WILLIAMSTOWN  SET
	© 2008   Larry E. Taylor
	This dance is from the border area of Counties Galway and Roscommon, Ireland.
	Swing in waltz hold.
	Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot.
	Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold.
	The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music.
	First side couple is on the left of the first top couple.
	Documentation is based upon workshops taught by Tony Ryan (Ellenville, New York USA,
	February 2000) and by Mick Mulkerrin (Spiddal, Ireland, February 2004).
	Edition of December 25, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- REELS (120 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4.
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise, with crossed-hands (rights on top), and end
	with gents inside the set facing ladies who are facing into the set8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	LADIES LONG CHAIN—SWING
Top couples:	ladies chain : (that is, ladies start a chain)
	with a waist-level hold for all contacts, ladies take right-hand-in-right in
	the center with the opposite lady; dance one complete turn clockwise;
	dance to the opposite gent (who has danced into his partner's position)
	and take left-hand-in-left; dance a half-turn anticlockwise then dance to
	the center; dance another complete turn right-hand-in-right and dance
	toward home; take left-hand-in-left with original partner and dance a
	half-turn, ending with gents' facing out of the set and ladies facing
	into the set16;
	swing in waltz hold8.
Side couples:	repeat the ladies chain and swing 24.
	GENTS PINWHEEL—TURN THE LADY AT EACH POSITION
All couples:	gents take left hands in the center (wheel), grasp right-in-right with partner
	and lead around, turning the lady under clockwise at each of the four
	positions (dance to the position2, gents dance in-place and
	turn the lady2)16;
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—HOUSE HALF-WAY—SWING—HOUSE
	take open waltz hold and advance and retire once (step, step, 3-4-5)4;
	house halfway around to opposite, in waltz hold4;
	repeat the preceding advance and retire and house halfway around8;
	swing in waltz hold8;
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 2 -- REELS (112 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4.
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise, with crossed-hands (rights on top), and end
	with gents inside the set facing ladies who are facing into the set8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	CORNERS SWING, ADVANCE AND RETIRE, TURN THE LADY—SWING AT HOME
	dance to the near-corner (gents turn left, ladies turn right)2;
	swing corner-partner6;
	same partners, facing into the set, advance and retire, right-hand-in-right8;
	same partners turn the lady under-the-finger twice, right-hand-in-right8;
	dance to home, gents passing inside the set2;
	swing original partner in waltz hold6.
	ADVANCE AND RETIRE—PASS THROUGH AN ARCH—SWING
Top couples:	arch and pass through :
	holding right-hand-in-right; as second top advances and retires once,
	the first top couple dances to the center (right-hand-in-right), face and
	form an arch4;
	the second top couple dances under the arch with the lady leading;
	the arching couple lower arms and turn clockwise to-place at opposite;
	the couple passing under the arch turn inward (gents anticlockwise,
	ladies clockwise) to-place at opposite4;
	repeat the pass through to return home with second top couple forming
	the arch8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
Side couples:	repeat from      24.
All couples:	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 3 -- REELS (120 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4.
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise, with crossed-hands (rights on top), and end
	with gents inside the set facing ladies who are facing into the set8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	LADIES CHAIN AROUND  IN CENTER—SWING
Top couples:	ladies chain right-hand-in-right in the center and turn twice; dance to home
	and dance a half-turn (left-in-left) with original partner, ending with as
	in Figure One with gents facing out, ladies facing in8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
Side couples:	repeat the preceding ladies chain and swing16.
	BACK TO BACK—SWING
All couples:	back-to-back with partner—no touch, right-shoulder-to-right, sideways,
	left-shoulder-to-left and to-place8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	DANCE WITH SIDE COUPLES:   ADVANCE AND RETIRE—PASS THROUGH
	top couples face left and side couples face right and all advance and
	retire once, right-hand-in-right4;
	same couples above:  release hands and pass through, gents on the outside,
	and dance to face the next position4;
	repeat from      three times to return home; gents dance behind (outside)
	partner to-place at home24;
	SWING—HOUSE
	original partners swing in waltz hold8;
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 4 -- JIGS (128 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary jig step, down-2-3.
All couples:	lead around anticlockwise, with crossed-hands (rights on top), and end
	with gents inside the set facing ladies who are facing into the set8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	HOUSE—GENTS CROSSOVER—SWING
Top couples:	house around each other in waltz hold8;
	gents crossover (straight-over, no-touch)2; swing opposite lady6;
	house around each other in waltz hold as new couples8;
	gents crossover2; swing original partner6;
	house around each other in waltz hold as original couples8;
Side couples:	repeat from     40.
	CHAIN—SWING—HOUSE
All couples:	chain around the set (gents dance anticlockwise and ladies dance clockwise)12;
	swing in waltz hold (two revolutions)4;
	full house in waltz hold8.

FIGURE 5 -- POLKAS (136 BARS)

	Dance an ordinary reel step, lift-2-3-4.
All couples:	take hands in a circle and advance and retire twice8;
	swing in waltz hold8.
	HOUSE INSIDE—CHAIN WITH LINE THEN PARTNER
First top couple:	house inside and on the last two bars, the opposite couple splits to form
	trios to the left and right of the leading couple8 (or 4).
	chain with partner and the line:
	give rights to partner (no half-turn first time only) then left forearms to
	and half-turn around the first person in the line (ladies chain with their
	left trio and gents chain with their right trio); continue rights-to-partner-
	then-lefts-to-the-line to the end of the line; meet partner in waltz hold
	and house to home and split to form new trios16 (or 20).
	repeat from         with second top couple, first side couple, then
	second side couple leading72.
	SWING—HOUSE
All couples:	swing in waltz hold8;
	full house in waltz hold8.

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