BALLYROAN  HALF  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This set is from County Laois, Ireland.
	First Couple:  Unless so designated by a caller or local custom, each set-of-dancers must
	establish which couple will dance as First Couple .
	Chain:  at waist-height, ladies give right hands to one another in the center then give
	left hands to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's place);  dance
	around the gent to home (no arch); ladies do not chain on the way home.
	Steps:   Figures One and Four – dance an ordinary, but lively, polka step (down-2-3).
	Figure Two  –  For this figure only, all begin on the right foot for advance and
	dance right (in) 2-3, left (in) 2-3 then right-heel-toe-down (out), left-heel-toe-down
	(out), retires; right-heel-toe-down (out) then left-heel-toe-down (out); except for
	swings, dance the preceding step.   Figure Three  –  dance ordinary hornpipe
	steps (lift-2-3-4, batter-2-3 and double).
	Swing in waltz hold.
	Gents begin forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward 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.
	Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Pat Murphy at Malahide,
	Ireland on January 13, 2001.
	Edition of November 7, 2006 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS (120 BARS)

Both couples:	long body:  in waltz hold, balance in and out once dancing a lively step (see
	steps in heading)4; dance one clockwise turn to the next position on
	the right2; dance on-the-spot2; repeat the preceding eight bars
	three times to re-establish home positions24;
	swing in waltz hold6; dance-out facing into the set2;
	ladies chain (see chain in heading)8;
	advance and retire once, holding right hands4;  crossover anticlockwise to
	opposite as the lady makes two high-handed clockwise turns4;
	repeat the two lines above to home8;
	as the ladies dance in-place, gents dance back-to-back in the center
	(begin right-shoulder-to-right)6;
	dance on to the opposite side and take sweetheart hold with new partners2;
	lead around to the next position on the right2; dance on-the-spot2;
	lead around to the next position on the right (the gents’ home)2;
	pull-the-right-hands to waist-level and face-in while dancing on-the-spot2;
	repeat from      with gents dancing with their original partners16;
	advance and retire twice, holding right hands8;
	swing in waltz hold6; dance-out facing into the set2.

FIGURE 2 -- JIGS (128 BARS)

Both couples:	take hands in a circle and advance and retire once (see steps in heading)4;
	continuing the step, couples take open waltz hold and dance the step while
	turning to face anticlockwise4;
	dance one position to the right2; dance on-the-spot2; dance on to the next
	position on the right2; form a hand-holding-circle2;
	repeat the preceding sixteen bars16;
	holding inside hands, advance and retire once4; first couple arch and
	second couple dances under the arch as both couples pass through
	and turn-in to-place at opposite4;
	repeat the preceding four-bar patterns except second couple forms the
	arch as couples pass through to home8;
	holding inside hands, advance and retire once4; gents crossover right-
	shoulder-to-right-shoulder and face the opposite lady4;
	swing6; form a straight line with each couple in open waltz hold facing
	anticlockwise while still dancing the step2;
	lead around to the next position on the right2; dance on-the-spot2;
	lead around to the next position on the right (the gents’ home) and face-in while
	dancing on-the-spot4;
	repeat from     24;
	holding inside hands, advance and retire once4; dance to the center and form a
	circle-of-four with the ladies’ hands on the gents’ shoulders4;
	little Christmas6; reverse to-place2;
	swing in waltz hold6; dance-out facing into the set2.

FIGURE 3 -- HORNPIPES (112 BARS)

Both couples:	in waltz-hold, dance one clockwise turn at home4; gents dance right and
	ladies dance left to the next position2;
	face new partner and stamp then clap (batter-2-3, clap-clap-clap)2;
	repeat the preceding four-bar patterns until all are at their original home24;
	in waltz-hold, dance one clockwise turn at home4;
	as ladies dance in-place, gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder2;
	stamp then clap2;
	in waltz-hold, dance one clockwise turn as new partners4;
	double half-way around2; in waltz-hold, partners dance in-place (no turns)2;
	in waltz-hold, dance one clockwise turn as new partners4;
	as ladies dance in-place, gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder2;
	stamp then clap2;
	in waltz-hold, dance one clockwise turn as original partners4;
	double half-way around2; partners face one another and dance in-place2;
	repeat from      except ladies crossover and pass right-shoulder-to-right-
	shoulder32;
	in waltz-hold, dance one clockwise turn at home4; face-in2; stamp then clap2.

FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (136 BARS)

Both couples:	dancing a lively step, balance in and out once4; house halfway around4;
	balance in and out once4; house halfway around4;
	Pass through (ladies in the center) and turn in to one another at opposite4;
	line-of-four in the center with gents dancing anticlockwise to be beside opposite
	lady; gents take left-hand-in-left-hand with opposite lady in front and
	right-hand-in-right with their partner over the opposite lady’s shoulder4;
	line-of-four dance a half-turn to face the gents’ position4;
	gents release partner’s hand and new couples dance anticlockwise to the gent's
	home; pull-the-hand (right) to waist level4;
	repeat from      to respective homes16;
	advance and retire, holding right hands4; advance; the second lady gives her
	left hand to the first gent, they form an arch and she dances clockwise
	under the arch, ending beside him and all retire (first gent holds the ladies’
	outside hands but  the second gent does not take hands initially)4;
	trio-plus-one advance and retire once4; advance; the second gent grasps the
	ladies inside hands underneath, pulls up/out (one lady turns clockwise, the
	other anticlockwise under an arch) and the ladies turn in beside him and
	all retire4;
	trio-plus-one advance and retire once4; advance; the first gent grasps the
	ladies inside hands underneath, pulls up/out (one lady turns clockwise, the
	other anticlockwise under an arch) and the ladies face-in and all form a
	circle-of-four in the center4;
	little Christmas6; reverse to place2;
	swing in waltz hold6; dance-out facing into the set2;
	advance and retire, holding right hands4; advance and form a hand-holding
	circle; ladies only take crossed-hands -- rights on top with partner and
	lefts underneath with the opposite gent4;
	dance in-place, still holding hands in a circle8;
	ladies raise arms to form arches and ladies only turn clockwise to face out
	of the set and all dance in-place, still holding hands8;
	ladies raise arms to form arches and ladies only turn anticlockwise to face
	into the set and all dance in-place, still holding hands8;
	swing in waltz hold6; dance-out facing into the set2.