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SLIABH  FRAOCH  SET

[5 figures: polka, polka/slide, reel, reel, fling]
Figure 1 – Square-SlideRight, AR(1), Gents Lead Single File (Polkas)
Figure 2 – Bounce, Kick, Dance in Place Twice (Polkas/Slides)
Figure 3 – Interlacing Crossovers (Reels)
Figure 4 – Sevens & Threes / Little Christmas (Reels)
Figure 5 – Ladies File Inside 3/4s, Gents to Home  (Flings)


Study Notes:
Sloabh Fraoch Study Notes
Larry Taylor

Sliabh Fraoch Set Videos:
SLIABH FRAOCH SET CALLING NOTES:
  1. LA, turn under with both hands.
    STS-slide right. See note below* Square the Set [slide, step, slide-lift, turn-2-3, turn-2-3]
    AR(1) no hands, lead left to opposite; AR(1), lead left to home. Swing.
    STS-slide right, AR(1), lead left to opposite, AR(1), lead left to home. Swing
    STS
    -slide right (3rd time) & house to finish.
  2. LA; Square-slide right; Swing,
    TC Borlin SQ 4 times, SC repeat, TC repeat, SC Repeat, All Square, All House
  3. LA (lift-123); Square-7's
    TC. Gents cross (R/R) & back into place; Ladies cross (L/L) & back in place, repeat to home;
    At the same time:
    SC
     Face Partner, pass R/R to opposite, repeat to home, & do it again.
    Repeat with sides and tops exchanging roles.
    All AR(1) penguin-LAR to Home; Swing,
    Repeat with Ladies leading crossover,
    All
      Square-7's & House
  4. LA; Square-7's
    TC: square the set (7’s). AR(1) no touch, advance; "Flower Basket": ladies take uncrossed hands in front and lift up/over the gents' heads and place hands on the gents' shoulders & Christmas; Ladies-chain "no touch", repeat,
    Swing, SC Repeat, All STS (7’s), House
  5. LA, turn under with both hands
    square the set (7’s).  AR (1)  (7’s) AR (1) (3’s doubling last then turn to home). Ladies clockwise inside 3/4. Gents clockwise to home, repeat with new partners, STS (2) (7’s) , house

Notes on the moves:

Music Intro: 8 bars

Lead Around: crossed-hands (in front), turn the lady under with 2 hands (LA)

Swings are in waltz hold.

*Square the Set (16 bars) in Fig 1 (polka): Slide to the next position on the right:
slide, step, slide-lift, turn-2-3, turn-2-3” (two bars in-place with quarter-turn) (STS); "lift" the heel (up & down) of the leading foot while leaving the other foot in the air just before the turn-in-place, turn-in-place.

Advance-Retire (1-2, 123) no hands (Fig. 1)

Penquin  or “Lead Left” or duck walk (Fig 1): “gents lead left” to opposite; ladies follow, in a single line (123, 123)

Ladies Chain: no hands

Reel Step (Figs 3,4 & 5) lift-1-2-3, and sevens



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