DERRADDA  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This set dance is from County Mayo, Ireland.
	Swing in ceili hold in Figure 1 and waltz hold in Figure 2.
	Chain:  Low follow  --  With a waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in
	the center, dance to and give left hands to the opposite gent (who has danced into
	his partner's position); couples dance around one another (no arch) and the ladies
	dance to home without chaining again in the center.
	Sevens:  With weight on the leading foot, dance  in:  1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and change to the other
	leading foot2,  out: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and change to the other leading foot2.  When crossing
	over, the sevens pattern is danced twice (14 steps) dancing the same direction (four bars).
	A down-2-3 step is to be danced for Figures One and Two;  an oridinary reel step (lift-2-3-4)
	is to be danced for Figure Three.
	First side is left of the first top couple.
	Throughout the set, 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.
	In 1989 dancers learned of the existence of Figure Four; however,
	documentation is unavailable.
	Documentation is based upon the Derradda Set having been danced in 2004 at North
	Olmsted, Ohio USA and Toronto, Canada.
	Edition of December 4, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (192 BARS)

	ADVANCE AND RETIRE
All couples:	advance and retire, holding crossed-hands (right hands on top)8.
	CROSSOVER—SWING—CHAIN—SWING
Top couples:	still holding crossed-hands,  crossover/visit clockwise (dance forward to face
	the first position, backward to opposite, forward to the next position and
	backward to home)8;
	swing in ceili hold8;
	ladies chain8;
	swing in ceili hold while side couples dance in-place (no turns), holding
	crossed hands in front (rights on top)8.
Side couples:	repeat from    and top couples dance in-place during the final swing32.
	OPPOSITES SWING IN CENTER—CROSSOVER—CHAIN TO THEN DANCE CHRISTMAS
Top couples:	first top gent and second top lady advance and swing in the center :
	advance2; swing in ceili hold4; reverse to-place2;
	crossover/visit clockwise while side couples dance in-place (no turns)8;
	second top gent and first top lady advance and swing the center8;
	crossover/visit clockwise while side couples dance in-place (no turns)8;
	ladies chain to circle-of-four :
	with a waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in the
	center then dance to and give left hands to the opposite gent (who has
	danced into his partner's position); couples dance around one another
	(no arch); couples keep left hands and the gent guides the lady to his left
	side (near the position on his left) and the lady continues turning
	anticlockwise to face into the set; all close in and form a circle-of-four8;
	little Christmas while side couples dance in-place (no turns), holding crossed
	hands in front (rights on top)8.
Side couples:	repeat from      and top couples dance in-place (no turns) during
	the little Christmas48.
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—SWING
All couples:	advance and retire, holding crossed-hands8;
	swing in ceili hold8.

FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS (184 BARS)

	SEVENS IN AND OUT—LADIES DANCE CIRCLE IN-FILE—SWING
All couples:	in waltz hold, dance sevens in and out of the set twice8;
	ladies circle clockwise (dance in file) inside the set nodding to each gent8;
	swing original partner in waltz hold8.
	SEVENS OVER AND BACK—HOUSE
Top couples:	dance sevens to opposite and to home (gents then ladies back-to-back)8;
	house each other in waltz hold8;
	dance sevens to opposite and to home8;
	house each other in waltz hold8;
	ladies chain8;
	swing in waltz hold while side couples dance in-place (facing in, no turns)8.
Side couples:	repeat from     --  except all couples swing finally48.
	SEVENS IN AND OUT TWICE—HOUSE TO OPPOSITE
All couples:	dance sevens in and out of the set twice8;
	house half-way around in waltz hold, turning four times8;
	dance sevens in and out of the set twice8;
	house half-way around in waltz hold, turning four times8;
	SEVENS IN AND OUT—LADIES DANCE CIRCLE IN-FILE—SWING
	dance sevens in and out of the set twice8;
	ladies circle clockwise inside the set nodding to each gent8;
	swing in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 3 -- REELS (152 BARS)

	ADVANCE AND RETIRE IN A CIRCLE
All couples:	take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8;
	LADIES PINWHEEL AND CHANGE PARTNERS—GENTS PINWHEEL—SWING
	ladies :
	pinwheel clockwise with the right hands3; change direction and hands1;
	pinwheel anticlockwise with the left hands; dance behind (outside the set)
	to-place beside the next gent on the right (change partners)4;
	gents :
	pinwheel clockwise with the right hands3; change direction and hands1;
	pinwheel anticlockwise with the left hands and return home4;
	new partners swing in waltz hold8;
	LEAD AROUND
	lead around anticlockwise, in sweetheart hold8;
	repeat from      until original partners lead around96;
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE IN A CIRCLE
	take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8.

FIGURE 4 -- MUSIC? (? BARS)

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