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    The Corsican Set [comp. Pádraig McEneany]

    We have been visiting Corsica and our friends from the group “Tutti in Piazza” since 2001.  We have taught them many sets and always enjoyed dancing their quadrilles. The Corsican culture had declined over the centuries for a number of reasons, resulting in a loss of the language and music. However, their dance culture remained very strong and they have many beautiful dances. They are very reminiscent of the early quadrilles which were the origins of our own set dances. The movements were called by the leader of the dance.  There are up to 100 movements and the order changed according to the caller. We have taken some of the more common and beautiful movements and incorporated them into three figures of a set.  Thank you to Monique, Minicale, Michelle, Andre, Jean-Claude

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    1. Figure 1: Reels, danced to Miss Monaghan, reel, played by Matt Cunningham, accordion ; and others (The dance music of Ireland, Vol. 10).

    2. Figure 2: Jigs, danced to Seamus Cooley’s jig ; The four six [comp. Kieran Hanrahan], jig ; The trip to London [comp. Maurice Lennon], jig, played by Matt Cunningham, accordion ; and others (The dance music of Ireland, Vol. 10).

    3. Figure 3: Hornpipes, danced to The home ruler, hornpipe ; The trumpet hornpipe ; Walsh’s hornpipe, played by Rise the Dust [Brendan Doyle, accordion ; Johnny Duffy, banjo ; Liz Ryan, keyboard].

    Logo for Tutti in Piazza dance group in Corsica. The title means 'All into the square'.
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    The Corsican Set [comp. Pádraig McEneany]

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    The YouTube links below show the Corsican Set recorded by Monique Alfonsi, one of the leaders of the Tutti in Piazza group from Ajjaccio.  The set was recorded at the Termonfeckin Set Dancing Festival which Pádraig and Róisín organise in An Grianán each January.
    Corsican set, 1st figure
    Corsican set, 2nd figure
    Corsican set, 3rd figure

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