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MEELIN VICTORIA JIG SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set comes from County Cork, Ireland. |
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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 for dance 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 left of the first top couple. |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. |
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Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
| FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (152 BARS) |
| Dance ordinary polka steps (five-step and down-2-3). | |
 SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| All couples: |  lead around : |
| with ladies inside the set facing partner, take waltz hold and reverse | |
| the lady as all couples dance anticlockwise around the set (shove the | |
| lady lead around)8; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. | |
| DANCE AT HOME—WITH
SIDE COUPLES : ADVANCE & RETIRE, SWING, HOUSE |
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| Top couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (only one revolution)8; |
| with couple on the right : | |
| advance and retire twice holding right hands in front (five-step)8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| house each other in waltz hold8. | |
| SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER |
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| All couples: | corner partners swing in waltz hold8; |
| original partners swing in waltz hold8. | |
| repeat from with side
couples leading64; |
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| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| repeat the above shove the lady lead around and full house16. |
| FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (152 BARS) |
| Dance a smooth (gentle, flowing) polka step (down-2-3). | |
| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| All couples: | shove the lady lead around
and full house as in Figure One16. |
| DANCE AT HOME—LADIES
THEN GENTS CROSSOVER—SWING—HOUSE |
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| Top couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (only one revolution)8; |
| ladies crossover (change places) passing right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder2; | |
| gents crossover (change places) passing left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder2; | |
| repeat the preceding crossovers to home4; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| house each other in waltz hold8. | |
| SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER |
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| All couples: | corner partners swing in waltz hold8; |
| original partners swing in waltz hold8. | |
| repeat from with side
couples leading64; |
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| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| repeat the above shove the lady lead around and full house16. |
| FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (200 BARS) |
| Dance a smooth (gentle, flowing) polka step (down-2-3). | |
| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| All couples: | shove the lady lead around
and full house as in Figure One16. |
| DANCE AT HOME—ADVANCE
& RETIRE—CROSSOVER—SWING |
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| Top couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (only one revolution)8; |
| advance and retire once holding inside (closest) hands4; | |
| first top lady and second top gent crossover right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder4; | |
| advance and retire once holding inside (closest) hands4; | |
| while second top gent crosses, both ladies also crossover (change places)4; | |
| new partners swing in waltz hold8; | |
| advance and retire once holding inside (closest) hands4; | |
| ladies crossover (change places) passing right-shoulder-to-right-shoulder4; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| house each other in waltz hold8. | |
| SWING CORNER THEN ORIGINAL PARTNER |
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| All couples: | corner partners swing in waltz hold8; |
| original partners swing in waltz hold8. | |
| repeat from with side
couples leading88; |
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| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| repeat the above shove the lady lead around and full house16. |
| FIGURE 4 -- JIGS (184 BARS) |
| Dance a smooth (gentle, flowing) polka step (down-2-3). | |
| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| All couples: | shove the lady lead around
and full house as in Figure One16. |
| DANCE AT HOME—ADVANCE
& RETIRE—CROSSOVER—SWING |
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| Top couples: | dance at home in waltz hold (only one revolution)8; |
| gents swing each lady on the right then original partner32; | |
| house each other in waltz hold8; | |
| gents swing the lady on the left then original partner16; | |
| All couples: | repeat from with side
couples leading80; |
| SHOVE THE LADY (SHUNTING)—HOUSE |
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| repeat the above shove the lady lead around and full house16. |
| FIGURE 5 -- REELS (256 BARS) |
| Dance a ordinary reel steps (lift-2-3-4 and sevens: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7). | |
| LEAD AROUND—TURN
LADY UNDER—LEFT
ARM LINK—SWING |
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| All couples: | lead around anticlockwise holding right hands in front (rights on top)6; |
| form arches and the lady dances clockwise under the arches as both partners | |
| dance to-place (turn the lady under)2; | |
| partners link left arms and dance two anticlockwise turns in-place8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| SQUARE HOUSE—HOUSE—GENTS
SWING OPPOSITE—GENTS
LEFT ARM HOOK |
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| Top couples: | square the house in waltz hold dancing sevens8; |
| house each other in waltz hold8; | |
| gents dance straight across2; swing the opposite lady6; | |
| gents hook left arms in the center and dance around anticlockwise, | |
| doubling the final two and ending with original partner8. | |
| All couples: | repeat from
with side couples leading56; |
| repeat from
with top couples leading56; |
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| repeat from
with side couples leading56; |
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| LEAD AROUND—TURN
LADY UNDER—LEFT
ARM LINK—SWING |
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| lead around and turn the lady under as above8; | |
| partners link left arms and dance two anticlockwise turns in-place8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8. |
MEELIN VICTORIA JIG SET 1S IS LEFT F1 JIGS 152 bars ALL:
TT: D@H (ONE REVOLUTION)8 TT & R PR: A&RRnR8 SWGW8 ALL: CORNERS SWGW8 ORIG PARTs SWGW8 SS: RPT FR ALL: BTLLA8 FH8 F2 JIGS 152 bars ALL: TT: D@H (ONE REVOLUTION)8 Ls XOVR R2R2 Gs XOVR L2L2 RPT HO4 SWGW8 HSE EA OTHW8 ALL: CORNERS SWGW8 ORIG PARTs SWGW8 SS: RPT FR ALL: BTLLA8 FH8 F3 JIGS 200 bars ALL: TT: D@H (ONE REVOLUTION)8 A&R nSIDHs4 1TL / 2TG XOVR R2R4 A&R nSIDHs4 2TG HO AS 1TL / 2TL XOVR4 NEW PARTs SWGW8 A&R nSIDHs4 Ls XOVR TO HO R2R4 SWGW8 HSE EA OTHW8 ALL: CORNERS SWGW8 ORIG PARTs SWGW8 SS: RPT FR ALL: BTLLA8 FH8 F4 JIGS 184 bars ALL: TT: D@H (ONE REVOLUTION)8 Gs SWGW EA RIGHT L THEN PART32 Gs SWGW ONLY LEFT L THEN PART16 HSE EA OTHW8 SS: RPT FR ALL: BTLLA8 FH8 F5 REELS 256 bars "FLOATING REEL" ALL: PARTs L-ARM LINK 2X ACW8 SWGW8 TT: SQ-THE-HSE SEVENSW8 HSE EA OTH8 Gs SWGW OPP L8 Gs L-ARM LINK CTR TO HO8 SS: RPT FR ALL: RPT FR LAXH6 TLU2 PARTs L-ARM LINK 2X ACW8 SWGW8
