CUIRASSIERS  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot.
	Side step:  dance 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (sevens) to the side using two bars of music.
	The side step is sometimes combined with threes; that is, following the sevens step,
	dance in-place using two bars of music (down-2-3, down-2-3).  The sevens/threes
	pattern is danced in far more ceili dances than set dances.
	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 waltz hold.
	Documentation is based upon a posting at www.setdance.com; certain bar-counts
	have been corrected for the edition below.
	Edition of November 21, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (112 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3) and as shown.
	LEAD AROUND—SWING
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise; the gent places his right hand behind and takes
	the lady’s right hand at her waist and they hold left hands in front
	of the gent's chest6;
	release right hands and raise the left hands to form an arch; the lady
	dances clockwise under the arch as both dance to-place at home2;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	PASS THROUGH
Top couples:	pass through (first tops in the middle, holding inside hands), turn
	clockwise to-place and take the lead around hold above4.
Side couples:	repeat the preceding pass through with first side holding inside hands4.
	LEAD AROUND—ADVANCE & RETIRE—DANCE IN-PLACE—TURN IN-PLACE—SWING
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise to home4;
	still retaining the lead around hold, dance one anticlockwise turn in-place4;
	ladies advance and retire once, without touching or turning4;
	gents  advance and retire once, without touching or turning4;
	partners face one another, take uncrossed hands and dance in-place, dancing
	down-up, down up four times; the lady stamps on the right foot and
	raises her left foot in front then repeats with the opposite feet; the gent
	stamps on the left foot and raises his right foot in front then repeats with
	the opposite feet4;
	partners, standing right-hip-to-right-hip, holding hands outstretched at
	shoulder-height and looking into one another's eyes, dance one
	clockwise turn in-place4;
	swing in waltz hold8.
Side couples:	repeat from      with first side beginning the pass through40.
	FULL HOUSE TO END THE FIGURE
All couples:	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS (160 BARS)

	Dance ordinary polka steps (down-2-3 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7) and as shown.
	LEAD AROUND—SWING
All couples:	lead around and turn to-place as in Figure One8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	LEAD AROUND—DANCE WITH SIDE COUPLES—SWING
Top couples:	ladies side step (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) to face the couple on the right2;
	trio take hands in a circle and dance down-up twice as above2;
	trio, still holding hands, dance one clockwise turn; drop hands and the top
	ladies continue dancing to face the next position on the right (her
	original opposite gent)4;
	new top couples take uncrossed hands and dance down-up, down up four
	times as above4:
	still holding uncrossed hands, dance one clockwise turn, ending with
	ladies on the gent's right side4;
	first top lady and second top gent advance and retire once, holding inside hands4;
	new top couples:
	advance holding inside hands; drop hands then take original partner's
	hand (gent takes partner's left hand in his right hand)2;
	form an arch; as the gent retires, the lady dances anticlockwise under the
	arch as partners end in-place at their original home2.
All couples:	swing in waltz hold8;
	repeat from      with side couples, top couples then side couples leading96;
	FULL HOUSE TO END THE FIGURE
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (192 BARS)

	Dance ordinary polka steps (down-2-3 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7) and as shown.
	LEAD AROUND—SWING
All couples:	lead around and turn to-place as in Figure One8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	LADIES PINWHEEL AS GENTS FILE AROUND
	all ladies give right hands in the center and pinwheel clockwise to home;
	while ladies star, gents dance in file anticlockwise around the set to home8;
	partners face one another, take uncrossed hands and dance in-place, dancing
	down-up, down up four times as in Figure One4;
	partners turn in-place clockwise as in Figure One (hip-to-hip, arms out, etc.)4;
	OPPOSITE PARTNERS DANCE IN THE CENTER—ALL THEN DANCE IN-PLACE
Top couples:	first top lady and second top gent :
	dance anticlockwise around one another :   they face one another only
	briefly while in the other's place at opposite before continuing to home8;
	dance back-to-back :  dance in passing right-shoulder-to-right in the center;
	dance to the side; reverse to-place passing left-shoulder-left8;
All couples:	repeat the down-up, down-up four times and turn in-place as above8;
	repeat from      with first side lady/second side gent, second top lady/first top
	gent then second side lady/first side gent leading120;
	FULL HOUSE TO END THE FIGURE
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (192 BARS)

	Dance ordinary polka steps (down-2-3 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7) and as shown.
	LEAD AROUND—SWING
All couples:	lead around and turn to-place as in Figure One8;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	PARTNERS SIDE STEP TWICE—LADIES THEN GENTS ADVANCE AND RETIRE
	partners side step (sevens and threes, out and return) while facing into the set8;
	(The preceding pattern is also called exchange sevens/threes since partners cross
	one another twice (change places); the partner dancing to the right dances
	to the rear of his/her partner.)
Top couples:	ladies  advance  left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder  then retire4;
	gents advance right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder then retire4;
	ALL SIDE STEP TO OPPOSITE—LEAD AROUND TO HOME—SWING
All couples:	side step to opposite :
	ladies dance to the next position on the right, ending in front of the gent2;
	while ladies dance in-place, gents dance to the next position on the right,
	ending in front of the lady2;
	repeat the preceding four bars, ending in the lead around hold
	of Figure One4;
	lead around anticlockwise to home4;
	dance one anticlockwise turn in-place, still in lead around hold4;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	repeat from      with side couples, top couples then side couples again leading120;
	FULL HOUSE TO END THE FIGURE
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 5 -- POLKAS (168 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3).
	LEAD AROUND—SWING
All couples:	lead around and turn to-place as in Figure One8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	OPPOSITE COUPLES DANCE TOGETHER—SIDE STEP
Top couples:	holding inside hands, first top couple advance, retire and advance; ladies turn
	anticlockwise to face each other as gents also face each other8;
	partners facing opposite partner, with uncrossed hands dance in-place, dancing
	down-up, down up four times as above (dance near set-center)4;
	form an arch; as couples retire, the lady dances anticlockwise under the
	arch as partners end in-place at their original home4.
All couples:	simultaneously dance sidesteps away/back and pass throughs/line-ups :
Side couples:	sevens and threes away from partner (out — gents dance left/ladies
:	dance right — and return — gents dance right/ladies dance left;
Top couples:	while sides are dancing the preceding, dance between the couple on the
	right holding inside hands; continue dancing clockwise and end in a line,
	holding inside hands, at the left of the side gent8;
	LINES FORM CIRCLE OF FOUR—SIDE STEP
Both lines:	advance and form a circle-of-four (also holding inside hands)4;
Circle:	dance sevens/threes clockwise to the position left of original positions4;
All couples:	repeat from      with side couples leading from first top position32;
	repeat from      with top   couples leading from first top position32;
	repeat from      with side couples leading from first top position32;
	swing original partner in waltz hold8;
	FULL HOUSE TO END THE FIGURE
	full house in waltz hold8.

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