The Kilfenora Plain Set:
Pattern for figures 1 to 5:
All: lead around (8) step it out (4) and swing (4)
Tops: dance the Figure
All: step it out and swing
Sides: dance the Figure
All: step it out and swing
All: house to finish
1st figure (reel): pass through
Pass through, pass back, chain, pass through and lead back
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2nd figure (jig): twirl across (turning once into place)
Leading couples, followed 2 bars later by the other two couples: Advance/retire twice, twirl across, turning once and repeat back to home
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3rd figure (reel): shake hands with opposite person
Leading gent and opposite lady: shake hands in the centre, dance around each other (8), swing (8), left hands, lead around (4), right hand to your partner and both couples lead across
Leading gent and opposite lady: advance retire once and both couples pass through back to place
Opposite gent and leading lady: Repeat
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4th figure (reel): wheelbarrow
Ladies chain, step it out and swing, first couple dance in, drop off the lady and "wheelbarrow", finishing with a swing in 4
Repeat with other couple dancing in
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5th figure (jig): sevens
sevens in, sevens out, sevens across,
ladies chain, step it out and swing
sevens in, sevens out, sevens across,
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6th figure (Fling or Hornpipe): three-quarter ways
All:
circle, advance/retire twice and swing
dance the body
circle, advance/retire once, ladies right hands in, go three-quarter way around and swing
repeat three times
house to finish
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Notes:
- Lead around is done with gent's right arm on lady's waist and lady's arm on gent's shoulder
- Chain and wheelbarrow turns are low-hand
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