Harringtons-Wakefield Set Dancers

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Comment by Eileen on September 8, 2009 at 2:09pm

The Beginner Irish Set Dancing class at Harrington's will finish up on Monday, September 14th, with the Corofin, another of the basic sets. We have done one new set each Monday night (7:30 - 9PM) with a small group of new dancers, eight sets in all. It has been a lot of fun and very rewarding. Some of the dancers will continue in the set dancing classes that will be starting up soon for the fall season, such as the Danvers class starting on Thursday, September 10th. We welcome all the new dancers to join the Wednesday night sessions upstairs at Harrington's. Frank & Eileen

Comment by Eileen on August 5, 2009 at 3:18pm

The Harrington's set dancers will be learning (or re-learning) The Newport Set over the next few weeks. This is the "new" set done at the beginning of each session from 7:30 to 7:45. PJ will call and provide instructions staring with the first figure on Wednesday, August 5th. Notes and links to videos are available in the "Notes" section (see tab in the menu above); click the Notes tab, it should open to the Notes Home page, and select Newport Set from the alphabetical list of sets.

Comment by Eileen on July 14, 2009 at 6:35am

New this summer - 8 weeks only. Harrington's is hosting Beginner Irish Set Dancing classes upstairs on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9:00 PM July 20 - September 14, 2009, led by Frank & Eileen. All age groups are welcome. No pre-registration is required. Just stop by for a great night of fun and exercise. Frank and Eileen moderate the Wednesday night set dancing sessions upstairs at Harrington's that take place year-round, from 7:30 - 9:30 PM.

Comment by Eileen on July 7, 2009 at 10:22pm

PJ will be teaching The Fermanagh Set at Harrington's starting Wednesday, July 8th at 7:30PM. At the beginning of the session, we take the first 15 minutes or so to present a new or unfamiliar set, usually a new figure each week. It helps to add variety to the dance schedule, as once we have learned the sets, we work them into the routine. Links to the study notes (Set Dancing News) and demonstration videos from a class in Fairfax City, Virginia (setdancer1 on YouTube) are below for anyone who wants to follow along.

Fermanagh Set Study Notes (Set Dancing News)
[4 figures: polka, polka, reel, hornpipe]
Figure 1 - Pass Through (polkas) Watch the video for a demonstration of The Fermanagh Set Fig 1

Figure 2 -The Gathering In (polkas) Video: Fermanagh Set Fig 2

Figure 3 -Steal the Ladies (reels) Video: Fermanagh Set Fig 3

Figure 4 - The Hornpipe Video: Fermanagh Set Fig 4

Comment by Frank K on March 11, 2009 at 10:07am

Frank Keane, this is a reminder for

Title: Harrington's Wakefield Set Dancing @730pm
Time: Wed Mar 11 7:30pm – 9:45pm (Timezone: Eastern Time)
Where: Harrington's Irish Pub, Wakefield Ma
Calendar: Irish Set Dancer Calendar
Owner/Creator: frank.kea...@gmail.com

Description: Once again, we are going to tweak the schedule to try to liven
things up. The first 15-20 minutes will be to introduce a few figures of a
new set. The First two sets were the Sliabh Fraoch and the Jenny Lind.

Over the next few months we will also add the Melleray Lancers. Pat Murphy,
Ireland's Dance Master says, "this is the best set I have ever danced".

Thanks to Peter Jackson, we have a video of all the figures, as taught by
Pat Murphy, at this years "The Gathering".

It is on www.irishsetdancing.ning.com

We hope you enjoy the changes and the new sets.

Easy Reel Unique mostly Polka fun
difficult
week 1 Kilfenora Plain Clare Black Valley Jig North Kerry
Ballyvourney Borlin
week 2 Connemara Paris Clare Lancers Cashel Ballyvourney
West Kerry
week 3 Caledonia Claddaigh Antrim Squares Sliabh Luchra Ballyvourney Sliabh
Fraoch
week 4 Corofin Mazurka Fermanaugh Quad Dunmanway Ballyvourney
Williamstown

Week 5 is a vote for one set from each group

For up to date schedules of events
http://irishsetdancing.ning.com/

For the latest discussion on Irish set dancing events, ceilis, trips etc
http://thejoyofsets.blogspot.com/

You can view this event at
http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=ODR1Mmt1a2ZrMXVl...

You can also view your calendar at http://www.google.com/calendar/

Comment by Eileen on January 20, 2009 at 2:47pm

Harrington's sets for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 (week 4): Corofin, Mazurka, Fermanagh Quadrilles, Dunmanway, Ballyvourney, and Williamstown

Comment by Eileen on October 19, 2008 at 2:19pm

Frank lists the sets to be danced each week on the Harrington's Set Dancing Calendar

Comment by Eileen on August 17, 2008 at 11:19pm

See Harrington's-Wakefield Set Dancers to get on the Harrington's set dancing mailing list. Email notifications are sent to members regarding specific sets planned for which days. Also, you will be notified if, for any reason, we have an unplanned cancellation - which would normally be due only to very inclement weather or a last-minute booking for Harrington's function room.