Melleray Lancers Set Notes & Videos

Mellery Lancers Set
(aka Waterford Lancers) from County Waterford
[7 figures: polka, polka, polka/slide, polka, jig, polka, polka]

Figure 1 Swing Opposites, Step & Swing Corners, Step Circle & Swing Partners (polka)

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

Melleray Lancers Study Notes:
The Melleray Lancers Study Notes on Set Dancing News
The Melleray Lancers Study Notes by Larry Taylor

Melleray Lancers Set Videos:

• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figures 1 - 5 led by Pat Murphy at The Gathering Feb-09 by Peter Jackson
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 1  Gens d'Ys saggio 2008 corso base di Fagnano Olonaby solaccurssio from Italy
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 2
  
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 3
  
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 4 (or, in french, 4° ) - Spectacle Branwen
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 5
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 6
• Melleray Lancers Set Video Figure 7
  

Footwork & steps:

Swing: all swings are in ceili hold

Step-it-Out: Special "step" starts out on the right foot (both gents & ladies): R-2-3, L-2-3, cut(L), cut(R), & 1-2-3 (8 bars). Otherwise dance an ordinary polka step (down-2-3).

Advance & swing opposite: Gent & opposite lady dance in (2 bars) to meet in the center, take ceili hold & swing for 6 bars, end facing partner to dance back(2) & swing partner(2)

Corners:   Face corners R-in-R & "Step-it-out"(4); Swing Corners(for 3) & "corners keep Left hands to form a circle" with ladies facing out & gents facing in

Mellery Lancers Set – Short Notes / Calling Notes:

[Order: Top-Top-Side-Side; first side is on the right]

8-bar introduction of music

Figure 1:    Swing Opposites (polka) [swing; swing; chain; swing; corners-step-swing; circle-step-swing]

Tops:        TG1 & TL2 (1st top gent & opposite lady) Advance(2) & swing(6) in center, dance back to meet partner(2) & both couples swing(6);
                [Say: "Advance-2-3 & dance-2-3 and ceili-swing for 6; go home-2-3 & 2-2-3 & ceili-swing at home for 6."]

                Top Ladies Chain, left arm to gent, & swing partner 

Corners:   Face corners R-in-R & "Step-it-out"(4); Swing Corners(for 3) & "corners keep Left hands to form a circle" with ladies facing out & gents facing in

Circle:      "step-it-out"(4) in the circle; go home &

Partners:  Swing partners(4) at home.   

[Summary: swing opposites; swing partners; ladies chain; face corners, step-it-out & swing corners; form a circle, step it out & swing partners.]

Repeat with 2nd Top Gent & opposite lady:

Tops:        TG2 & opposite: Swing Opposite, Swing Partners; 

Tops:        Ladies Chain

All:           Step & Swing Corners; Circle-step & swing partners

Repeat with 1st Side Gent & opposite lady:

Repeat with 2nd Side Gent & opposite lady:

"Opposites... Advance-2-3 & dance-2-3 and ceili-swing for 6

“partners…” Home-2-3 & 2-2-3 & ceili-swing at home for 6

“Ladies Chain…”

“partners …”  ceili-swing at home for 6

“CORNERS”

Right-2-3 & Left-2-3, Cut(L) – Cut(R), &  1-2-3 & Swing corners for 8

“keep left hands and CIRCLE”

Right-2-3 & Left-2-3, Cut(L) – Cut(R), &  1-2-3 & Swing partners for 8.

[swing; swing; chain; swing – corners-step-swing, circle-step-swing]

Swing Opposite; Swing Partner; Big Chain; Swing Partner; Corners & Swing, Circle & Swing, Swing Partners