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CUILMORE SET |
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© 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set comes from County Mayo, Ireland. |
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Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot. Jigs |
| and slides are danced smoothly (gently) and polkas and reels are danced lively. | |
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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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First Side couple is on the left of the first top couple. |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below. |
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Edition of November 20, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
| FIGURE 1 -- JIGS (200 BARS) |
| Dance a smooth (gentle, flowing) polka step (down-2-3). | |
 LEAD AROUND—SWING—SHOVE
THE LADY—SWING |
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| Top couples: |  lead around anticlockwise
holding crossed hands in front (rights on top)8; |
| dance on the spot (in-place, no touches or turns)2; swing in waltz hold6; | |
| with ladies inside the set facing partner, take crossed hands and reverse the lady | |
| as both couples dance clockwise around each other (shove the lady | |
| lead around)8; | |
| dance on the spot again2; swing in waltz hold2; | |
| Side couples: | repeat from 32. |
| LADIES
CHAIN—OPPOSITES
SWING IN CENTER—SHOVE
THE LADY |
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| Top couples: | ladies chain : |
| with all contacts at waist-height, ladies first give right hands in the center | |
| then dance to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's position); | |
| couples take left hands and the lady dances anticlockwise around the gent | |
| and the gent follows (no arch); ladies dance to home without chaining | |
| in the center8; | |
| first top gent and second top lady : | |
| walk (not dance) to the center2; dance on the spot as above2; swing in | |
| waltz hold10; reverse to-place2; | |
| repeat the shove the lady clockwise lead around above8. | |
| All couples: | repeat from second top
gent/first side lady, first side gent/second side lady, |
| then second side gent/first side lady leading96. |
| FIGURE 2 -- SLIDES (136 BARS) |
| Dance a smooth (gentle, flowing) polka step (down-2-3). | |
| LEAD AROUND—STEAL
A LADY—LITTLE
CHRISTMAS |
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| Top couples: | lead around
anticlockwise holding crossed hands in front6; take an across- |
| the-shoulders (sweetheart) hold2; | |
| first top crossover and steal second top lady (gent takes new lady left-hand- | |
| in-left and she dances in beside him); trio retires to first top's position | |
| dancing 1-2-3-4, 1-2, 1-2-3 8; | |
| trio advance to opposite gent2; little Christmas12; reverse to-place2. | |
| All couples: | repeat from with
second top, first side, then second side couple leading96. |
| FIGURE 3 -- POLKAS (200 BARS) |
| Dance a lively polka step (1&2&, 123 and 1-2-3-4-5-6-7). | |
| CROSSOVER SEVENS—HOUSE—CHAIN—DANCE
AT HOME |
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| Top couples: | in waltz hold,
dance sevens to opposite and to home (anticlockwise |
| crossovers, weight on the leading foot); gents then ladies dance | |
| back-to-back8; | |
| house around each other in waltz hold8; | |
| repeat the preceding crossovers and house16; | |
| ladies chain as in Figure One8; | |
| dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from 48. |
| Top couples: | dance sevens to opposite and to home8; |
| house around each other in waltz hold8; | |
| dance sevens to opposite and to home8; | |
| house around each other in waltz hold8; | |
| ladies chain as in Figure One8. | |
| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from —
except all couples swing finally48. |
| FIGURE 4 -- REELS (168 BARS) |
| Dance a lively reel step (1&2&, 123). | |
| CIRCLE ADVANCE & RETIRE—LADIES
THEN GENTS PINWHEEL—CHANGE
PARTNERS |
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| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
| ladies pinwheel clockwise3; release
hands, turn clockwise1; pinwheel |
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| anticlockwise to-place at home4; | |
| gents pinwheel clockwise3; release hands, turn clockwise1; pinwheel | |
| anticlockwise; each gent steals the lady originally on his left (his right | |
| arm at her waist, her left hand on his upper right arm)4; | |
| new partners swing in waltz hold at the gent's home8; | |
| lead around clockwise (ladies inside the set) in open waltz hold8; | |
| repeat from until original partners lead
around96; |
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| DANCE AT HOME—CIRCLE
ADVANCE & RETIRE—BIG
CHRISTMAS |
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| dance at home in waltz hold (two revolutions)8; | |
| take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; | |
| big Christmas8. |
| FIGURE 5 -- FLINGS (120 BARS) |
| Dance one lift per music bar as in the BRUCA SET. | |
| LONG CHAIN |
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| All couples: | chain (gents anticlockwise, ladies clockwise) : |
| original partners hook right elbows and dance around twice; | |
| hook left elbows with the next gent or lady and dance around once; | |
| continue the chain to home, alternating arms for each turn; | |
| original partners also turn once at home32; | |
| LEADING COUPLE MOVE AROUND THE SET, CHAINING |
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| 1st top couple: | take right arms and
dance a half turn and begin a chain (gents dance left, |
| ladies dance right; only the leading couple chains (visits) around the | |
| set); dance a turn around the next dancer then around partner in center; | |
| (give left arms to the circle and right arms to partner each time); | |
| repeat the chain to home where original partners half-turn to-place12; | |
| repeat from with second top, first side, then second
side couple leading36. |
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| LONG CHAIN |
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| All couples: | chain as at the beginning of this Figure (gents anticlockwise, ladies clockwise) : |
| original partners hook right elbows and dance around twice; | |
| hook left elbows with the next gent or lady and dance around once; | |
| continue the chain to home, alternating arms for each turn; | |
| original partners also turn once at home32; |
CUILMORE SET 1S IS LEFT
jigs & slides: smoothly; polkas & reels: livelyF1 JIGS 200 bars TT:
Ls IN, FACE PARTXH HSE EA OTH SHOVE8 (Ls BKWD ALL WAY) OTS2 SWGW6 SS: RPT FR TT: 1TG / 2TL WALK CTR2 OTS 2 SWGW12 Ls IN, FACE PARTXH HSE EA OTH SHOVE8 (Ls BKWD ALL WAY) RPT FR F2 SLIDES 136 bars TT: 1T XOVR STEAL 2TL 1TG LnL w/2TL & SHE TRNS bSID HIM4 TRIO RETIRE4 w/ 1-2-3-4, 1-2, 1-2-3 TRIO ADV TO OPP G2 L-XMAS12 REV TO HO2 RPT FR F3 POLKAS 200 bars TT: HSE EA OTH8 RPT FR L CHN8 SS: RPT FR TT: RPT FR TT: RPT FR F4 REELS 168 bars ALL: A&RHHC8 Gs PW R4 / L4 & STEAL ORIG LFT L OW ON WAY HO SWGW8 NEW PARTs LAOWCW8 (Ls nSid) RPT FR D@H8 A&RHHC8 BIG XMAS8 F5 FLINGS 120 bars As with BRUCA, one LIFT per music bar ALL: CHAIN32 -- Gs ACW, ELBOWS AND ARD ALL TWICE AND PART ONCE AT HO 1T: DANCER & PART IN CTR (Gs THUS CW)12 RPT FR ALL: CHAIN (as above)32
