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CAMDEN HORNPIPE SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This is NOT a traditional set from Ireland. The set was composed in 1993; documentation |
| here has been adapted from a posting at www.setdanceteacher.co.uk. | |
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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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Swing in ceili hold. |
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Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. |
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Edition of May 1, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
| FIGURE 1 -- HORNPIPES (136 BARS) TURN THE LADIES |
| Dance an ordinary hornpipe step (lift-2-3-4). | |
 QUARTERHOUSE |
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| All couples: | take waltz hold and dance in-place2; double to the next position on the right2; |
| repeat the preceding four bars to home12; | |
| HOUSE—LINES
ADVANCE AND RETIRE—DANCE
WITH DIFFERENT PARTNER |
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| Top couples: |  house around each other in
waltz hold6; partners separate and dance into lines |
| with the closest side couple2; | |
| All couples: | join hands and the lines advance and retire twice8; |
| gents turn to face the lady on the left keeping her right hand in his left.hand; | |
| ladies dance three turns clockwise under gents' left arms while the gents | |
| dance in place6; original couples re-form at home with the ladies turning | |
| under the gent's right arm into a right-shoulder hold (sweetheart hold)2; | |
| LEAD AROUND/TURN LADY UNDER—HOUSE |
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| lead around anticlockwise three-quarters6; gents turn the ladies once anticlockwise | |
| under the right arm to-place at home into waltz hold2; | |
| full house in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from 40. |
| All couples: | quarterhouse as above (double to each position on the right)16. |
| FIGURE 2 -- HORNPIPES (152 BARS) THE BARN DANCE |
| Dance an ordinary hornpipe step (lift-2-3-4). | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse as in Figure One (double to each position on the right)16; |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| BARN DANCE |
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| taking waist hold, couples face center and dance in 2, 3, heel touch (gents’ right, | |
| ladies’ left) and back 2, stamp; separate and dance a three-quarter turn | |
| (gents anticlockwise, ladies clockwise) in two bars heel 1, 2, 3, clap, | |
| and 1, 2, 3 and end facing each other4; take waltz hold and couples dance | |
| two steps in-place then double into the next place on their the right4; | |
| repeat the preceding eight-bar pattern to each place and to home24. | |
| HOUSE—QUARTERHOUSE—HOUSE |
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| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| quarterhouse as in Figure One (double to each position on the right)16; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| BARN DANCE—HOUSE—QUARTERHOUSE |
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| repeat the barn dance above32; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| quarterhouse as in Figure One (double to each position on the right)16. |
| FIGURE 3 -- HORNPIPES (120 BARS) THE CONTRAFLOW |
| Dance an ordinary hornpipe step (lift-2-3-4). | |
| All couples: | quarterhouse as in Figure One (double to each position on the right)16; |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| CONTRAFLOW (A CELIBATE CHAIN—NO
TOUCHES) |
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| individuals dance half-way around the set (gents anticlockwise on the inside | |
| and ladies clockwise)4; original partners swing in ceili hold4; individuals | |
| dance in the same direction back to home but with gents on the outside | |
| and ladies on the inside4; original partners swing in ceili hold4; | |
| LEAD AROUND—QUARTERHOUSE—HOUSE |
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| lead around anticlockwise three-quarters6; gents turn the ladies once anticlockwise | |
| under the right arm to-place at home into waltz hold2; | |
| quarterhouse as in Figure One (double to each position on the right)16; | |
| full house in waltz hold8; | |
| CONTRAFLOW—LEAD
AROUND—QUARTERHOUSE |
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| repeat the contraflow above16; | |
| lead around anticlockwise three-quarters6; gents turn the ladies once anticlockwise | |
| under the right arm to-place at home into waltz hold2; | |
| quarterhouse as in Figure One (double to each position on the right)16. |
| FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (128 BARS) DOUBLE-DIAMOND |
| Dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3). | |
| LEAD AROUND—DANCE
AT HOME—SWING |
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| All couples: | lead around anticlockwise in sweetheart hold8; |
| dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
| swing in ceili hold8; | |
| DOUBLE-DIAMOND (CROSSOVERs) |
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| take crossed hands and top
couples dance to face the couple on their left |
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| (visit -- begin a clockwise crossover) while side couples dance in-place | |
| (no turns while dancing in-place)2; all couples dance in-place facing each | |
| other (still holding hands)2; top couples dance backward into opposite | |
| while sides dance in-place2; tops then dance in-place while sides dance | |
| to face (visit) the couple on their left2; all couples dance in-place2; | |
| side couples dance backward into opposite while top couples dance in-place2; | |
| tops then dance to face the couple on their left while sides dance in-place2; | |
| all couples dance in-place2; tops then reverse into their own places while | |
| sides dance in-place2; tops dance in-place while sides dance to face the | |
| couple on their left2; all couples dance in-place2; sides reverse to-place | |
| while tops dance in-place2; | |
| lead around anticlockwise in sweetheart hold8; | |
| dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
| swing in ceili hold8; | |
| repeat from with side
couples leading (that is, visit first)48. |
CAMDEN HORNPIPE F1 HORNPIPES 136 bars ALL: DBLQH16 (IP2, DBL NEXT R POS2TO HO12) FH8
LNs: A&RnSIDEHs8 Gs FACE LEFT L, KEEPING RnL ALL: UTF 3 CW UND Gs’ L AS Gs DIP6 TO PL, TLU TO SWH2 LASWH ¾ 6 TLU ACW TO W2 FH8 SS: RPT FR F2 HORNPIPES 152 bars ALL: DBLQH16 AS IN F1 FH8 BARN DANCE32: OW IN, 2 3, HEELTCH (Gs R, Ls L) OUT, 2, STAMP; SEPARATE FOR ¾ TRN (Gs ACW, Ls CW) IN 2 BARS w/1,2,3,CLAP & 1,2,STAMP COUNT, END PARTs FACING4; IPW2, DBL NEXT R2 THUS TO HO24 FH8 DBLQH16 FH8 BARN DANCE32
FH8 DBLQH16 F3 HORNPIPES 120 bars ALL: CONTRAFLOW: Celibate Chain TO OPP (Gs ACW ON INSIDE)4 SWGC4 C Chain TO HO (Gs ACW ON OUTSIDE)4 SWGC4 LAXH6 TLU2 RPT FR F4 POLKAS 128 bars DOUBLE-DIAMOND ( VISIT AS ALL DANCEXH)24: TT VISIT L PR AS SS DIP2 ALL DIP2 TT VISIT BKWD TO OPP AS SS DIP2 TT DIP AS SS VISIT L PR2 ALL DIP2 SS VISIT BKWD TO OPP AS TT DIP2 TT VISIT NEXT L PR AS SS DIP2 ALL DIP2 TT VISIT BKWD TO HO AS SS DIP2 SS VISIT NEXT L PR AS TT DIP2 ALL DIP2 SS VISIT BKWD TO HO AS TT DIP2 SS: RPT FR ALL: LASWH8 D@H8 SWGC8
