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LONG CALEDONIAN SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from north County Clare, Ireland. See the CALEDONIAN AROUND |
| THE HOUSE. | |
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All dance: All couples dance except when standing during the introduction of each figure. |
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Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. |
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Steps: The ordinary reel and hornpipe steps are traditionally danced (step, step, 345 |
| when advancing and retiring and lift-2-3-4 otherwise). The batter step (variations | |
| of heel-toe, heel-toe-down, etc.) is often danced also. The ordinary jig step is | |
| traditionally danced in Figure 4, down-2-3. | |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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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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Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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| Dance step, step, 3-4-5 (the five-step) and lift-2-3-4. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice (the five-step)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| house half-way around to opposite in waltz hold (lift -2-3-4)4; | |
| advance and retire once in waltz hold4; | |
| house half-way around to home in waltz hold4; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| repeat
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| Dance step, step, 3-4-5 (the five-step) and lift-2-3-4. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice (step, step, 3-4-5)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| dance at home in waltz hold (two clockwise revolutions, lift -2-3-4)8; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. |
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| Dance step, step, 3-4-5 (the five-step) and lift-2-3-4. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice (step, step, 3-4-5)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| house half-way around to opposite4; | |
| advance and retire once in waltz hold4; | |
| house half-way around to home4; | |
| advance and retire once in waltz hold4; | |
| house half-way around to opposite4; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| repeat from |
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| Dance down-2-3 and 1-2-3-kick, 1-2-123. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice (1-2-3-kick, 1-2-123)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| gents: dance inside the set to the next lady on the right4; | |
| full house, in waltz hold, as new partners8; | |
| repeat the preceding three lines three times (original partners full house)48. | |
| repeat from |
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| Dance step, step, 3-4-5 (the five-step) and lift-2-3-4. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice (step, step, 3-4-5)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| house half-way around to opposite, still in waltz hold4; | |
| advance and retire once, in waltz hold4; | |
| house half-way around to home4; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| advance and retire once in waltz hold4; | |
| house half-way around to opposite4; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| repeat
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| Dance step, step, 3-4-5 (the five-step) and lift-2-3-4. | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice (step, step, 3-4-5)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| full house, still in waltz hold8; | |
| advance and retire once in waltz hold4; | |
| ladies dance inside the set to the next position on the right as gents dance | |
| in-place4; | |
| repeat from |
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| quarterhouse16; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. |