WOLFHILL  HALF  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This set comes from County Laois, Ireland. All Figures except the final one are danced
	in half sets (two couples).
	First Couple begins each Figure with the partners' backs to the music.  The First Top
	Couple of Figure Five also begin with backs to the music.
	Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot.
	Multiple styles (patterns) of battering are danced in Figure 2; only two varieties
	are briefly described here.   1.   While simultaneously tapping the heel of the leading
	foot, batter heel-toe three times with the other foot (weight remains on the leading
	foot only until the final heel-toe); then stamp the leading foot in place or slightly
	forward.    2.    Dance down on the leading foot; batter heel-toe then down on the
	non-leading foot (change weight); down on the leading foot; down on the
	non-leading foot.
	Bar counts for dance patterns are shown in bold.
	The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music.
	Chain:  ladies give right hands at waist-height to one another in the center then left
	hands to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's place);  couples
	form an arch and the lady dances under the arch and around the gent as he
	(dancing slightly forward) continues to face into the set; ladies do not chain
	when dancing to-place beside their original partner.
	Swing in ceili hold.
	Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (96 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3).
Both couples:	advance and retire once holding right hands in front4;
	still holding right hands, ladies lead anticlockwise to opposite (crossover); form
	an arch and the lady dances under the arch clockwise to-place4;
	repeat the preceding  advance and retire   and crossover  to home8;
	swing in ceili hold hold8;
	ladies chain (see heading)8;
	house each other in waltz hold8;
	advance and retire twice holding right hands in front8;
	swing in ceili hold8;
	repeat from      32.

FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (104 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary jig step (down-2-3) and a batter step.
Both couples:	batter in place holding right hands in front (see heading)8;
	still holding right hands, lead around to opposite (dance side-by-side with the
	gent on the inside of the set); dance to the first position on the right and
	form an arch; the lady dances clockwise under the arch; lead on to
	opposite and again the lady turns clockwise under an arch; couples
	face into the set and continue to hold right hands in front8;
	batter in place holding right hands in front as above8;
	repeat the preceding lead around and  arching turns  to home8;
	batter in place holding right hands in front as above8;
	swing in ceili hold8;
	repeat from      48.

FIGURE 3 -- POLKAS (112 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3).
Both couples:	advance and retire twice holding right hands in front8;
	first   l a d y   and second gent :
	crossover left-shoulder-to-left; turn clockwise; dance to the center again
	left-shoulder-to-left; turn clockwise to face one another8;
	swing in ceili hold in the center6; reverse to-place2;
	dance on-the-spot holding hands in a circle — only ladies take crossed-hands8;
	drop hands; remain in the center in a circle; ladies only dance two (or three)
	clockwise turns as the gents dance in-place8;
	all reverse to home2; original partners take right hands in front and dance
	in-place2;
	advance and retire once, still holding right hands4;
	swing in ceili hold8;
	repeat from      with second lady and first gent leading48.

FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (152 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3).
Both couples:	pass through twice :
	couples take inside hands and advance (begin the pass through)2;
	first couple form an arch and second couple dances under; both
	couples continue to opposite, drop hands and turn into one another
	to face into the set2;
	repeat the preceding pass through except second couple form the arch4;
	ladies chain (see heading)8;
	house each other in waltz hold8;
	advance and retire twice holding right hands in front8;
	first couple take ceili hold and swing up (in-place then across) the set; second
	couple stand with the gent's right arm across the lady's waist behind and
	the lady's left hand on the gent's right shoulder (open waltz)8;
	little Christmas (ladies' hands on the gents' shoulders) clockwise8;
	little Christmas (ladies' hands on the gents' shoulders) anticlockwise6;
	all reverse to home2;
	original partners take right hands in front and dance in-place4;
	advance and retire once, still holding right hands4;
	swing in ceili hold8;
	repeat from      with second couple arching  first72.

FIGURE 5 -- POLKAS or JIGS (200 BARS)  FULL SET

	Dance an ordinary polka or jig step (down-2-3).
Top couples:	advance and retire once in open waltz hold4;
	crossover anticlockwise to opposite, still in open waltz hold4;
	repeat the preceding advance and retire  and  crossover  to home8;
Side couples:	repeat the preceding advance and retires  and crossovers16.
All couples:	take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice; as gents retire the second
	time, ladies dance inside the set to the next position on the right8;
	new partners swing in ceili hold8;
	repeat from      until original partners swing144.

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