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Resource | Set Dancing
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Welcome Set Dancers,
This is your set dancing hub for reference material and links to resource on the web.
dance instructions
Dance Pages
These are pages dedicated to each set with notes and video references.
- Irish Set Dance Notes – I love the way this site describes the instructions and how the instructions are laid out. If a set is on this site I usually use it first as my reference.
- Dance Minder – my friend Michael Harrison runs this site. It is a great recourse for dancing notes and music references.
courses, classes, video
Courses
Resources on this page dedicated to set dancing and battering for sets. Including entire courses, classes, practice videos and breakdown videos.
books
Books
- Pat Murphy, 1995, Toss the Feathers: Irish Set Dancing, Mercier Press: Dublin.
- Pat Murphy, 2000, The Flowing Tide: More Irish Set Dancing, Mercier Press: Dublin.
- Pat Murphy, 2009, Apples in Winter: Irish Set and Social Dancing, self published, Ireland.
music
Music Resources
- Spotify Music Playlist – please save this playlist in your Spotify account. When ever possible I will add the music for each set on this playlist. A great resource for practicing or teaching the dances to your friends and family.
- Youtube Set dance playlist – please save this playlist in your YouTube channel. I will work on adding each dance we learn to this playlist. Having them all in one place will make it easy for you to learn and remember the material we cover.
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Tune | Reel | P Joe’s
Tune | Reel | Mountain Lark
Tune | Jig | Sweets Of May
Tune | Reel | Molly Bán
Tune | Reel | Maids of Castlebar
Tune | Reel | Donegal Traveler
Tune | Reel | Lucy Campbell’s
Lucy Campbells – The Session.org
Here’s a recording of a session that I was working on creating a step or two for Lucy Campbell’s. A work in progress. It’s a big multi-part tune so it may take us a bit to get through it. Be patient with yourself, it’s a great tune and well worth the time to learn it in your feet.