| Figure
1, Reels - 112 Bars |
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8
bar lead in |
8
bars |
| a |
Lead
Around and Dance at Home |
All
couples lead around anti-clockwise holding crossed hands in
front. Upon returning home, the gent turns the lady under. (8
bars) All couples then dance at home for 8 bars. |
16
bars |
| b |
Cross
Over |
Top
couples dance across the set with the ladies passing in the
center. on the opposite side, the gent turns the lady under
in to place. Repeat the cross over to get home. |
8
bars |
| c |
Dance
at Home |
Top
couples dance at home. |
8
bars |
| d |
Chain |
Top
laides chain. |
8
bars |
| e |
Lead
Over |
With
crossed hands in front, lead left shoulder to left shoulder
to the opposite side. On the opposite side, turn the lady with
both hands. Cross back to home as described in step b above. |
8
bars |
| f |
Dance
at Home |
All
couples dance at home. |
8
bars |
| g |
Sides
Repeat |
Side
couples repeat b - f |
40
bars |
| h |
House |
All
couples house to finish. |
8
bars |
| Figure
2, Reels - 128 Bars |
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|
8
bar lead in |
8
bars |
| a |
Lead
Around and Dance at Home |
All
couples lead around anti-clockwise holding crossed hands in
front. Upon returning home, the gent turns the lady under. (8
bars) All couples then dance at home for 8 bars. |
16
bars |
| b |
Cross
Over |
Holding
right hands in front, advance and retire once. Top couples cross
over going anti-clockwise, with the lady turning under the gents
right hand. Repeat from the opposite side to get back home. |
16
bars |
| c |
Dance
at Home |
Top
couples dance at home. |
8
bars |
| d |
Repeat
|
Top
couples repeat b. |
16
bars |
| e |
Dance
at Home |
All
couples dance at home. |
8
bars |
| f |
Sides
Repeat |
Side
couples repeat b - e |
48
bars |
| g |
House |
All
couples house to finish. |
8
bars |
| Figure
3, Reels - 176 Bars |
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|
8
bar lead in |
8
bars |
| a |
Lead
Around and Dance at Home |
All
couples lead around anti-clockwise holding crossed hands in
front. Upon returning home, the gent turns the lady under. (8
bars) All couples then dance at home for 8 bars. |
16
bars |
| b |
Ladies
Cross |
Top
ladies cross directly over to dance ay home with the opposite
gent. |
8
bars |
| c |
Gents
Cross |
Tops
gents cross directly over to the ladies position, taking right
hands, the gent turns the lady once anti-clockwise in place.
Then taking left hands, the gents to the ladies twice while
moving inside the set to the gents position. |
8
bars |
| d |
Advance
& Retire |
With
crossed hands in front, both top couples advance and retire
twice. |
8
bars |
| e |
Advance
to Side |
While
in waltz hold, both top couples advance and retire towards the
side (4 bars) and then house to home. |
8
bars |
| f |
Repeat
|
Top
couples repeat b - e. |
32
bars |
| e |
Dance
at Home |
All
couples dance at home. |
8
bars |
| f |
Sides
Repeat |
Side
couples repeat b - e |
72
bars |
| g |
House |
All
couples house to finish. |
8
bars |
| Figure
4, Reels - 256 Bars |
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|
8
bar lead in |
8
bars |
| a |
Lead
Around and Dance at Home |
All
couples lead around anti-clockwise holding crossed hands in
front. Upon returning home, the gent turns the lady under. (8
bars) All couples then dance at home for 8 bars. |
16
bars |
| b |
Ladies
Chain |
Top
Ladies chain and then top couples dance at home. |
16
bars |
| c |
House
Over |
First
tops house inside and leave the lady to the left of the opposite
gent, who takes her left hand in his left hand and his partners
right hand in his right hand. The ladies free hands are then
extended under and they are takn by the first top gent. |
8
bars |
| d |
Advance
and Retire |
The
line of three (second tops) advance while the top gent (facing
them) retires and then they reverse back to place. They advance
again, and on the last two bars, the second top gent turns the
two ladies out to line up with the first top gent. |
8
bars |
| e |
Repeat |
The
tops couples repeat the advance and retire (d) from the opposite
position. After the senond advance the ladies are turned out
and the couples form a christmas in the centre. |
8
bars |
| f |
Christmas |
Top
couples swing in the centre for 8 bars. |
8
bars |
| g |
Repeat |
Second
top couples repeat b - f. |
48
bars |
| h |
Ladies
Chain |
Top
Ladies chain and all couples dance at home. |
16
bars |
| i |
Repeat |
Side
couples repeat b - h |
112
bars |
| j |
House |
All
couples house to finish. |
8
bars |
| Figure
5, Jigs - 160 Bars |
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|
8
bar lead in |
8
bars |
| a |
Lead
Around and Swing |
All
couples lead around anti-clockwise holding crossed hands in
front. Upon returning home, the gent turns the lady under. (8
bars) All couples then swing for 8 bars. |
16
bars |
| b |
House |
All
couples house |
8
bars |
| c |
Gallop |
Top
couples gallop to opposite with gents back to back, sides repeat.
Tops gallop home with ladies passing back to back, sides repeat. |
8
bars |
| d |
Chain |
With
top ladies starting first, all ladies chain. Gents turn the
lady through the chain and send her on to the gents on his left. |
8
bars |
| e |
Swing |
All
couples swing. |
8
bars |
| f |
Repeat |
Side
couples repeat b - e three time more. The top ladies always
start the gallop and chain regardless of where they are in the
set. |
96
bars |
| g |
House |
All
couples house to finish. |
8
bars |
| Figure
6, Reels - 192 Bars |
| |
|
8
bar lead in |
8
bars |
| a |
Lead
Around and Dance at Home |
All
couples lead around anti-clockwise holding crossed hands in
front. Upon returning home, the gent turns the lady under. (8
bars) All couples then dance at home for 8 bars. |
16
bars |
| b |
House |
All
couples house |
8
bars |
| c |
Dance
at Home |
Top
couples dance at home. |
8
bars |
| d |
Ladies
Advance |
All
ladies advance and retire twice. |
8
bars |
| e |
Gents
Star |
Gents
star with right hand first for 4 bars, then reverse direction
to go home. When the Gents reverse, the ladies move on to the
position on their right. (when repeating the figure, the gents
alternate the starting hand (left, right & left) |
8
bars |
| f |
Dance
at Home |
All
couples dance at home with their new partners. |
8
bars |
| g |
Repeat |
Repeat
b - f three times |
120
bars |
| h |
House |
All
couples house to finish. |
8
bars |