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SLIP AND SLIDE POLKA SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from county Monaghan, Ireland. |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. |
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Bar counts (quantities of measures) for 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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First side couple is on the left of the first top couple. |
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Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com . |
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FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (128 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary polka step, down-2-3. | |
| All couples: | in waltz hold : |
| back the lady to the first position on the right (four threes)4; | |
| house to the next position on the right (two revolutions)4; | |
| repeat the preceding patterns to home8; | |
| full house8; | |
| swing8. | |
| Top couples: |  ladies long chain : |
| with a waist-level hold for all chains, ladies grasp right hands in the center | |
| and dance on to the opposite gent (who has danced to his partner's | |
| position); couples grasp left hands (no arch) and the lady dances | |
| anticlockwise around and the gent follows; chain with right hands in the | |
| center and dance on to original partners; couples grasp left hands (no arch) | |
| and dance anticlockwise around; ladies again grasp right hands in the | |
| center and dance two clockwise turns there; dance on to the opposite | |
| gent; couples grasp left hands (no arch) and dance anticlockwise around | |
| and the gent follows; ladies dance right-shoulder-to-right to home without | |
| chaining16. | |
| house around each other in waltz hold8. |
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| All couples: | slip and slide around the house in waltz hold : |
| slide to the first position on the right dancing 1-2, 123; turn one-quarter | |
| clockwise2; | |
| repeat the preceding pattern three times to home6; | |
| full house, still in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from
through 24. |
| All couples: | slip and slide around the house in waltz hold8; |
| full house, still in waltz hold8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8. |
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FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS
(176 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary polka step, down-2-3. | |
| All couples: | in waltz hold : |
| back the lady to the first position on the right (four threes)4; | |
| house to the next position on the right (two revolutions)4; | |
| repeat the preceding patterns to home8; | |
| full house8; | |
| swing8. | |
| All couples: | first top couple : |
| house inside8; | |
| slip and slide the house inside, as in Figure One8. | |
| slip and slide the house, as in Figure One8; | |
| full house, still in waltz hold8; | |
| repeat from with first side couple,
second top couple, then second side |
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| couple leading96; | |
| swing in waltz hold8. |
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FIGURE 3 -- JIGS
(192 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3. | |
| All couples: | swing in waltz hold8; |
| full house, still in waltz hold8. | |
| Top couples: | pass through
with ladies face-to-face in the center : |
| dance the slip and slide steps; slide to the center in waltz hold; during | |
| the 123, ladies back away from partner and end facing one another in | |
| the center2; pass through2; slide on to the opposite position2; taking | |
| waltz hold, turn clockwise to-place2; | |
| repeat the preceding pass through to home8; | |
| house around each other in waltz hold8. | |
| All couples: | slip and slide around the house in waltz hold8; |
| full house, still in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from 40. |
| All couples: | repeat from 80; |
| swing in waltz hold8. |
| FIGURE 4 -- HORNPIPES (120 or 216 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary hornpipe step, lift-2-3-4. | |
| SHORT VERSION | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse (body, in-out-and-around) with original partner16. |
| Top couples: | with couple on the right : |
| advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right (no five-step)4; | |
| ladies crossover (change places) passing left-shoulder-to-left; | |
| the receiving gent takes the lady right-hand-in-right and turns | |
| her anticlockwise under an arch to-place4; | |
| repeat the preceding patterns except dance with the couple on the left8. | |
| repeat from twice to re-establish original partners (with each change, |
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| top ladies dance anticlockwise and side ladies dance clockwise)16. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with original partner16. |
| Top couples: | with couple on the left : |
| advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right4; | |
| gents crossover (change places) passing right-shoulder-to-right; | |
| the crossing gent takes the lady right-hand-in-right and turns | |
| her anticlockwise under an arch as he dances outside around | |
| her as both dance to-place4; | |
| repeat the preceding patterns except dance with the couple on the right8; | |
| repeat from twice to
re-establish original partners (with each change, |
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| top gents dance clockwise and side gents dance anticlockwise)16. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with original partner16. |
| LONG VERSION -- Dance a quarterhouse after every partner change. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with original partner16. |
| Top couples: | with couple on the right : |
| advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right (no five-step)4; | |
| ladies crossover (change places) passing left-shoulder-to-left; | |
| the receiving gent takes the lady right-hand-in-right and turns | |
| her anticlockwise under an arch to-place; with each change, top | |
| ladies dance anticlockwise and side ladies dance clockwise4; | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with new partner16. |
| Top couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover except dance with |
| the couple on the left8. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with new partner16. |
| Top couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover except dance with |
| the couple on the right8. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with new partner16. |
| Top couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover except dance with |
| the couple on the left8. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with original partner16. |
| Top couples: | with couple on the left : |
| advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right4; | |
| gents crossover (change places) passing right-shoulder-to-right; | |
| the crossing gent takes the lady right-hand-in-right and turns | |
| her anticlockwise under an arch as he dances outside around | |
| her as both dance to-place; with each change, top gents dance | |
| clockwise and side gents dance anticlockwise4; | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with new partner16. |
| Top couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover except dance with |
| the couple on the right8. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with new partner16. |
| Top couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover except dance with |
| the couple on the left8. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with new partner16. |
| Top couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover except dance with |
| the couple on the right8. | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse with original partner16. |
