Dance The Celtic Clasp 7360
See also: The Celtic Clasp (J40, 3/4L, Morris: Vallin 3)
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Barry Skelton (1994)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal (R&L;DIAG;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Celtic Book [12]
- Recommended Music
The Celtic Clasp 4/4L · R32
- 1-
- 1c cross down into Fig8 round 2c
- 9-
- Top 3 on M side ½ Reel3 ; bottom 3 on M side ½ Reel3 while{8} all W Reel4 (M: 3,4,1,2; W: 1,2,3,4)
- 17-
- In two 2C sets: all set (no hands) | petronella 1 place cclw ; RHA (M side: 1W,3M,3W,1M; W side: 2W,4M,4W,2M)
- 25-
- 4C diag R&L:
Top 3 on M side (1W,3M,3W) cross diag RH with bottom 3 on W side (4M,4W,2M) |
ends (4M+2W & 1M+3W) cross LH while middles (4W+2M & 1W+3M) change LH on sides ;
top 3 on W side (4M,3M,1W) cross diag RH with bottom 3 on M side (2M,4W,3W) |
ends (2c & 1c) cross LH while middles (4M+3M & 4W+3W) change LH on sides (2,3,4,1) - Crib derived from the video
The Celtic Clasp 4/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1s dance Fig 8 down round 2s
- 9-16
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All Ladies dance reel of 4 on sides while top 3 Men dance 1/2 reel of 3 (1M+2M pass RSh); bottom 3 Men (2M 1M 4M) dance 1/2 reel of 3. End Ladies’ side: 1 2 3 4, Men’s side: 3 4 1 2
- 17-24
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Top 2 couples (3s+4s) & bottom 2 couples (1s+2s) face in diagonally & set; All dance Petronella turn, top 2 couples & bottom 2 couples dance RH across. End Ladies’ side: 2L 4M 4W 2M, Men’s side: 1L 3M 3L 1M
- 25-32
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All dance R&L for 4 couples:
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25-28 Top 3 Men’s side + bottom 3 Ladies’ side cross RH diagonally, middle couples change places LH on sides while end couples cross LH
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29-32 Top 3 Ladies’ side + bottom 3 Men’s side cross RH diagonally, middle couples change places LH on sides while end couples cross LH
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End 2 3 4 1
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)"YY family Christmas party", Yokohama 2018
Added on: 2020-08-01 (Murrough Landon)
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