![]() |
WOLFHILL HALF SET |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor![]() |
|
![]() |
This set comes from County Laois, Ireland. All Figures except the final one are danced |
in half sets (two couples). | |
![]() |
First Couple begins each Figure with the partners' backs to the music. The First Top |
Couple of Figure Five also begin with backs to the music. | |
![]() |
Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. |
Multiple styles (patterns) of battering are danced in Figure 2; only two varieties | |
are briefly described here. 1. While simultaneously tapping the heel of the leading | |
foot, batter heel-toe three times with the other foot (weight remains on the leading | |
foot only until the final heel-toe); then stamp the leading foot in place or slightly | |
forward. 2. Dance down on the leading foot; batter heel-toe then down on the | |
non-leading foot (change weight); down on the leading foot; down on the | |
non-leading foot. | |
![]() |
Bar counts for dance patterns are shown in bold. |
![]() |
The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music. |
![]() |
Chain: ladies give right hands at waist-height to one another in the center then left |
hands to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's place); couples | |
form an arch and the lady dances under the arch and around the gent as he | |
(dancing slightly forward) continues to face into the set; ladies do not chain | |
when dancing to-place beside their original partner. | |
![]() |
Swing in ceili hold. |
![]() |
Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
![]() |
Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3). | |
Both couples: | advance and retire once holding right hands in front4; |
still holding right hands, ladies lead anticlockwise to opposite (crossover); form | |
an arch and the lady dances under the arch clockwise to-place4; | |
repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover to home8; | |
swing in ceili hold hold8; | |
![]() |
|
house each other in waltz hold8; | |
advance and retire twice holding right hands in front8; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
![]() |
Dance an ordinary jig step (down-2-3) and a batter step. | |
Both couples: | ![]() |
still holding right hands, lead around to opposite (dance side-by-side with the | |
gent on the inside of the set); dance to the first position on the right and | |
form an arch; the lady dances clockwise under the arch; lead on to | |
opposite and again the lady turns clockwise under an arch; couples | |
face into the set and continue to hold right hands in front8; | |
batter in place holding right hands in front as above8; | |
repeat the preceding lead around and arching turns to home8; | |
batter in place holding right hands in front as above8; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
![]() |
Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3). | |
Both couples: | advance and retire twice holding right hands in front8; |
![]() |
|
crossover left-shoulder-to-left; turn clockwise; dance to the center again | |
left-shoulder-to-left; turn clockwise to face one another8; | |
swing in ceili hold in the center6; reverse to-place2; | |
dance on-the-spot holding hands in a circle only ladies take crossed-hands8; | |
drop hands; remain in the center in a circle; ladies only dance two (or three) | |
clockwise turns as the gents dance in-place8; | |
all reverse to home2; original partners take right hands in front and dance | |
in-place2; | |
advance and retire once, still holding right hands4; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
![]() |
Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3). | |
Both couples: | pass through twice : |
couples take inside hands and advance (begin the pass through)2; | |
first couple form an arch and second couple dances under; both | |
couples continue to opposite, drop hands and turn into one another | |
to face into the set2; | |
repeat the preceding pass through except second couple form the arch4; | |
ladies chain (see heading)8; | |
house each other in waltz hold8; | |
advance and retire twice holding right hands in front8; | |
first couple take ceili hold and swing up (in-place then across) the set; second | |
couple stand with the gent's right arm across the lady's waist behind and | |
the lady's left hand on the gent's right shoulder (open waltz)8; | |
little Christmas (ladies' hands on the gents' shoulders) clockwise8; | |
little Christmas (ladies' hands on the gents' shoulders) anticlockwise6; | |
all reverse to home2; | |
original partners take right hands in front and dance in-place4; | |
advance and retire once, still holding right hands4; | |
swing in ceili hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |
![]() |
Dance an ordinary polka or jig step (down-2-3). | |
Top couples: | ![]() |
crossover anticlockwise to opposite, still in open waltz hold4; | |
repeat the preceding advance and retire and crossover to home8; | |
Side couples: | repeat the preceding advance and retires and crossovers16. |
All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice; as gents retire the second |
time, ladies dance inside the set to the next position on the right8; | |
new partners swing in ceili hold8; | |
repeat from ![]() |