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GILLEN SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from County Offaly, Ireland. |
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Swing in ceili hold. |
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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 (quantities of measures) 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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A unique reel step is traditionally danced; documentation for the step was unavailable |
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Edition of October 6, 2006 -- Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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FIGURE 1 -- REELS
(72 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary reel step -- lift-2-3-4. See heading. | |
| All couples: | swing in ceili hold8. |
| Top couples: | pass through to opposite; first top couple split and dance outside the second |
| top couple; the first top couple turns in at opposite and the second top couple | |
| turns out at opposite4; | |
| pass through to home, with the second top couple dancing outside the first top | |
| couple and both couples turn in to-place4; | |
| tap it out : partners face one another, right-hand-in-right and dance in-place8. | |
| All couples: | swing in ceili hold8. |
| Side couples: | pass through to opposite; first side couple split and dance outside the second |
| side couple; the first side couple turns in at opposite and the second side couple | |
| turns out at opposite4; | |
| pass through to home, with the second side couple dancing outside the first | |
| side couple and both couples turn in to-place4; | |
| tap it out, facing one another right hand in right8. | |
| All couples: | tap it out, facing one another right hand in right8; |
| swing in ceili hold8. |
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FIGURE 2 -- REELS
(72 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary reel step -- lift-2-3-4. See heading. | |
| All couples: | swing in ceili hold8. |
| Top couples: | ladies chain; grasp right forearms in the center and dance on to the opposite gent; |
| couples take left forearms and dance anticlockwise around one another | |
| (no arch); ladies also grasp right forearms when dancing to home8; | |
| tap it out, facing one another right hand in right8. | |
| All couples: | swing in ceili hold8. |
| Side couples: | ladies chain as above8; |
| tap it out, facing one another right hand in right8. | |
| All couples: | tap it out, facing one another right hand in right8; |
| swing in ceili hold8. |
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FIGURE 3 -- REELS
(120 BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary reel step -- lift-2-3-4. See heading. | |
| All couples: | swing in ceili hold8. |
| Top couples: |  ladies chain to
the opposite gent; grasp right hands in the center and dance |
| on across; couples take left hands and form an arch4; as the gent | |
| continues to face into the set, the lady dances under the arch and to | |
| place beside her new partner; couples take right hands together at the | |
| lady's right shoulder and left hands in front4; | |
| lead around anticlockwise6; while bringing the right hands off the shoulder then | |
| down to waist-level, turn the lady anticlockwise to-place2; | |
| tap it out right hand in right with opposite partners (hands across the set)8. | |
| ladies chain to original partner; grasp right hands in the center and dance | |
| on across; couples take left hands and form an arch4; as the gent | |
| continues to face into the set, the lady dances under the arch and to | |
| place beside her original partner; couples dance from the turn to face | |
| each other4; | |
| tap it out
facing original partners, right hand in right8. |
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| All couples: | swing in ceili hold8. |
| Side couples: | repeat from through 40. |
| All couples: | tap it out facing original partners, right hand in right8; |
| swing in ceili hold8. |
| FIGURE 4 -- REELS (152
BARS) |
| Dance an ordinary reel step -- lift-2-3-4. See heading. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
| lead around anticlockwise holding right hands at the lady's shoulder and left | |
| hands in front6; while bringing the right hands off the shoulder then | |
| down to waist-level, turn the lady anticlockwise to-place2; | |
| tap it
out facing original
partners, right hand in right8; |
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| swing in ceili hold8; | |
| ladies give right-hand-to-right to the next gent on the right as he turns | |
| anticlockwise to face the lady; form an arch and the gent dances on the | |
| outside turning clockwise under the arch into the lead around position; | |
| lead around as above8; | |
| repeat from until original partners lead
around72; |
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| tap it out facing original partners, right hand in right8; | |
| swing original partner in ceili hold8; | |
| take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; | |
| swing original partner in ceili hold8. |
