PORTMAGEE  JIG  (MESERTS)  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This set is from West County Kerry, Ireland.
	Swing in waltz hold.
	Figure-in:  In waltz hold, dance sevens toward the center of the set2 and out of the set2
	then dance at home making one revolution4.  The sevens are to be danced in
	gallop-style with the beginning weight on the back foot (gent’s right, lady’s left).
	Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies dance first 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.
	First side couple is on the left of the first top couple.
	Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Padraig and Roisin McEneany
	at Ellenville, New York USA in October 1999.
	Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (248 BARS)    SWING EACH LADY

	Dance the rising jig step (slight skip/hop, 2, 3, 4).
All couples:	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.
First top couple:	figure-in (see heading)8;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	swinging lady and the next lady on the left exchange places,
	passing left shoulder to left2;
	first top gent and the new lady swing in waltz hold6;
	repeat from     with the other two ladies swinging in-turn with the first top
	man at his home16.
All couples:	repeat from      with first side couple, second top couple, then second side
	couple leading168.
	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.

FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (152 BARS)    LITTLE CHRISTMAS

	Dance the rising jig step (slight skip/hop, 2, 3, 4).
All couples:	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.
First top couple:	figure-in; raise the joined high hands (gent’s left, lady’s right) on bar six and
	bring-in a new lady8;
	little Christmas with the lady on the left; raise the high hands on six and
	let the left lady out beside her partner8;
All couples:	repeat from      with first side couple, second top couple, then second side
	couple leading96.
	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.

FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (152 BARS)    UNDER-THE-FINGER

	Dance the rising jig step (slight skip/hop, 2, 3, 4).
All couples:	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.
First top couple:	figure-in8;
	take right-hand-in-right and turn the lady under the finger four times at home
	as gents dance in-place or batter8.
All couples:	repeat from       with first side couple, second top couple, then second side
	couple leading and each preceding couple dance under the finger
	with the leading couple96.
	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.

FIGURE 4 -- JIGS (152 BARS)    HIGH GATES

	Dance the rising jig step (slight skip/hop, 2, 3, 4).
All couples:	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.
First top couple:	figure-in8;
	high gates with the lady on the left; the gent takes the ladies' outside hands (right-
	in-right with partner and left-in-left with visiting lady) to form arches; the
	leading gent's partner dances under the arch4;  then the visiting lady dances
	under the arch; the gent follows each lady under the arch4.
All couples:	repeat from      with first side couple, second top couple, then second side
	couple leading96.
	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.

FIGURE 5 -- JIGS (224 or 256* BARS)    LEAD OFF

	Dance the rising jig step (slight skip/hop, 2, 3, 4).
All couples:	lead around in open-waltz hold and ladies dance anticlockwise to face
	partners on the final two bars8;
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.
1st top couple:	figure-in and end facing out-of-the-set from their home position8.
1st side couple:	figure-in and file up behind the leading couple (a column of twos)8.
2nd top couple:	figure-in and file up behind the first two couples8.
2nd side couple:	figure-in and file up behind the first three couples -- except dance sevens in an
	ell  to the back of the file4,  before dancing at home4.
All couples:	lead-off once; gents circle left and ladies circle right; meet partners in
	open waltz hold8;
	lead around in open waltz hold8.
	* Alternatively, add here a  full house, doubling the final two bars8
	with each REPEAT.
All couples:	repeat from      with first side couple, second top couple, then second side
	couple leading; the last couple to dance with each REPEAT dances
	the ell pattern144 (or 168).
	full house in waltz hold, doubling the final two bars8.

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