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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: REPEAT  "MARKER" 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   REPEAT  "MARKER"  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: REPEAT  "MARKER" 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   REPEAT  "MARKER"   40.
Top couples: repeat from   REPEAT  "MARKER"   40.
Side couples: repeat from   REPEAT  "MARKER"   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;
REPEAT  "MARKER" 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  REPEAT  "MARKER"  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: REPEAT  "MARKER" 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  REPEAT  "MARKER"  three times96.

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