PLAIN [REEL] SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This West County Clare, Ireland set was derived from the PLAIN [POLKA] SET. | |
Chain: Ladies give right-hand-to-right, at waist-height, in the center then left-hand-to-left | |
to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's position); form and arch and | |
the lady dances under the arch and around the gent; the gent follows the lady around | |
at his position; ladies do not chain in the center when dancing to home; they give | |
right hands to their original partner; the gent turns the lady anticlockwise under | |
an arch to-place. | |
Swing in waltz hold. | |
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. | |
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FIGURE 1 -- REELS (112 BARS) Pass through |
Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise6; |
turn-the-lady-under clockwise with both hands2; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. | |
Top couples: | pass through to opposite, with ladies in middle2; |
turn the lady under anticlockwise, right-hand-in-right-hand, to-place as the | |
gent dances clockwise to place2; | |
pass through to home2 and turn the lady under as above2; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
ladies chain (see heading)8; | |
crossover anticlockwise holding crossed-hands, rights on top2; | |
turn the lady under anticlockwise to-place with both hands2; | |
pass through to home and turn the lady under as above4; | |
All couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; |
Side couples: | repeat from 40. |
All couples: | full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 2 -- REELS (128 BARS) Crossover |
Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise6; |
turn the lady under clockwise with both hands2; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. | |
Top couples: | advance and retire once, right-hand-in-right4; |
cross anticlockwise to opposite, turning the lady twice, right-hand-in-right, | |
clockwise under-the-finger (lady leads)4; | |
repeat the three lines above to home8; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
repeat the advance and retire and crossover patterns as above16. | |
All couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; |
Side couples: | repeat from 48. |
All couples: | full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 3 -- REELS (176 BARS) Chase the lady |
Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise6; |
turn the lady under clockwise with both hands2; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. | |
Top ladies: | crossover left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder to the opposite gent2; |
dance at his home in waltz hold (two revolutions)6. | |
Top gents: | crossover and take original partners right hand2; turn lady under |
anticlockwise into the gents position (that is, in-place)2; | |
change to left hands and turn the lady twice clockwise into the ladys place as | |
the gent dances inside the set to his place (i. e., partners change places)4. | |
Top couples: | advance and retire twice holding crossed-hands (rights on top)8; |
slide in/out, in waltz hold (1-2-1-2, 1-2-1-2 or batter and, often, begin the slide | |
toward right-side couple)4; | |
house to home in waltz hold4; | |
repeat from 32. | |
All couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. |
Side couples: | repeat from 72. |
All couples: | full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 4 -- REELS (256 BARS) Wheelbarrow |
Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3. | |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise6; |
turn the lady under clockwise with both hands2; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. | |
Top couples: | ladies chain8; |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
first top couple house inside/across and leave lady at second top gents left; | |
second top gent takes ladies outside hands, first top gent takes ladies inside | |
hands underneath others hands8; | |
wheelbarrow: the trio plus the solo gent advance and retire twice; on bar six, | |
still holding hands, pull upward turning ladies beside the other man8; | |
new trio and solo gent advance and retire twice; | |
on bar six, pull upward to turn the ladies to a circle-of-four8; | |
little Christmas8; | |
repeat from with second top couple leading48; | |
ladies chain8; | |
All couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; |
Side couples: | repeat from 112. |
All couples: | full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 5 -- JIGS (160 BARS) Swing-House-Gallop-Chain |
Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise6; |
turn the lady under clockwise with both hands2; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
top couples gallop to opposite (gents back-to-back)2; | |
side couples gallop to opposite (gents back-to-back)2. | |
top couples gallop to home (ladies back-to-back)2; | |
side couples gallop to home (ladies back-to-back)2. | |
all ladies chain to opposite (top ladies first, side ladies two bars later) where | |
the gents turn-the-lady under (clockwise, left-hand-in-left) then guides | |
the lady to his left where she is turned anticlockwise to-place, | |
right-hand-in-right by the gent there8; | |
with original top ladies leading the gallops and chains from their current | |
position, repeat from until original partners are at home96. | |
swing in waltz hold8. | |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 6 -- REELS (192 BARS) Home-House-Home |
Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | take crossed-hands (rights on top) and lead around anticlockwise6; |
turn the lady under clockwise with both hands2; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. | |
All ladies: | advance and retire twice (step, step, 3-4-5; no-touch)8. |
All gents: | pinwheel (star) clockwise with the right hand4 then anticlockwise with |
the left hand; as gents change hands, all ladies move one position to the right4. | |
All couples: | repeat from three times until original partners are again at |
home -- except gents begin the pinwheel with the left hand the | |
second and fourth time the patterns are danced120; | |
dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |