VICTORA NEWMARKET SET | |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from Counties Cork and Kerry, Ireland. | |
Swing in waltz hold. | |
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. | |
First side couple is on the left of the first top couple. | |
Square the Set (8 bars): In waltz hold, all couples slide to the next position on the | |
right; gents begin on the left foot and ladies on the right foot — slide, step, | |
1-2-3; during the three, turn one-quarter clockwise (partners would thus | |
alternately face into- then out-of-the-set when dancing to subsequent positions)2; | |
repeat the preceding two-bar pattern to each position on the right; gents stamp | |
the left feet on the final beat6. | |
Documentation is based upon notes by Larry Lynch. The set is similar to the multiple | |
VICTORIA sets posted to this website. | |
Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com | |
FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (192 BARS) THE ADVANCE |
Dance down-2-3 and step, step, 1-2-3. | |
BACK THE LADY FULL HOUSE (FOUR SHOVES)—FULL HOUSE | |
All couples: | back the lady full house : |
take waltz hold and dance to the next position on the right (gents dance | |
forward and ladies dance backward — back the lady)2; | |
repeat the preceding back the lady pattern three times to reach home6; | |
full house in waltz hold (a standard house — threes with partners turning | |
clockwise while revolving anticlockwise around the set)8; | |
LEADING COUPLE HOUSE INSIDE THEN DANCE WITH A SIDE COUPLE | |
Top couples: | first top couple house inside the set in waltz hold8; |
first top couple and the couple on their left : | |
advance and retire twice holding right-hand-in-right; dance either the | |
five-step (step, step, 1-2-3) or ordinary threes (down-2-3)8; | |
house around each other in waltz hold8; | |
SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER | |
All couples: | swing corner partner in waltz hold8; |
swing original partner in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from with first side couple, second top couple then second side | |
couple leading120; | |
SQUARE THE SET TO END THE FIGURE | |
square the set (see heading)8. |
FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (224 BARS) HALF LEFT AND RIGHT |
Dance down-2-3 and step, step, 1-2-3. | |
BACK THE LADY FULL HOUSE (FOUR SHOVES)—FULL HOUSE | |
All couples: | back the lady full house as in Figure One8; |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
LEADING COUPLE HOUSE INSIDE THEN DANCE WITH A SIDE COUPLE—HOUSE | |
Top couples: | first top couple house inside the set in waltz hold8; |
first top couple and the couple on their left : | |
advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right; as in Figure One, | |
dance either the five-step (step, step, 1-2-3) or ordinary threes | |
(down-2-3)4; | |
pass through with gents in the middle (left-shoulder-to-left); in the other | |
couple's places, gents turn anticlockwise to place and ladies turn | |
clockwise to-place4; | |
repeat the preceding advance and retire and pass through to homes8; | |
house around each other in waltz hold8. | |
SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER | |
All couples: | swing corner partner in waltz hold8; |
swing original partner in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from with first side couple, second top couple then second side | |
couple leading144; | |
SQUARE THE SET TO END THE FIGURE | |
square the set as in the heading8. |
FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (288 BARS) CHANGE PARTNERS |
Dance down-2-3 and step, step, 1-2-3. | |
BACK THE LADY FULL HOUSE (FOUR SHOVES)—FULL HOUSE | |
All couples: | back the lady full house as in Figure One8; |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
LEADING COUPLE HOUSE INSIDE THEN DANCE WITH OPPOSITE COUPLE—HOUSE | |
Top couples: | first top couple house inside the set in waltz hold8; |
advance and retire once holding right-hand-in-right, as in Figure One4; | |
change sides : | |
both couples advance and retire once (right hand in right only for the | |
advance) and as the first top gent and the second top lady retire, second | |
top gent and first top lady crossover and turn beside the lady or gent | |
there (gent turns clockwise, lady turns anticlockwise, ending with gents | |
facing ladies across the set)4; | |
all four dancers advance and retire once (without touching)4; | |
change sides again: | |
all four dancers advance and retire once ( (without touching)) and as | |
the second top gent and the second top lady retire, first top gent and | |
first top lady crossover and turn beside new partners4; | |
new top couples swing in waltz hold (at the ladies' home)8; | |
gents crossover (dance to home)2; swing original partner in waltz hold6; | |
house around each other in waltz hold8; | |
SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER | |
All couples: | swing corner partner in waltz hold8; |
swing original partner in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from with first side couple, second top couple then second side | |
couple leading192; | |
SQUARE THE SET TO END THE FIGURE | |
square the set as in the heading8. |
FIGURE 4 -- JIGS (288 BARS) ALL AROUND SWING |
Dance down-2-3 and step, step, 1-2-3. | |
BACK THE LADY FULL HOUSE (FOUR SHOVES)—FULL HOUSE | |
All couples: | back the lady full house as in Figure One8; |
full house in waltz hold8. | |
LEADING COUPLE HOUSE INSIDE THEN GENT SWINGS EACH LADY—HOUSE | |
Top couples: | first top couple house inside the set in waltz hold8; |
first top gent, in turn, in waltz hold : | |
swing each lady on the left (including original partner — gent dances to | |
the lady2 then swings6)32; | |
full house in waltz hold8; | |
SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER | |
All couples: | swing corner partner in waltz hold8; |
swing original partner in waltz hold8; | |
repeat from with first side couple, second top couple then second side | |
couple leading192; | |
SQUARE THE SET TO END THE FIGURE | |
square the set as in the heading8. |
FIGURE 5 -- REELS (216 BARS) THE REEL -- Sometimes danced |
Dance lift-2-3-4, an ordinary reel step and sevens (1-2-3-4-5-6-7). | |
LEAD AROUND | |
All couples: | lead around anticlockwise, holding crossed hands in front (rights on top)8; |
SEVENS WITH THREES—SWING—CROSSOVER—SWING | |
Top couples: | with gents on the inside facing partners, couples dance sevens and threes; each |
partner dances left (out) 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 then two bars on-the-spot; | |
dancing back-to-back, partners dance right (in) 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 then | |
two bars in-place8; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
crossover clockwise (ladies pass right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder) holding | |
crossed hands in front; still holding hands, partners turn into one another | |
and face into the set (gents turn clockwise, ladies anticlockwise)4; | |
crossover anticlockwise (ladies pass left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder) holding | |
crossed hands in front (lefts on top); at home, partners turn into one | |
another and face into the set (gents turn anticlockwise, ladies clockwise)4; | |
swing in waltz hold8; | |
GENTS HOOK AROUND IN CENTER AND WITH OPPOSITE LADY | |
gents hook right arms in the center and dance once around clockwise and | |
release arms while facing the opposite position4; | |
gents dance to the opposite lady, hook left arms and dance one-half | |
anticlockwise turn then release arms2; | |
as ladies complete another anticlockwise half-turn in-place, gents crossover to | |
original partner (pass right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder) and all couples | |
take crossed hands and prepare to lead around as above2. | |
All couples: | repeat from with side couples leading at the sevens and threes48; |
repeat from with top couples leading at the sevens and threes48; | |
repeat from with side couples leading at the sevens andthrees48; | |
LEAD AROUND—SWING | |
lead around anticlockwise, holding crossed hands in front (rights on top)8; | |
swing in waltz hold; gents stamp the left foot on the final beat8. |