Study Notes Copyright © William Lynch 2007
First Figure (Polka) | 80 bars |
INTRODUCTION: Dancers honour their partners, then their corners. | 8 bars | |
1 | Top couples:
R and L hand star: dancers take R hands in the centre and dance clockwise (3 bars), ˝ turn clockwise (1 bar) to take L hands and dance back to place (4 bars). |
8 bars |
Swing partners. | 8 bars | |
Ladies chain: R hands in the centre, link L elbows with the opposite gent to turn with him twice, take R hands again in the centre and waltz hold with own partners. | 8 bars | |
Swing partners. | 8 bars | |
2 | Side couples now dance 1. | 32 bars |
FINISH: Dancers stand in place. | 8 bars |
Second Figure (2/4 Marches) | 112 bars |
NOTE: Gents dance flat threes when dancing the movement 'dance across and back’; otherwise a walking step is used throughout. | |||
INTRODUCTION | 8 bars | ||
1 | Top gents dance across and back: dance into the centre (2 bars), turn into the opposite place (2 bars), dance back into the centre (2 bars) and turn back to place (2 bars). | 8 bars | |
2 | Swing partners. On the last bar gents dance in, keeping their arms around the ladies' waists, and take L hands across, tops above sides. | 8 bars | |
3 | Lead around, falling back to place on the last 2 bars. | 8 bars | |
4 | Top gents dance across and back. | 8 bars | |
5 | Swing partners.
Lead around. |
16 bars | |
6 | Side gents dance across and back. | 8 bars | |
7 | Swing partners.
Lead around. |
16 bars | |
8 | Side gents dance across and back. | 8 bars | |
9 | Swing partners.
Lead around. |
16 bars | |
FINISH | 8 bars |
Third Figure (2/4 Marches) | 80 bars |
INTRODUCTION | 8 bars | ||
1 | Top couples:
R and L hand star: dancers take R hands in the centre and dance clockwise (3 bars), ˝ turn (1 bar) to take L hands and dance back to place (4 bars). |
8 bars | |
Swing partners. | 8 bars | ||
Ladies chain: R hands in the centre, link L elbows with the opposite gent to turn with him twice, take R hands again in the centre and waltz hold with own partners. | 8 bars | ||
Swing partners. | 8 bars | ||
2 | Side couples now dance 1. | 32 bars | |
FINISH | 8 bars |
Fourth Figure (2/4 Marches) | 112 bars |
INTRODUCTION | 8 bars | |
1 | Top couples:
1st lady and 2nd gent dance in and swing, falling back to place on the last 2 bars. |
8 bars |
Pass through: couples exchange places, 1st couple passing between the 2nd, turn and pass back, this time the 2nd couple passing between the 1st. | 8 bars | |
All swing corners. | 8 bars | |
2nd lady and 1st gent dance in and swing. | 8 bars | |
Pass through, 2nd couple passing between 1st, then 1st between 2nd back to place. | 8 bars | |
All swing corners. | 8 bars | |
2 | Side couples now lead to dance 1. | 48 bars |
FINISH | 8 bars |
Fifth Figure (2/4 Marches) | 208 bars |
NOTE: Dancers dance flat threes for the movements 'House within', 'Half chain' and 'Lead back', otherwise a walking step is used. | |||
INTRODUCTION | 8 bars | ||
1 | 1st top couple house within. Couples dance 2x3s towards the centre, then 6 within the set and back to place. | 8 bars | |
2 | Ladies advance and retire, dancing in, 2, 3, lift, back, lift, back, lift (4 bars) while gents stand. Gents dance in, turn ˝ turn clockwise and dance out to take waltz hold with their partners (4 bars). | 2 bars | |
3 | Swing partners. | 8 bars | |
4 | Half chain: partners face each other and chain R and L hand to meet in the opposite place and take crossed hand hold in front, facing anti-clockwise around the set. | 8 bars | |
5 | Lead back: couples lead round for 4 bars then, with the same hold, turn clockwise 4 bars to finish in place with R hands still held, partners in each other's positions, the gent facing out of the set. | 8 bars | |
6 | Back-to-back: all join hands in a circle and dance 4 bars in place, dancing step, swing, step, swing, step, swing, step, swing. Partners then take 4 bars to dance past each other into their own positions, the gent turning the lady clockwise under R arm. | 8 bars | |
7 | 2nd top couple house within. | 8 bars | |
8 | Ladies advance and retire.
Gents dance in and out. |
8 bars | |
9 | Swing partners.
Half chain. Lead back. Back-to-back. |
32 bars | |
10 | 1st side couple house within. | 8 bars | |
11 | Ladies advance and retire.
Gents dance in and out. |
8 bars | |
12 | Swing partners.
Half chain. Lead back. Back-to-back. |
32 bars | |
13 | 2nd side couple house within. | 8 bars | |
14 | Ladies advance and retire.
Gents dance in and out. |
8 bars | |
15 | Swing partners.
Half chain. Lead back. Back-to-back. |
32 bars | |
FINISH | 8 bars |
SOURCE The set is described as danced on the video 'All Set' which is produced by Craobh Productions, a subsidiary of Eclipse Promotions. |