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LEITRIM SET |
© 2008
Larry E. Taylor![]() |
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This set is from County Leitrim, Ireland. |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Ladies chain: ladies grasp right hands at waist-height and dance on to the opposite |
(gent who has danced into his partner's position); take left hands and form an arch; | |
the lady dances under the arch and around and the gent follows the lady around; | |
ladies also chain with one another when dancing to home. | |
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Interlacing: two couples dance four bars of a movement and as they begin the |
next four bars, the other two couples begin the four bars of the initial | |
movement; interlacing in this set involves multiple movements (patterns). | |
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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 (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 on the left of the first top couple. |
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Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3. | |
Top couples: | crossover (change places): ladies dance in front of partners to lead clockwise |
in file; pass right-shoulder-to-right; turn clockwise into opposite positions8; | |
(Crossovers of other sets are danced in two or four bars of music. Note | |
the crossover here must be danced slowly since eight bars are | |
played d u r i n g the crossing.) | |
repeat the preceding crossover; near home, gents dance inside partners to-place8; | |
All couples: | face partner and step it out (dance no-touch, no-turn in-placebatter)8; |
swing in waltz hold6; finish (face into the set and dance in-place, still in waltz hold)2. | |
Side couples: | repeat
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Top couples: | ![]() ![]() |
All couples: | step it out8; |
swing in waltz hold6; finish2. | |
Side couples: | repeat from ![]() ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
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side couples should be near the center on the sixth bar6; | |
interlacing crossover anticlockwise then turn anticlockwise to-place (no arch) | |
tops begin as sides retire above6; | |
repeat the interlacing advance and retire and crossover to home positions12; | |
step it out8; | |
swing in waltz hold6; finish2. | |
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Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3. | |
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to-back, then left-shoulder-to-left, then face in the center8; | |
swing in waltz hold6; form a hand-holding circle with partners2; | |
dance one anticlockwise circle6; reverse to-place2; | |
step it out8; | |
swing in waltz hold6; finish2. | |
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Side couples: | repeat from ![]() |
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Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
Top couples: | ![]() |
retire and advance while the second top couple dances in-place | |
(lift 1, lift 1, lift 1-2-3) with the lady facing out of the set; | |
first top gent turns his partner clockwise beside the second top gent and | |
the second top lady turns anticlockwise to place beside her partner; | |
the second top gent takes the two ladies' outside hands at their outside | |
shoulders and the first top gent takes the ladies' inside hands8; | |
trio and one advance and retire twice8; | |
opposite partners swing in waltz hold with the first top gent swinging to his home | |
with his new partner6; ladies crossover to their home positions2; | |
step it out8; | |
swing in waltz hold6; finish2. | |
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couple advancing first120. |
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Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3. | |
All couples: | ![]() |
when advancing and at shoulder-height when retiring8; | |
face near-corner partner and step it out8; | |
near-corner partners swing in waltz hold6; ladies dance inside the set to the | |
next position on the right2; | |
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Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4. | |
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as gents dance in-place, ladies dance inside the set to the next position | |
on the right2; | |
new couples take waltz hold and house to the next position on the | |
left (the gent's home)6; | |
new couples step it out8; | |
new swing in waltz hold6; finish2; | |
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