Parti Dawns Aelwyd Aberystwyth

Dawnsiau Llangadfan Dances

Part 3 - PARTI DAWNS AELWYD ABERYSTWYTH

AND THE LLANGADFAN DANCES

LUMPS OF PUDDING

Setting - Set right & left advancing with first person, turn single then back-to-back with second person.
 Repeat setting to second person then back-to-back with first person.

PART 1 - THE LEADINGS - ARWAIN - (THE MAN’S PART)
A Leadings
A1 All lead up 4 steps, set R & L (honour the presence), then back 4 steps, all face & set to partners.
A2 That again.

B Meetings
B1 C1 taking LH, lead down to meet C3 moving up (C2 cast up to top of set as C1 move down);
  C1 turn taking RH and lead up to meet C2 at top.
  All set to partner, C1 turn RH 3/4 to face man’s wall whilst W2 & W3 cast to form women’s wall
  holding inside hands whilst M2 & M3 do the same.
B2 C1 meet Men’s wall, turn and meet women’s wall.
  All set to partner, turn partner RH

C Cross Heys, Heys on your Own
C1 Cross Hey, C1 starting from middle of set going down and out on improper sides,
  all turn partners two hands. (C1 return to proper positions before turning two hands)
C2 Hey on your own, all turn partners.

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Leadings - Part Two
A Ends Set
A1 M1 set to W1, & back-to-back with W2 whilst W3 sets to M3 & back-to-back with M2.
A2 M1 set to W2 & back-to-back with W1 whilst W3 sets to M2 & back-to-back with M3.

B Non-Meetings
B1 C1 take RH & lead down to C3, C2 casting up to top. C2 & C3 do not now meet or move C1.
  C1 turn giving LH and move towards C2 at top. C1 Set & turn RH.
B2 C1 move to Man’s wall, turn and move to woman’s wall.
  C1 set to each other give LH and with C2 move back home to original positions.

C Hey Between & Hey on your Own
C1 M1 & W3 hey between, M1 starting by going between W1/W2, around W2 then W1
  whilst W3 start by going between M2/M3, around M2 the M3.
  M1 & W3 meet in middle of set & turn RH back to place.
C2 All Hey on your own side & turn Partners.

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Leadings - Part Three
A Tops Set
A1 C1/C2 set to each other (ie M1 to W2, W1 to M2) ,C2 cast up to C1 position,
  C1turn whilst crossing to C2 position improper & back-to-back C3 (C1 down & out).
A2 M1 set to W3, turn half & back-to-back W2 at top (M1 up & out), whilst M1 with M3 & M2.

B Clapping
B1 M1 turn & meet W3 & clap (timing - one, two, three-clap own, four-clap R hand to right shoulder),
  turn (one,two) & clap own ,clap left shoulder with W2 at top,
  (W3 & W2 need to advance to meet M1 on ‘one, two’) ,
  whilst W1 turns and does same with M2 then M3.
  C1 set to each other in centre of set & turn 3/4, M1 facing M2, W1 facing W3.
B2 W1 clap with W3 then W2, whilst M1 claps with M2 then M3.
  C1 set to each other in centre of set , turn 1/2 RH into

C Hey Between & Hey on Own Side
C1 C1 hey between (improper) starting down & out,
  M1 around W3 then W2, W1 around M3 then M2, C1 set in centre of set turn 1/2 two hands
C2 All hey on own side C1 starting down & out around C3. All turn partners two hands.

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PART 2 - THE SIDINGS - OCHRI (THE WOMAN’S PART)

Part One

A Ochri/Sidings
A1 All side right (4 steps), back (4 steps), cross over & loop left to face (8 steps).
A2 That again, siding left, crossing and looping right.

B Meetings
B1 C1 taking LH, lead down to meet C3 moving up (C2 cast up to top of set as C1 move down);
  C1 turn taking RH and lead up to meet C2 at top.
  All set to partner, C1 turn RH 3/4 to face man’s wall whilst W2 & W3 cast to form women’s wall
  holding inside hands whilst M2 & M3 do the same.
B2 C1 meet Men’s wall, turn and meet women’s wall.
  All set to partner, turn partner RH

C Cross Heys, Heys on your Own
C1 Cross Hey, C1 starting from middle of set going down and out on improper sides,
  all turn partners two hands. (C1 return to proper positions before turning two hands)
C2 Hey on your own, all turn partners.

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Tracings - Part Two
A Wonky Setting
A1 M1 set to W2 whilst W1 sets to M3. C2 cast up to top, C1 turn & cross to C2 position (improper).
  M1 back-to-back (down & out) with W3, whislst W1 back-to-back with M2 (up & out).
A2 M1 set to W3 & turns half & back-to-back with W2, whilst W3 sets to M2 & turning half,
  back-to-back with M3.

