May 16, 2006, 1:37 p.m. (Message 45297, in reply to message 45295)
Slightly more detailed instructions (reproduced below) can be found on this site http://homepage.ntlworld.com/greenery/BarnDances/ToC.html Strip the Willow Square square. Difficulty: 2 a.. A1: Heads take ballroom hold, galop across 8 steps, men pass back to back; galop back, women passing back to back. b.. A2: Sides ditto. c.. B1 and B2: Head men strip the willow using elbow turns: turn each other 3/4 round by right elbow, turn the woman they're facing (that's the one on their right when they started) by the left elbow, turn each other, the woman who was opposite them, each other, the woman who was on their left, each other, own partner. Always right arm to each other, left to others. d.. C1: All circle left and right. e.. C2: Balance twice and swing partner. Music: 48-bar jigs Some people leave off C1 and C2.