's passage6; | |
new couples house each other in waltz hold8; | |
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Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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All couples: | ![]() ![]() |
gents pinwheel clockwise (right hands) to opposite4; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
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quarterhouse16; | |
swing in waltz hold8. |
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Dance an ordinary polka stepdown 2, 3. | |
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All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
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top gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left; end facing partner2; | |
side ladies crossover right-shoulder-to-right2; | |
side gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left; end facing partner2; | |
weave (no touch, no turn) one-quarter around the set; gents dance | |
anticlockwise, ladies dance clockwise : | |
pass partner right-shoulder-to-right2; | |
pass next dancer left-shoulder-to-left2; | |
next couples swing in waltz hold4; | |
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chain to opposite (gents dance anticlockwise, ladies dance clockwise)6; batter2; | |
chain to home (same directions)8; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; | |
big Christmas (one revolution)8. |
MOYCULLEN SET ORD: TT, SS F1 Reels 160 bars Clare-style lift-2-3-4 ALL: LASWH8 FHW8 TT: L CHN8 ALL: SWGW8 SS: L CHN8 ALL SWGW8 TT: A&RXH4 DANCE TO FACE LEFT PR4
ALL: DBL P-THRU (SQ as in CL LANCERS) PASS (NO TCH) R2R, L2L, R2R, L2L -- TGs HO AS TLs TO ORIG OPP8 SWGW8 TT: RPT FR 24 SS: RPT FR
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ALL:FHW8 F2 Reels 160 bars Clare-style lift-2-3-4 ALL: LASWH8 FHW8 TT: A&RXH4 LN-OF-4 IN CTR (Ls MIDL)2 I-P2
360o HOLDING nSID Hs (gates)4 TO OPP AND FC PART2 L2L TO-PLACE2 RPT FR TO HO16 SS: RPT FR
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ALL: BK2BK CW w/PART, END FCng4
Gs I-P AS Ls CW TO NXT G (PASS R2R)4 NEW PRs SWGW8 RPT FR 3X (OR Ps SWG)48
FHW8 F3 Jigs 152 bars Up-jig ALL: QHW16 SWGW8 TT: Ls XOVR, TAKE RnR (shake hands) OPP G2
ARCH & L CW ARD G TO WALTZ HOLD6 NEW PRs HSE EA OTHW8 RPT FR TO HO16 SS: RPT FR
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ALL: Ls RH PW TO OPP4
Gs RH PW TO OPP4 SWGW8 RPT FR TO HO16
ALL: QHW16 SWGW8 F4 Polkas 128 bars Down polka (down-2-3) TTL BEGIN XOVR DIFF POS EA TIME ALL: A&RHHC8 SWGW8 TL XOVR R2R2 TG XOVR L2L, END FCng PART2
SL XOVR R2R2 SG XOVR L2L, END FCng PART2 WEAVE ¼ (Gs ACW, Ls CW) : PASS PART R2R2 PASS NEXT DANCER L2L2 NEXT PRs SWGW4 RPT FR 3X TIL ALL ARE AT HO48
CHN (Gs ACW) TO OPP6 BATTER2 CHN TO HO8 SWGW8 A&RHHC8 B XMAS (1 REVOL)8