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SNEEM SET |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor![]() |
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This set is from County Kerry, Ireland. |
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Other versions are danced. |
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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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Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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Dance an ordinary polka step--down-2-3. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
Top couples: | ![]() |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
ladies chain; give right hands at waist-level in the center and dance on to the | |
opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's position); couples | |
give left hands, also at waist-level, and dance anticlockwise around each | |
other (no arch); ladies do not chain when dancing to-place at home8; | |
house each other in waltz hold8. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary polka step--down-2-3. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
Top couples: | ![]() |
dance at home in waltz hold (one revolution)4; | |
repeat the preceding eight bars8. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary polka step--down-2-3. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
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at shoulder-height in the center then give left hands at waist-height to | |
the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's position)2; partners | |
dance anticlockwise around each other (no arch)4; ladies dance home, | |
touching right hands at shoulder-height in the center (pinwheel)2; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
slide in and out once, in waltz hold (1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2)4; | |
still in waltz hold, house anticlockwise to opposite (two revolutions)4; | |
repeat the preceding eight bars to home8; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary polka step--down-2-3. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
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still holding hands and facing to the left (in file, all right shoulders into the set), | |
dance clockwise half-way around the circle (to opposite)4; | |
repeat the preceding eight bars to home8; | |
lead around anticlockwise in open waltz hold8; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary polka step--down-2-3. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
Top couples: | ![]() |
still in waltz hold, house anticlockwise to opposite (two revolutions)4; | |
repeat the preceding eight bars to home8; | |
slide in and out once, in waltz hold4; | |
ladies crossover (change places), passing right-shoulder-to-right4; | |
as new couples, house each other in waltz hold8; | |
slide in and out once, in waltz hold4; | |
ladies crossover (change places), passing right-shoulder-to-right2; | |
ladies give left hands to original partners at waist-level and couples | |
dance around each other anticlockwise (no arch)2; | |
ladies chain as in Figure Oneexcept ladies do chain when dancing | |
to home8; | |
as original couples, house each other in waltz hold8. | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; |
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Dance an ordinary hornpipe step--lift-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
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out-two-three1, etc.)6; | |
release hands and as gents dance in and out again, ladies dance outside | |
the set to the next position on the right2; | |
quarterhouse in waltz hold as new partners16; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
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