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CAVAN REEL SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set is from County Cavan, Ireland. |
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Bar counts (quantities of measures) for 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 left of first top couple. |
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Swing in ceili hold. |
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Step pattern: all begin forward on the right foot except when housing around: heel |
| scuff-kick up slightly on the right,left heel-toe-down then down on the right; | |
| then heel scuff-kick up on the left foot, etc. | |
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Chain: Pull-the-hand and face in -- At waist-level, ladies give right-hand-to-right-hand |
| in the center and dance on to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's | |
| position). The gent continues to face into the set as he raises the lady's left hand | |
| and she dances under the arch and around the gent at his position. Ladies also | |
| chain to home. | |
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Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Mick Mulkerrin at Monticello, |
| New York USA in November 1995 and upon a video featuring the Kell Set Dancers. | |
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Edition of April 22, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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FIGURE 1 -- REELS (232 BARS) |
| Top couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the side couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4. | |
| Side couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the top couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4. | |
| Top couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the side couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4 | |
| Side couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the top couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4. | |
| All couples: | swing6; finish (example: down-down on the right, lift/hop on the left then right, right)2. |
| Top couples: |  advance and retire once,
right-hand-in right4; |
| first top couple form an arch and second top couple dance under and the | |
| second top lady turns twice under her partner's arm as both dance to place; | |
| the first top couple pass right-shoulder-to-right as the lady turns twice under | |
| her partner's arm to place4; | |
| advance and retire once, right-hand-in right4; | |
| second top couple form an arch and first top couple dance under and the first top | |
| lady turns twice under her partner's arm as both dance to place; the | |
| second top couple pass right-shoulder-to-right as the lady turns twice under | |
| her partner's arm to place4; | |
| swing6; finish2. | |
| Side couples: | repeat
from
with first side couple arching first24. |
| Top couples: | ladies chain (see heading)8; |
| house each other (all houses of the set are in waltz hold)8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat the two lines immediately above16. |
| Top couples: | advance and retire twice, in sweetheart hold; on the second advance, |
| the first top gent steals the second top lady -- left-hand-to-left on bar | |
| six and to across-the-shoulders on bar eight8; | |
| trio plus one advance and retire twice and the second top gent steals both | |
| ladies on bar six and turns them out on bar eight8; | |
| little Christmas with ladies hands on gents’ shoulders8. | |
| repeat
from
with the first side gent, the second
top gent then |
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| the second side gent stealing first72. | |
| Top couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the side couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4. | |
| Side couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the top couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4. | |
| Top couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the side couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4 | |
| Side couples: | advance and retire once, holding crossed-hands in front |
| as the top couples dance in-place, holding crossed hands4. | |
| All couples: | swing6; finish2. |
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FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS (_?_ BARS) |
| Documentation for this occasionally-danced FIGURE was unavailable as of May 5, 2006. | |
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FIGURE 3 -- REELS
(168 BARS) |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
| swing in ceili hold 6; finish2. | |
| Top couples: |
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| crossover anticlockwise to opposite, with ladies leading, still in sweetheart hold4; | |
| advance and retire once, in sweetheart hold4; | |
| crossover anticlockwise to home with ladies leading, still in sweetheart hold, | |
| gents pull the lady's hand up/over her head to place4; | |
| swing in ceili hold 6; finish2. | |
| Side couples: | repeat
from
24. |
| Top couples: | first top gent and second top lady
crossover right shoulder to right2; |
| turn anticlockwise2; | |
| repeat crossover and turn to home4; | |
| second top gent and first top lady crossover right shoulder to right2; | |
| turn anticlockwise2; | |
| repeat crossover and turn to home4; | |
| house each other8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat
from
24. |
| Top couples: | pass-through to opposite with ladies on the inside, left-shoulder-to-left and all |
| turn clockwise to-place4; | |
| pass-through to home, with gents on the inside, left-shoulder-to-left and all turn | |
| clockwise to-place4. | |
| Side couples: | repeat the preceding four lines8. |
| All couples: | face near-corner partner and dance in-place, without touching or turning (set left)4; |
| face original partner and dance in-place, without touching or turning (set right)4; | |
| swing6; finish2. | |
| take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; | |
| swing6; finish2. |
