TUBBERCURRY LANCERS SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot | |
except as shown with Jazzing. | |
Jazz, Jazzing: In waltz hold couples dance anticlockwise around the set for sixteen | |
bars of music, combining clockwise turns and straight-line dancing with either | |
partner dancing backward part of the time. The jazzing step is a gentle walk | |
(1-2, 1-2, 1-2, etc.) with a bit of sway or lilt with each step. Only when jazzing | |
with corner-partners, gents initially step backward on the right foot and ladies | |
dance forward on the left foot. Dancers also Jazz in the KEADUE LANCERS and | |
CLOONADIVEEN LANCERS sets. | |
Bar counts for dance 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. | |
Swing in ceili hold. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
FIGURE 1 -- REELS (168 BARS) |
Dance ordinary reel steps (lift-2-3-4 and 1-2-3 kick, 1-2, 123) and JAZZ. | |
Top couples: | first top gent and second top lady: |
dance to the center2; | |
swing in ceili hold4; | |
reverse to-place2; | |
advance and retire once holding crossed hands (rights on top), dancing 1-2-3 | |
kick when advancing and 1-2, 123 when retiring4; | |
crossover clockwise (visit) still holding crossed hands : | |
dance forward to face the couple on the left2; | |
dance backward to opposite2; | |
advance and retire once as above4; | |
crossover clockwise (visit) still holding crossed hands : | |
dance forward to face the next couple on the left2; | |
dance backward to home2; | |
All couples: | corner couples dance the JAZZING step anticlockwise around the house : |
gents step backward first on the right foot and ladies step forward | |
first on the left foot; double the final two bars16; | |
repeat from with second top gent/first top lady, first side gent/second | |
side lady then second side gent/first side lady leading999. |
FIGURE 2 -- REELS (168 BARS) |
Dance ordinary reel steps (lift-2-3-4 and step, step, 3-4-5) and JAZZ. | |
Top couples: | advance and retire once holding right hand in right4; |
advance again; ladies dance anticlockwise in front of partner as they change | |
places; form a circle-of-four with the ladies' hands on the gents' shoulders4; | |
little Christmas6; split away forming lines-of-four with side couples2; | |
All couples: | holding inside hands, both lines advance and retire twice except tops |
do not retire the second time8; | |
original partners full house jazzing16. | |
Side couples: | repeat from 40. |
Top couples: | repeat from 40. |
Side couples: | repeat from 40. |
FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (128 BARS) |
Dance jig steps (down-2-3 and lift1, lift2, lift123-4) and JAZZ. | |
All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice; dance lift1, lift2, |
lift123-4 steps8; | |
original partners full house jazzing16; | |
advance and retire twice in a hand-holding circle as above; on the final retire, | |
ladies dance inside the set to the next position on the right8; | |
new partners full house jazzing16; | |
repeat from until original partners again full house jazzing72. |
FIGURE 4 -- HORNPIPES (136 BARS) |
Dance an ordinary hornpipe step (lift-2-3-4) and the JAZZ step. | |
All couples: | chain around the set (gents anticlockwise, ladies clockwise); each dancer |
takes the next dancer's hand before dropping the current dancer's hand; | |
at opposite, dance two bars on the spot with gents facing into the set | |
and ladies facing out of the set16; | |
original partners full house jazzing16; | |
repeat from three times96. |