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Ceilidh Dance Instructions

 

Orcadian Strip the Willow

Formation: Long line of couples, gents with left shoulder to band.

Bars:       Description

1-8:

1st couple spin for 16 beats. 

9-16:

1st couple work down the opposite line turning side person LH, partner RH, next side person LH, ... 

17-24:

2nd couple spin for 16 beats.


25-...

2nd couple work their way down the lines as 1st couple... 

 

When 1st couple reach the bottom, they spin to the end of the phrase, then join the side lines. A new couple starts every 16 bars. 

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