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CLOGHANE - BRANDON SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from the Cloghane-Brandon area near Castlegregory in County Kerry, Ireland. |
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Ladies Chain: With waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in |
| the center and dance on to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's | |
| position); partners take left and and dance around one another anticlockwise | |
| (no arch); ladies also chain right-hand-in-right when dancing to home. | |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Quarterhouse When dancing the Quarterhouse, the first two bars at each position are |
| to be a gentle zig-zag forward toward the next position -- gents step left as ladies | |
| step right then gents step right as ladies step left. Following the zig-zag, couples | |
| dance two bars to turn to-place at the next position. The gentle zig-zag and | |
| turn to-place is danced four times in dancing around the set. | |
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Crossover When dancing the crossover in Figure 5, an abrupt zig-zag is danced as opposite |
| couples dance toward the center then dance two bars turning to-place at opposite. | |
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Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. |
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Bar counts (measure quantities) for patterns are shown in bold. |
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The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music. |
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First side couple is on the right of the first top couple. |
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Steps: Dance an ordinary lift-2-3-4 for the hornpipes and an ordinary polka step |
| (down-2-3) for the other Figures. | |
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Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Tony Ryan at Ellenville, New York |
| USA on October 25, 2003. | |
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Edition of October 2, 2006 -- Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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| All couples: | |
| two bars at each position (see heading)16. | |
| Top couples: | ladies chain8; |
| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from |
| All couples: | quarterhouse16; |
| full house in waltz hold8. |
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| All couples: | |
| First top couple: | back-the-lady2; house inside6. |
| Top couples: | slide in and out once, in waltz hold (1-2-1-2, 1-2-1-2)4; |
| dance at home (one revolution, still in waltz hold)4. | |
| All couples: | repeat from |
| when a side couple leads, side couples dance the slide in and out and | |
| dance at home96; | |
| quarterhouse16; | |
| full house8. |
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| All couples: | |
| Top couples: | slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to opposite4; |
| slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to home4; | |
| back-the-lady2, house around each other6. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from |
| All couples: | repeat from |
| quarterhouse16; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. |
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| All couples: | |
| First top couple: | back-the-lady2; house inside6. |
| Top couples: | slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to opposite4; |
| slide in and out, in waltz hold4; house to home4; | |
| All couples: | repeat from |
| when a side couple leads, side couples dance the slide-and-changes120; | |
| quarterhouse16; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. |
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| All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
| Top couples: | |
| In waltz hold, couples dance to the center by stepping to the side -- gents | |
| dance to the left as ladies dance to the right(1), then gents dance to the | |
| right as ladies dance to the left(1); turn to-place in the opposite position(2); | |
| repeat the zig-zag and turn to home(4); | |
| repeat the crossover to opposite and to home(8). 16 | |
| Side couples: | repeat from |
| Top couples: | repeat from |
| Side couples: | repeat from |
| All couples: | quarterhouse16; |
| full house in waltz hold8. |
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| All couples: | quarterhouse16. |
| ladies dance inside the set, ending one position to the right8; | |
| swing8; | |
| quarterhouse16; | |
| repeat from |
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| quarterhouse16; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. |
