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SOUTH GALWAY SET |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor![]() |
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This set, from County Galway, Ireland, is also known as the GALWAY REEL SET |
and THE GALWAY SET. | |
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The music type and bar-count for the Figures coincide with those of the EAST |
GALWAY SET (short). | |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Except for sixteen bars of Figure Four, all couples dance simultaneously. |
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In the first, second and fifth figures, couples dance with a couple on their left or right; |
even during REPEATS, the same pairings are danced; that is, Side Couples turn | |
to their right and Top Couples turn to their left to begin the patterns. | |
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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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Documentation is based upon workshops taught by Connie Ryan (Cape May, New Jersey |
USA, October 1996) and Pat Murphy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, August 1998). | |
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Mr. Ryan taught the traditional step as down-2-3-4; the down is a gentle lift then a drop |
on the heel, beginning with the gent's right and the lady's left; dancers would then | |
dance forward on the opposite feet (gents on the left, ladies on the right); the | |
advance and retire is often danced with the five-step (step, step, 3-4-5). | |
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Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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Dance a down-reel step, down-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | ![]() |
Top couples: | face the couple on the left and all four couples pass through to change positions; |
ladies cross in the middle, left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder, and turn | |
anticlockwise to-place as gents cross then pass inside across partners | |
and turn clockwise to-place (that is, partners pass left-shoulder-to- | |
left to-place)4; | |
same couples pass through to home as above4. | |
All couples: | swing in waltz hold8; |
repeat from ![]() |
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Dance a down-reel step, down-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | ![]() |
Top couples: | face the couple on the left, take open waltz hold, and advance and retire once4; |
same couples pass through as in Figure One4; | |
advance and retire once, in open-waltz hold4; | |
pass through to home as in Figure One4. | |
All couples: | swing in waltz hold8; |
repeat from ![]() |
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Dance a down-reel step, down-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | ![]() |
still in waltz hold, advance and retire once4; | |
house half-way around to opposite4; | |
still in waltz hold, advance and retire once4; | |
house half-way around to home4; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3. | |
All couples: | ![]() |
Top couples: | house each other in waltz hold8. |
All couples: | in open waltz hold, advance and retire twice8; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
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Dance a down-reel step, down-2-3-4. | |
All couples: | ![]() |
Top couples: | face the couple on the left and all four couples take open-waltz hold and |
advance and retire once4; | |
same couples: all gents dance at home and ladies crossover (exchange places): | |
gents turn clockwise once in-place and ladies cross right-shoulder-to- | |
right-shoulder to-place4. | |
All couples: | full house in waltz hold with new partners8. |
Top couples: | face the couple on the left, take open waltz hold, and advance and retire once |
(that is, top gents with new partners)4; | |
same couples: all gents dance at home and ladies dance to home, as above4. | |
All couples: | full house with original partners8; |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
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Alternatively, top couples and the couple on their left dance a little Christmas | |
for the final swing. |