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<set name="Clare Lancers">
	<common_part name="Beginning">
		<part key="Lead around, turn lady under" bars="8" hold="skaters">
			<description>
				All couples lead around anticlockwise to place.
				On last two bars, men raise their arms and the lady dances clockwise under the arch into place.
			</description>
		</part>
		<part key="Swing" bars="8" hold="waltz">
			<description>
				All couples swing in waltz hold.
			</description>
		</part>
	</common_part>
	<common_part name="Ending">
		<part key="House right round" bars="8">
			<description>
				All couples house right round to finish.
			</description>
		</part>
	</common_part>
	<structure>
		All figures except third: Beginning, First tops, Second tops, First sides, Second sides, Ending
		Third: Beginning, Figure, Figure, Ending
	</structure>
	<figure number="1" key="Square and corners" music="Reels" bars="152">
		<part item="a" key="Beginning" bars="16">
			<use_common_part name="Beginning"/>
		</part>
		<part key="Figure" bars="32">
			<part item="b" key="Swing in the centre" bars="8" hold="waltz">
				<description>
					Dancing man and opposite lady advance into the centre and swing.
				</description>
				<notes>
					Finish up facing your original direction - i.e. into the set, on your own side, inside the set from your original place and close to the person you were just swinging.
				</notes>
			</part>
			<part item="c" key="Rights and Lefts" bars="8">
				<description>
					Both dancing couples dance rights and lefts without hands.
					Women move through the centre first and third, men in the centre second and fourth.
					You pass your opposite by your right shoulder and your partner by your left.
					Do this all the way around and go past your own place.
				</description>
			</part>
			<part item="d" key="Swing corner" bars="8" hold="waltz">
				<description>
					All swing corners.
				</description>
			</part>
			<part item="e" key="Swing partner" bars="8" hold="waltz">
				<description>
					All swing partners.
				</description>
				<notes>
					The easiest way to do this is to end your swing facing your own place and pass the person you were just swinging with by your right shoulder.
				</notes>
			</part>
		</part>
		<part item="f" key="Second tops do the figure" bars="32">
			<repeat_parts from_part="b" to_part="e">
				Second top man and opposite lady swing in the centre.
			</repeat_parts>
		</part>
		<part item="g" key="Sides do the figure" bars="64">
			<repeat_parts from_part="b" to_part="f">
				First side man, then second side man, and their respective opposite ladies repeat the figure.
			</repeat_parts>
		</part>
		<part item="h" key="Ending" bars="8">
			<use_common_part name="Ending"/>
		</part>
	</figure>
	<figure number="2" key="Show the lady" music="Reels" bars="144">
		<part item="a" key="Beginning" bars="16">
			<use_common_part name="Beginning"/>
		</part>
		<part key="Figure" bars="40">
			<part item="b" key="House inside" bars="8" hold="waltz">
				<description>Dancing couple house inside</description>
			</part>
			<part item="c" key="Turn the lady under" bars="8">
				<description>
					Dancing couple makes an arch with right hands and dancing lady turns underneath (clockwise) four times.
					Dancing man dances on the spot during this time.
				</description>
			</part>
			<part item="d" key="Cross over and back" bars="8">
				<description>
					Dancing couple pass by right shoulders and dance across to opposite side (four bars).
					They then dance past their partner (again by right shoulder) to line up (in four bars).
					Couple opposite to dancing couple split apart in last two bars and go to their own side.
				</description>
				<notes>
					This should leave two lines of man, lady, man, lady (reading left to right facing the line).
				</notes>
				<notes>
					The 'couple opposite' is the other dancing couple pair - e.g. second tops if first tops are dancing.
				</notes>
			</part>
			<part item="e" key="Advance and retire" bars="8">
				<description>
					All hold hands in lines
					Lines advance and retire twice.
					On last two bars, only non-dancing couples (i.e. couples who were 'in line') retire to place - dancing couples dance on the spot (they're already in place).
				</description>
				<notes>
					I call the lines with the side lines 'side lines' and the lines with the tops in the middle 'head lines'.
				</notes>
			</part>
			<part item="f" key="Swing" bars="8">
				<description>All swing partners</description>
			</part>
		</part>
		<part item="g" key="Second tops do figure" bars="40">
			<repeat_parts from_part="b" to_part="f">
				Second tops do figure.
				First tops split apart and go to side lines on bar 6 of item d.
			</repeat_parts>
		</part>
		<part item="h" key="Sides do figure" bars="80">
			<repeat_parts from_part="b" to_part="g">
				First, then second, sides do figure.
			</repeat_parts>
		</part>
		<part item="i" key="Ending" bars="8">
			<use_common_part name="Ending"/>
		</part>
	</figure>
	<figure number="3" key="Big Christmas" music="Reels" bars="136">
		<part item="a" key="Beginning" bars="16">
			<use_common_part name="Beginning"/>
		</part>
		<part key="Everyone in" bars="56" repeat="2">
			<part item="b" key="Ladies advance and retire" bars="8">
				<description>Ladies advance and retire twice</description>
			</part>
			<part item="c" key="Men advance and retire" bars="8">
				<description>
					Men advance and retire twice.
					On the last retire, the stay near the centre and give left hands across to the opposite man.
					They they go into Waist and Shoulder hold with their partner.
				</description>
			</part>
			<part item="d" key="Mill anticlockwise" bars="8" hold="waist-and-shoulder">
				<description>
					Heading anticlockwise, dance all the way around to your own place.
					On the last bar, turn toward your partner and take Waist and Shoulder hold again (opposite hands).
					Men put their right hand into the centre.
				</description>
			</part>
			<part item="e" key="Mill clockwise" bars="8" hold="waist-and-shoulder">
				<description>
					Dance all the way back to your own place, heading clockwise.
					On the last bar, men turn to face their partner and move into their usual place on their lady's left.
				</description>
			</part>
			<part item="f" key="Big Christmas clockwise" bars="8" hold="christmas-normal">
				<description>
					All swing clockwise in a big circle.
				</description>
				<notes>
					Left arm should be over someone else's, and right hand under.
					Left hand should be holding someone else's, and right hand held by someone else.
					Left foot in the centre, right pushing around.
				</notes>
			</part>
			<part item="g" key="Big Christmas anticlockwise" bars="8">
				<description>
					All swing anticlockwise in a big circle.
				</description>
				<notes>
					Right foot in the centre, left pushing around.
					Keep same hold as normal Christmas.
					The changeover usually involves a stamp on the first beat of the first bar as everyone changes foot.
				</notes>
			</part>
			<part item="h" key="Swing at home" bars="8">
				<description>All swing partners</description>
			</part>
		</part>
		<part item="i" key="Ending" bars="8">
			<use_common_part name="Ending"/>
		</part>
	</figure>
</set>
