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SLIABH gCUA SET |
| © 2008
Larry E. Taylor |
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This set from County Waterford, Ireland is also know as the WATERFORD POLKA SET. |
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Swing in waltz hold. |
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Ladies chain: low forearm follow -- After chaining right-hand-to-right-hand in the |
| center, ladies grasp left forearms with the opposite gent and they dance around | |
| one another anticlockwise (no arch); the ladies also chain to home. | |
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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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Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Padraig and Roisin McEneany at |
| Ellenville, New York USA in April 2004. Mr. McEneany said he learned the | |
| set from the late Connie Ryan. Another version is danced. | |
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Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com |
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FIGURE 1 -- POLKAS
(72 BARS) INTRODUCTION |
| Dance lively polka-batter steps (1 and 2 and 1-2-3). | |
| Top couples: |  balance
in and out in waltz hold (1
and 2 and 1-2-3, 1 and 2 and 1-2-3)4; |
| swing in waltz hold4; | |
| ladies chain (see heading)8; | |
| house each other in waltz hold8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from
32. |
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FIGURE 2 -- POLKAS
(128 BARS) INTRO ALL
AROUND |
| Dance lively polka-batter steps (1 and 2 and 1-2-3). | |
| All couples: | balance in and out in waltz hold (1 and 2 and 1-2-3, 1 and 2 and 1-2-3)4; |
| swing in waltz hold4; | |
| Top couples: | advance and retire once, right
hand in right4; |
| crossover to opposite anticlockwise (lady leads), turning the lady twice | |
| under-the-finger to place4; | |
| repeat the advance and retire and crossover under-the-finger to home8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from
24. |
| Top couples: | advance
and retire once, right hand in right4; |
| crossover anticlockwise to opposite turning the lady twice under-the-finger4; | |
| Side couples: | advance and retire once, right hand in right4; |
| crossover anticlockwise to opposite turning the lady twice under-the-finger4; | |
| All couples: | chain to home (gents anticlockwise, ladies clockwise)8; |
| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| repeat from
32. |
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FIGURE 3 -- POLKAS
(152 BARS) GENTS MEET OPP. LADY |
| Dance lively polka-batter steps (1 and 2 and 1-2-3). | |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Top couples: | first top gent and second
top lady: swing in center in waltz hold (end |
| facing home positions) while their partners crossover anticlockwise8; | |
| swinging couple then dance around one another anticlockwise (no touch), | |
| bow and end beside partners at opposite8. | |
| advance and retire once, with crossed hands (rights on top)4; | |
| house to home in waltz hold4. | |
| second
top gent and first top lady lead as top couples repeat
from 24; |
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| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from
56. |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
| swing in waltz hold8. |
| FIGURE 4 -- POLKAS (248
BARS) BRING UP THE
FIGURE |
| Dance lively polka-batter steps (1 and 2 and 1-2-3). | |
| Top couples: |
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| house each other in waltz hold8. | |
| first top couple: bring up the figure (as second top stand in waltz hold): | |
| balance in and out in waltz hold4; | |
| dance at home in waltz hold (one revolution)4; | |
| repeat the two lines above8; | |
| house each other in waltz hold8; | |
| second
top couple: lead as top couples repeat from 40; |
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| swing in waltz hold8. | |
| Side couples: | repeat from
88. |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| long body (a) : | |
| balance in and out in waltz hold4; | |
| still in waltz hold, house to the next position on the right (two revolutions)4; | |
| repeat the two lines above three times to home24; | |
| take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8; | |
| swing in waltz hold8. |
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FIGURE 5 -- POLKAS (88 BARS) OFFERING UP |
| All couples: | take hands in a circle and dance lively to the center and to home twice8; |
| swing in waltz hold8; | |
| take hands in a circle and dance lively to the center and
to home twice; |
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| as the gents retire the second time, the ladies dance inside the set to face | |
| the next gent on the right8; | |
| new partners swing in waltz hold8; | |
| repeat
from until original partners swing48. |
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| (a) The Long Body is also danced in the BALLINGEARY, HOLLYMOUNT, | |
| SKIBBEREEN and SUMMIT SETS. |
