Circular SetUnless otherwise indicated, this section covers Circular sets for Couples; Circular sets for other Partner groups are covered in Other circular sets. These Sets are formed by the dancers evenly spaced in a circle with the Men Standing on the left of their Partners. The Top couple of The set is nearest to The music. Couples are numbered clockwise from the Top. At a Ball, the Top man in each Set should check that his Set has sufficient Couples; if not, he should indicate how many more are required to complete his Set. He should establish the size and correct shape of The set if necessary, preferably by all Taking hands in a circle; if the ballroom is crowded, he should adjust the diameter and the space to adjacent Sets to a fair share of the amount available, moving The set as necessary. When performing a Square set dance which involves dancers Leading Out of the Top and Bottom or Out of the Sides, it may be advantageous in a crowded ballroom to rotate The set through 90o, so that the Top couple is in what would normally be 2nd Place; this avoids competition for space when Leading Out. Ideally, the decision should be made by the MC but the Top man in one Set can safely do it if no other adjacent Set has changed. In these formats, all Couples are dancing. A few Scottish Country Dances involve Progression and, if so, the Progression normally leaves a new Couple at the Top to lead the Repeat. More usually, the dance is performed once through only; however, there is often a Chorus at the beginning and the end with a dancer or a Couple or more than one Couple leading repeated sequences in between, usually without Progression. Links to Pages Related to 'Circular Set'
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