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Connemara Reel Set
Connemara Reel Set
- Start: 1 & 2 – Lead/Back & Swing
- Start: 3 & 4 Circle & Swing
- Finish: Swing
- Footwork: Connemara step all start on left foot, or smooth 3’s
- Swings: Ceili hold, 1st sides on right
- All moves are for 6 bars, dance out last 2 bars
Fig 1 Follows Chain Reels 160 bars
| Tops | Advance / House / Swing |
| Sides | Advance / House / Swing |
| Top follows | Chain / Swing |
| Side follows | Chain / Swing |
| Tops | Advance / House / Swing |
| Side | Advance / House / All Swing to finish |
Fig 2 Back-to-back Reels 192 bars
Active Lead & Opposite Back-to-back / Swing in center
Active couples Advance / House / Swing
(order moves counter clockwise, 1st Top Lead start)
Fig 3 Christmas Reels 184 bars
Active couple Advance & Swing in center
Active couples Christmas
Active follows Chain / Swing
(order moves counter clockwise, 1st Tops start)
All Circle / Home
Circle & follows move on
Home with new partner move ¼ on
(repeat until home)
All Christmas to finish
Other formations
Fig 1,2,3 – half sets / progressive
Fig 4 – Big circle any number of couples
Great Tunes for the Connemara Reel Set: Miss McClouds, Sally Gardens, New Mown Meadow, Galway Rambler, Boil The Breakfast Early, Dowd’s no 9
Polka: Maggie in The Woods, Sing Maggie orStar of the Country Down
footwork
Connemara Step
