Dance Video The Gypsy Thread (Video 2)
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- The Gypsy Thread (J32, Source unknown)
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- Murrough Landon (July 6, 2020, 9:38 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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This extract from an RSCDS archive video shows two variations of the dance, each danced twice (with walking step rather than skip-change). The first with RH/LH across in bars 17-24, the second with back to back and turn partner (as described in the e-crib).
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The Gypsy Thread 5/5L · J32
Ceilidh dance
- 1–
- Form a chain NHJ from 1W down, across bottom and up to 1M, and, 1W leading, chain dances through arch made by 1M+2M, and cclw round set back to places
- 9–
- Repeat, 1M leading chain through arch by 1W+2W, and clw to places
- 17–
- All dance BtoB with P ; All turn P RH to places, but 1C stays BHJ(crossed)
- 25–
- 1c dances to bottom BHJ, turning or birling ad lib, (other cpls up on [31–32])