B Clapping
B1 M1 turn & meet W3 & clap (timing - one, two, clap own, clap right), turn (one,two) & clap own ,
  clap left with W2 at top. (W3 & W2 need to advance to meet M1 on ‘one, two’) .
  whilst W1 turns and does same with M2 then M3.
  C1 set to each other in centre of set & turn 3/4, M1 facing M2, W1 facing W3.
B2 W1 clap with W3 then W2, whilst M1 claps with M2 then M3.
  C1 set to each other in centre of set , turn 1/2 RH into

C Hey Between & Hey on your Own
C1 M1 & W3 hey between, M1 starting by going between W1/W2, around W2 then W1
  whilst W3 start by going between M2/M3, around M2 the M3.
  M1 & W3 meet in middle of set & turn RH back to place.
C2 All Hey on your own side & turn Partners.

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Tracings - Part Three
A Ail Diagonal
A1 W1 set to M2 & back-to-back with M1 whilst M3 sets to W2 & back-to-back with W3.
A2 W1 set to M1 & back-to-back with M2 whilst M3 sets to W3 & back-to-back with W2.

B Non-Meetings
B1 C1 take RH & lead down to C3, C2 casting up to top. C2 & C3 do not now meet or move C1.
  C1 turn giving LH and move towards C2 at top. C1 Set & turn RH.
B2 C1 move to Man’s wall, turn and move to woman’s wall.
  C1 set to each other give LH and with C2 move back home to original positions.

C Hey Between & Hey on Own Side
C1 C1 hey between (improper) starting down & out,
  M1 around W3 then W2, W1 around M3 then M2, C1 set in centre of set turn 1/2 two hands
C2 All hey on own side c1 starting down & out around C3. All turn partners two hands.

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PART 3 - THE TURNINGS - TRO LLAW (THE CROSS PART)

Part One
A Armings/Tro Llaw
A1 All turn RH once round (8 steps), cross over & loop left to face (8 steps).
A2 That again, arming left, crossing and looping right.

B Meetings
B1 C1 taking LH, lead down to meet C3 moving up (C2 cast up to top of set as C1 move down);
  C1 turn taking RH and lead up to meet C2 at top.
  All set to partner, C1 turn RH 3/4 to face man’s wall whilst W2 & W3 cast to form women’s wall
  holding inside handswhilst M2 & M3 do the same.
B2 C1 meet Men’s wall, turn and meet women’s wall.
  All set to partner, turn partner RH

C Cross Heys, Heys on your Own
C1 Cross Hey, C1 starting from middle of set going down and out on improper sides,
  all turn partners two hands. (C1 return to proper positions before turning two hands)
C2 Hey on your own, all turn partners, C1 turning 1/2 ending improper.

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The Armings - Part two
A Set Sgwar
A1 C1 (improper) set to C3, turn single then M1 back-to-back M2, W2 back-to-back M3.
A2 M1 set & turn with M2, W2 set & turn with M3 then M1 back-to-back W3, W1 back-to-back M3.

B Fast Armings
B1 M1 arm right with the W3 & arm left with W2, whilst W1 arms with M2 & M3,
  then C1 arm right one & half times in centre of set;
B2 M1 arm left with M2 & turn right arm with M3, whilst W1 arms with M2 & M3,
  then C1 arm left one & half times in centre of set;

C Hey Between & Circles
C1 C1 hey between (improper) starting down & out,
  M1 around W3 then W2, W1 around M3 then M2, C1 set in centre of set turn 1/2 two hands
C2 Circles three twice round, M1 with W1 & W2 at top of set, M2 with M3 & W3 at bottom of set.
  All turn partners to place, C1 ending improper.

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The Armings - Part Three
A 1s & 2s Set
A1 C1 & C2 set to partners and turn single to new positions:
  W2 move up to M1’s improper position, M2 cross to W2 position, M1 to M2 position.
  M1 back-to-back with M3, M2 back-to-back with W3.
A2 M1 set to M3, turn half & back-to-back with W1 at top,
  whilst M2 sets to W3 turns half & back-to-back with W2 at top.

B Fast Armings 2
B1 M1 arm right with the W3 & arm left with W2, whilst W1 arms with M2 & M3,
  then C1 arm right one & half times in centre of set;
B2 M1 arm left with M2 & turn right arm with M3, whilst W1 arms with M2 & M3,
  then C1 arm left one & half times in centre of set, M1 finishing in W2 normal position,
  W1 moving to M1 proper place, M2 moving to M2 normal position.

C Hey Between & Circles
C1 M1 & M2 hey between, M2 crossing first starting down & out around M3 the W1 at top,
  whist M1 starts down & outside W3 the W2 at top of set, M1 & M2 turn LH in centre of set,
  finishing M1 in centre facing W2 & W3 whilst M2 on outside of set facing in to W1 & M3.
C2 Circles three twice round, M1 with W2 & W3 at Women’s side of set,
  M2 with M3 & W1 at man’s side set. All turn partners to place, C1 proper.

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 ROUND O.

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