This details the first figure of the square set, done where
there are
normally MORE than 4 couples in a set and the regular patterns cannot
be done:
First Figure (Jig)
1. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
2. Dance with your corner partner.
You´ve just finished
the first quarter of the figure.
3. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
4. Dance with your corner partner.
You´ve just finished
the second quarter of the figure.
5. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
6. Dance with your corner partner.
You´ve just finished
the third quarter of the figure.
7. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
8. Dance with your corner partner.
You´ve just finished
the fourth quarter of the figure.
9. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle
- that´ll be it - that´ll be all!
This details the second figure of the square set done where there
are
normally MORE than 4 couples in a set and the regular patterns cannot
be done:
Second Figure (Jig)
1. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
2. Dance with your partner.
3. Promenade around to the right.
You´ve just finished
the first quarter of the figure.
4. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
5. Dance with your partner.
6. Promenade around to the left.
You´ve just finished
the second quarter of the figure.
7. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
8. Dance with your partner.
9. Promenade around to the right.
You´ve just finished
the third quarter of the figure.
10. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle.
11. Dance with your partner.
12. Promenade around to the left.
You´ve just finished
the fourth quarter of the figure.
13. All join hands forward and back or do the Mabou Shuffle
- that´ll be it, that´ll be all!
This details the third figure of the square set done now where there
are
normally MORE than 4 couples in a set and the regular patterns cannot
be done:
Third Figure (Reel)
1. Right hand to your partner, half grand chain.
2. Swing your partner.
3. Left hand to your corner partner, half grand chain back to home.
4. Promenade to the right (always to the right in the third figure).
5. One couple takes the lead and promenades (leading the rest of the
set)
to face the music.
6. This couple turns toward each other (lady will be on the left and
gent
on the right, (the gent´s left
hand is on the small of his lady´s back
- the gent´s right hand is clasping
his lady´s right hand outstretched
a bit - then they split the couples
that were lined up behind them)
The couples separate only as the head
couple passes through and then
follow the head couple as do all the
others.
7. When the head couple has split the couples, they continue on a bit
and
then cast off and return towards the
music
- gents line up on one side and ladies
on the other side,
- they go forward and back a few times
(or stepdance - your choice).
8. Join with your partner and do a simple two step (or stepdance)
- everyone dances back into their home
place ready for the next step.
You´ve just finished
the first quarter of the figure.
9. Right hand to your partner, half grand chain.
10. Swing your partner.
11. Left hand to your corner partner, half grand chain back to home.
12. Promenade to the right (always to the right in the third figure).
13. Another couple OR the same couple as before promenade (leading
the
rest of the set) to face the ‘back of
the hall´.
14. This couple that are leading to the back of the hall turns toward
each other
(lady will be on the left and gent on
the right) (the gent´s left hand is
on the small of his lady´s back
- the gent´s right hand is clasping his
lady´s right hand outstretched
a bit - then they split the couples that
were lined up behind them)
These couples separate only as this
couple passes through.
15. When the couple has split all the couples they continue on a bit
and then
cast off and return towards the back
of the hall
- gents line up on one side and ladies
on the other side
- they go forward and back a few times
(or stepdance - your choice).
16. Join with your partner and do a simple two step (or stepdance).
Everyone then dances their set back
into a circle and ready for the
next step.
You´ve just finished
the second quarter of the figure.
17. Repeat steps 1 through 16.
You´ve just finished
the third and fourth quarters of the figure.
18. Right hand to your partner and do a grand chain (passing your partner
by and going all the way to home).
19. All join hands and go forward and back OR stepdance.
20. That´ll be it and that´ll be all!