MOYCULLEN  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This set dance from County Galway, Ireland has been described by dancer/teacher
	Marie Philbin as "my father's set."  The set may have once been known as
	the COMMON HALF SET or the COMMON SET.
	Bar counts (quantity of measures) for dance patterns are shown in bold.
	The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music.
	Gents dance first on the left foot and ladies dance first on the right foot.
	Swing in waltz hold.
	Documentation is based upon a workshop led by Gerard Butler November 1, 2008,
	at Ellenville, New York USA.
	Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below.
	Edition of November 28, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- REELS (160 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary reel step—lift 2, 3, 4.
	LEAD AROUND—HOUSE
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise in sweetheart hold8;
	full house in waltz hold8.
	LADIES CHAIN—SWING—ADVANCE AND RETIRE—FACE A SIDE COUPLE
Top couples:	ladies chain :
	ladies give right hands at waist-height in the center and dance on the the
	opposite gent; couples take left hands at waist-height and dance anticlockwise
	around one another (no arch); ladies dance to home but do not chain in
	the center8.
All couples:	swing in waltz hold8.
Side couples:	ladies chain as above8.
All couples:	swing in waltz hold8.
Top couples:	take crossed hands (rights on top) and advance and retire once4;
	still holding crossed hands, dance to face the couple on the left4;
	DOUBLE PASS THROUGH (SQUARE)—SWING
All couples:	facing-couples dance a square (double pass through); pass the first dancer right-
	shoulder-to-right then turn 90 degrees; pass the next dancer left-shoulder-
	to-left then again turn 90 degrees; pass the next dancer right-shoulder-
	to-right then again turn 90 degrees;  pass the next person left-shoulder-
	to-left; top gents dance to home and top ladies dance to-place at their original
	opposite [similar to the no-touch square in Figure 1 of Clare Lancers]8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
Top couples:	repeat from      24.
Side couples:	repeat from      48.
	HOUSE
All couples:	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 2 -- REELS (160 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary reel step—lift 2, 3, 4.
	LEAD AROUND—HOUSE
All couples::	lead around anticlockwise in sweetheart hold8;
	full house in waltz hold8.
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—DANCE TO THEN IN A LINE—FULL TURN—CROSSOVER
Top couples:	take crossed hands and advance and retire once4;
	release hands and dance into a line-of-four in the center with ladies in the middle2;
	dance in-place and take inside hands with opposite partner2;
	dance one clockwise turn in-place4;
	release hands and all dance to opposite and face partner2;
	pass left-shoulder-to-left-shoulder to-place2;
	repeat from     to home16.
Side couples:	repeat from     32.
	BACK-TO-BACK—CHANGE PARTNERS—SWING
All couples:	partners face and dance a clockwise back-to-back with each other; end facing4;
	as gents dance in-place, ladies dance clockwise outside the set (partners pass right-
	shoulder-to-right-shoulder) to the next clockwise-gent (left)4;
	new partners swing in waltz hold8;
	repeat from     three times48;
	HOUSE
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 3 -- JIGS (152 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary up-jig step—lift 2, 3, 4.
	QUARTERHOUSE—SWING
All couples:	quarterhouse (body, in out and around) in waltz hold16;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	LADIES CROSSOVER—COUPLES ARCH-AROUND—HOUSE
Top couples:	ladies crossover and take right hands with the opposite gent2;
	form and arch and the lady dances clockwise under the arch around the gent;
	gents continue facing into the set but dance a bit left and right to facilitate
	the lady's passage6;
	new couples house each other in waltz hold8;
	repeat from     16.
Side couples:	repeat from     32.
	PINWHEEL HALFWAY AROUND—SWING
All couples:	ladies pinwheel clockwise (right hands) to opposite4;
	gents pinwheel clockwise (right hands) to opposite4;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	repeat from     to home16;
	QUARTERHOUSE—SWING
	quarterhouse16;
	swing in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (128 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary polka step—down 2, 3.
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE IN A CIRCLE—SWING
All couples:	take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	INDIVIDUALS CROSSOVER— DANCE ONE POSITION AROUND—SWING
	top ladies crossover right-shoulder-to-right2;
	top gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left; end facing partner2;
	side ladies crossover right-shoulder-to-right2;
	side gents crossover left-shoulder-to-left; end facing partner2;
	weave (no touch, no turn) one-quarter around the set; gents dance
	anticlockwise, ladies dance clockwise  :
	pass partner right-shoulder-to-right2;
	pass next dancer left-shoulder-to-left2;
	next couples swing in waltz hold4;
	repeat from      three times; top ladies begin from a new position each time48;
	CHAIN—SWING—ADVANCE AND RETIRE IN A CIRCLE—BIG CHRISTMAS
	chain to opposite (gents dance anticlockwise, ladies dance clockwise)6; batter2;
	chain to home (same directions)8;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8;
	big Christmas (one revolution)8.

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MOYCULLEN SET             ORD:  TT, SS

F1  Reels 160 bars       Clare-style lift-2-3-4

ALL:   LASWH8      FHW8

TT:  L CHN8              ALL:    SWGW8

SS:  L CHN8              ALL    SWGW8

TT:  A&RXH4       DANCE TO FACE LEFT PR4

ALL:  DBL P-THRU (SQ as in CL LANCERS) PASS (NO TCH) R2R,

L2L, R2R, L2L -- TGs HO AS TLs TO ORIG OPP8

SWGW8

TT:  RPT FR      24      SS:     RPT FR      48

ALL:FHW8

F2  Reels 160 bars       Clare-style lift-2-3-4

ALL:   LASWH8      FHW8

TT: A&RXH4    LN-OF-4 IN CTR (Ls MIDL)2      I-P2

360o HOLDING nSID Hs (gates)4

TO OPP AND FC PART2   L2L TO-PLACE2

RPT FR      TO HO16      SS:                 RPT FR      32

ALL:   BK2BK CW w/PART, END FCng4

Gs I-P   AS   Ls CW TO NXT G (PASS R2R)4

NEW PRs SWGW8   RPT FR 3X (OR Ps SWG)48

FHW8

F3  Jigs 152 bars                Up-jig

ALL:  QHW16        SWGW8

TT:  Ls XOVR, TAKE RnR (shake hands) OPP G2

ARCH & L CW ARD G TO WALTZ HOLD6

NEW PRs HSE EA OTHW8

RPT FR      TO HO16     SS:   RPT FR      32

ALL:    Ls RH PW TO OPP4

Gs RH PW TO OPP4

SWGW8    RPT FR      TO HO16

ALL:  QHW16        SWGW8

F4  Polkas 128 bars Down polka (down-2-3)

TTL BEGIN XOVR DIFF POS EA TIME

ALL:  A&RHHC8       SWGW8

TL XOVR R2R2   TG XOVR L2L, END FCng PART2

SL XOVR R2R2   SG XOVR L2L, END FCng PART2

WEAVE ¼ (Gs ACW, Ls CW) :   PASS PART R2R2

PASS NEXT DANCER L2L2

NEXT PRs SWGW4

RPT FR       3X TIL ALL ARE AT HO48

CHN (Gs ACW) TO OPP6        BATTER2

CHN TO HO8           SWGW8

A&RHHC8               B XMAS (1 REVOL)8