TOURNAFULLA SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from County Limerick, Ireland. | |
First side couple is on the left of the first top couple. | |
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. | |
Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
FIGURE 1 -- SLIDES (192 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3 and slide-slide, slide-slide. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16. |
ADVANCE AND RETIREDANCE AT HOMECHAINSWING | |
Top couples: | slide in and out once in waltz hold (1-2, 1-2)4; |
dance at home in waltz hold (one revolution)4; | |
ladies chain : | |
ladies give right hands in the center at waist-height then dance on to the | |
opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's position); couples take | |
left hands and form an arch; ladies dance under the arch, turning | |
clockwise twice under the finger as the gent follows the lady; ladies | |
also chain in the center when dancing to home8; | |
swing (wheel) in waltz hold8. | |
All couples: | repeat from with side couples leading at the slide in and out40. |
repeat from with top couples again leading at the slide in and out40. | |
repeat from with side couples again leading at the slide in and out40. | |
quarterhouse in waltz hold16; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 2 -- SLIDES (160 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3 and gallop. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16. |
HOUSE INSIDEFIGURE INSWING | |
Top couples: | first top couple, in waltz hold, house inside the set (or dancers' choice)8; |
figure in : | |
in waltz hold, dance sevens toward the center of the set2 and out of the set2 | |
swing in waltz hold4; the sevens are to be danced in gallop-style with the | |
beginning weight on the back foot (gents right, ladys left). | |
All couples: | repeat from with first side, second top, then second side couple leading at |
the house inside96; | |
quarterhouse in waltz hold16; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 3 -- SLIDES (192 BARS) |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3 and slide-slide, slide-slide. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16. |
ADVANCE AND RETIREOPPOSITES CROSSOVERLITTLE CHRISTMAS | |
Top couples: | slide in and out once, holding right hands in front4; |
ladies crossover (change places) right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder2; | |
gents crossover (change places) left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder2; | |
again slide in and out once, holding right hands in front4; | |
ladies crossover (change places) right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder2; | |
gents crossover (change places) left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder2; | |
to center and form circle-of-four2; | |
little Christmas4; couples swing one revolution to home2; | |
All couples: | repeat from with side couples leading at the slide in and out40. |
repeat from with top couples again leading at the slide in and out40. | |
repeat from with side couples again leading at the slide in and out40. | |
quarterhouse in waltz hold16; | |
full house in waltz hold8. |
FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (88 BARS) Shove the Lady |
Dance ordinary polka steps -- down-2-3 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. | |
REVERSE THE LADY HOUSESQUARE HOUSEPINWHEELSWING | |
All couples: | in waltz hold, reverse the lady anticlockwise around the house (back the |
lady house, four shoves)(no turns)8; | |
square the house dancing sevens (1-2-3-4-5-6-7)8; | |
all ladies chain (pinwheel) to the opposite gent; give right hands at | |
shoulder-height in the center then lefts to the opposite gent2; | |
couples form an arch and the lady turns twice clockwise under the | |
arch as she dances around the gent2; ladies dance home, touching | |
right hands in the center (pinwheel)4; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from 32; | |
in waltz hold, reverse the lady around the house, as above8; | |
square the house dancing sevens, as above8. |
FIGURE 5 -- HORNPIPES (128 BARS) |
Dance an ordinary hornpipe step -- lift2-3-4. | |
All couples: | quarterhouse in waltz hold16; |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
CHANGE PARTNERS DURING THE QUARTERHOUSEFULL HOUSE | |
partner-change with quarterhouse; gents dance in and out alone while the | |
ladies dance to the next position on the right2; new couples, in waltz | |
hold, turn to the next position on the right2; repeat the in / out and | |
turn three times to reach the gents home12: | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from until original partners full house72. |
TOURNAFULLA SET F1 SLIDES 192 bars ALL: QH16 TT: SL I/O4 D@H4 L CHN8 SWGW8 RPT FR SS, TT, SS 120 ALL: QH16 FHW8 F2 SLIDES 160 bars ALL: QH16 1T: HI8 Alt Dancers' Choice GALLOP I/O4 SWGW4 RPT FR 1S, 2T, 2S 96 ALL: QH16 FHW8 F3 SLIDES 192 bars ALL: QH16 TT: SL I/O RnR4 Ls XOVR R2R2 Gs XOVR L2L2 RPT TO HO8 L XMAS6 SWG ONE TURN TO HO2 RPT FR SS, TT, SS 120 ALL: QH16 FHW8 F4 POLKAS 88 bars ALL: BTLFH8 (NO TURNS) SQ-THE-HSE8 (GALLOP) L Rs CTR2 ARD OPP G (w/2 TRNs)4 Rs CTR TO HO2 SWGW8 RPT FR 32 BTLFH8 (NO TURNS) SQ-THE-HSE8 (GALLOP)
F5 HORNPIPES 128 bars ALL: QH16 FH8 GENTS I/O AS Ls MV R2 QH14 (as in North Kerry) FH8 RPT FR UNTIL ORIG PARTs FH8 72