KILDOWNET  HALF  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This set is from Achill Island of Mayo County, Ireland.
	Swing in ceili hold in Figures 1 and 3 and in waltz hold in Figure 2;  swing for
	six bars and dance out the last two bars facing into the set.
	Chain:  With a waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies give right hands in the center
	and dance on to the opposite gent (who has danced to his partner's position);
	couples take left-hand-in-left and dance around one another (no arch); ladies
	do not chain on the way to home.
	Walkabout:  When all dance, turn to face anticlockwise and dance a box (square);
	take one long step (gents begin left foot, ladies begin right foot) and one short
	step; dance on-the-spot and turn to the face the next box-corner dancing 1-2-3,
	1-2-3, 1-2-3; gents begin the second and fourth long step with the right foot
	and ladies begin with the left foot.  Also, gents only crossover dancing the
	Walkabout step; they turn to-place instead of turning a box-corner.
	Step pattern:  Gents begin forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the
	right foot; the movements are danced as shown with each Figure and in the
	Walkabout above.
	First couple:    In this half set, the First couple begins with backs  to the music (as
	does First Top Couple in a full set).   However, if determined before the music
	starts, the couples orientation can be otherwise.  There is no First couple in the
	final figure.  All couples begin facing anticlockwise in a room-encircling ring
	(the line-of-dance).
	Final figure:  Dance anticlockwise non-progressively (no partner changes) in a
	room-encircling ring.  The figure is also know as the Achill Schottische
	(SHAT ish, SHAD ish or shah TEESH).
	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.
	Documentation is based upon  a workshops taught by Mick Mulkerrin at Ellenville,
	New York USA and at Malahide, Ireland.
	Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- REELS (112 BARS)   Dance lift-2-3-4.

FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS (168 BARS)   Dance down-2-3 and as shown.

FIGURE 3 -- REELS (144 BARS)   Dance lift-2-3-4.

Both couples:	lead around anticlockwise, holding crossed-hands in front6;
	turn the lady under clockwise with four hands2.
	partners left-arm hook and dance around8;
	swing in ceili hold8.
First couple:	take sweetheart hold and advance and retire once as second couple stand
	holding right-hand-in-right at the lady's shoulder4;
	advance and turn the lady out at second gent’s left.  Second gent take first
	lady's left hand at her left shoulder and first gent takes the ladies' inside
	hands for a wheelbarrow hold (middle gent holds ladies' outside hands
	and the solo gent holds the ladies' other hands underneath the trio's
	hand-holding)4;
	trio-and-one advance and retire once4;
	ladies cross left-shoulder-to-left and dance in beside the ladies' opposite man4;
New partners:	swing in ceili hold8;
	gents left-arm hook in center, doubling the last two bars, and dance in beside
	their own partner at the gents' opposite position8.
Both couples:	repeat from     with the second couple leading56.
	lead around anticlockwise, holding crossed-hands in front6;
	turn the lady under clockwise with both hands2.
	partners left-arm hook and dance around8;
	swing in ceili hold8.

FIGURE 4 -- FLINGS (Variable BARS) Dance as shown above.

	dance a five-step pattern four times (step, step, 3-4-5) :
Five-step :	dance diagonally to the gent's left with the gent stepping on his left
	foot and the lady stepping backward on her right foot;
	rock-step with the gent's weight again on his right foot and lady's weight
	again on her left foot as the couple's feet are brought together1;
In-place :	dance 1-2-3 in-place1;
	dance diagonally to the gent's right with the gent stepping on his right
	foot and the lady stepping backward on her left foot;
	rock-step with the gent's weight again on his left foot and lady's weight
	again on her right foot as  the couple's feet are brought together1;
In-place :	dance 1-2-3 in-place1;
	repeat the ten lines above4;
House on :	full house forward in the line-of-dance (lift-2-3-4)6; double2;
Repeat :	repeat from     as desired.

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