St Patrick's Day

It's occurred to me that I never did type out St Patrick's Day or the Sixteen-Hand Reel after I learnt them last year. For shame! Here goes Paddy's Day.

Lead Round

Body

Sides
Partners exchange places with sidestep and rising step, then back to place (8).

Half Right and Left
Partners take both hands and turn once in place (2). Top gents exchange places with gent to their left (2) then top ladies exchange places with lady to their left (2).

Sides (8)
Half Right and Left (6)
As before.

Double Quarter Chain
As in the High Cauled Cap. Partners take right hands and turn in place (2). Gents pass to lady on left, ladies to gent on right, give left hands and turn in place (2), chain back to partner (2), turn in place (2). Repeat with gent passing to lady on right and lady passing to gent on left (8). (16)

Extended Sides
Partners exchange places with sidestep and rising step (4). Continue on in same direction (gents right, ladies left) as before (4). Gents give right hand to lady on right and turn in place (2), chain back to partner (2), turn in place (2). (14)

Full Chain
As it says on the tin. Gents right (anticlockwise), ladies left (clockwise). (14)

First Figure - Advance and Retire
As always (16).

Brief clip interlude. They go the wrong way in the double quarter chain.



Body (72)

First Figure - repeated by sides (16)

Body (72)

Second Figure - Ladies Chain
As always - (16)

Body (72)

Second Figure - repeated by sides (16)

Body (72)

Finish
Lead around anticlockwise as usual (8). Lead around clockwise but only as far as opposite position (4), then take partners two hands and swing in the same direction back to position (4). (16)

Sooooo, 456 bars? I really like this dance!