Strip the Willow

[An0n3mu55]

This never failed to do my head in. I got lost halfway through...

[HorseyBabe12]

We usually circle for sixteen at the beginning.. But then, we usually dance quicker and a bit more, well... childishly. :P

[MadeinheavenQueenfan]

This is way too disciplined for a strip the willow - when we had german exchange sutdents over it was great fun trying to teach them this at our ceilidh :L - but yes this is exhausting and SO MUCH FUN

[thestooshie]

Strip The Willow, in reality, is one of the most exhausting dances you will ever partake in.

[Graemebomac]

A perfect explanation

[BlueFire573]

i think that might be da slowest strip the will i've ever seen :L

[ILYJenJenn]

this is farrrr to gentle. its normally crazy when we all do it.......

[lindzdm]

@imafatcowwholovesme its not as complicated as it looks once you have a go!

xLx

[imafatcowwholovesme]

my god it's so complicated

[darknessoftheasward]

ceildhs are the best omg we have soo much fun at them and this is the best dance especially wehn drunk.................lol

[alywilliams1985]

i have so much more appreciation for this because i'm high!

[kissey5]

remind me of school

[StAndrewsMedic14]

This is a bit reserved compared to the Strip the Willow I'm used to.

[ihearttheplanet]

@StAndrewsMedic14 defiantly they make it look so boring

[molewizard]

I always like the one where we put 4 sets in a cross, and have each top couple gallop to the bottom of the opposite set at once before stripping & casting. Very violent. Very fun.

[gillpill66]

this is not wild enough for strip the willow lol

[nickidee15]

This was my favourite dance because its not a slow one and you get flung around and you dont even know WHERE your going you just get flung haha :D

[utubeloverrr]

This is very confusing when drunk - you end up twirling all the wrong people...

[fredddy2289]

this is nothing like the real world! at a school ceilidh all the boys want the girls to go flying about all over the place and its totally exhausting cos we go twice this fast. so much fun though x

[XXdjfanXX]

I hate doing the dance at school when i did the running i tripped over :\

[Tonythetigeification]

I was weird in that I always loved doing the dance.

[XXdjfanXX]

Wooooooooooooow weirdddd O.o Lol I liked it untill I face planted hatted it ever since grrrr

[Tonythetigeification]

I liked the being dizzy after it :)

[XXdjfanXX]

lol I remember that

[bubblewrapbump]

Ah, we use much more energy at school dances. And the arm hold we use is a lot different, with dancers linking the whole arm with one another.

[Tonythetigeification]

That;s because the linking arms is the right way to do it :)

[051032829]

This isnt the proper strip the willow. Not enough movement

[airighdrishaig]

Well if people learnt it this way they could cope with any other version. I was at a wedding dance the night before last and we had a gallop and crash mixed standard and orcadian version - what a laugh...!

[indi1288]

I'm sorry but being raised n an island off the west coast of Scotland this is no the way we did strip the Willow !! This is wrong and far too clinical for a proper dance!!

[Tonythetigeification]

Being raised in the Highlands of Scotland I agree with you, I'm scottish and have been taught these dances since I could go to school. It's a full link of the arms and cross over both when turning around on the spot.

[celtostara]

@Tonythetigeification

Absolutely!

[NouvelleOrdre]

would this person please post other videos? This was different than remembered but seems like maybe I forgot. Please post more dances with good explanations and views! Others are hard to decipher and see. Good job!

[Blether333]

Great video and explanation - thanks !

Odd ? Like the commentary says, danced with 4 beats per swing (turn) as here, it takes 40 bars; 8 beats (the way I learned in Perthshire) and it's 56 bars altogether.

[horsyfreak2000]

This is a very odd version of strip the willow!

Must be a regional adapation or something :)

[shannont46]

THAT IS NOT STRIP THE WILLOW

[alij2007]

oh yes it is!!

[RKHageman]

Sure it is. I'm sure there are probably different regional versions and permutations of it, but this is EXACTLY how I learned it at ceilidhs at the Longs Peak Festival and Rocky Mt. Highland Games back in the early 80's.

[Etherglide]

That is NOT the Strip the willow I remember!

[mmac1411]

I have felt quite low as an ex-pat of 20 yrs standing, but this is fantastic!! If only it could be bottled!!!!

[Meluzyna62]

Brilliant: we could do with some more of these, please!

[madfortrad07]

Thanks !

[burntsoup]

This dance was my favourite at school, mainly because it was the only one i could pick up.

[LesliePiper]

Excellent, please make more

[Bagpipe13]

good girl

[LesliePiper]

Good "BOY",

Leslie - IE - the Masculine version :-)