Dance Strip the Willow 6359
Also known as “Drops of Brandy”, “Strip the Widow” (unofficial).
Jig (9/8) · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 8100 8011 8011 8300 8022 = 32% (1 turn), 32% (whole dance)
- Steps
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- Running, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 1 [7]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [7]
- Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [7]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [47]
- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [47]
- Dance Scottish, A resource for teaching SCD in schools [14]
- Commonwealth Ceilidh Dances [15]
- 101 Scottish Country Dances [96]
- Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [35]
- Footnotes [8]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [521] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [683] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [622] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [592] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
Strip the Willow 4/4L · j40
Can be danced by any number of couples, add 12 bars for each extra couple; Running step throughout, 3 steps per bar.
- 1–
- 1c turn RH 2½ ; 1W turn 2M LH (1M runs down), P RH
- 9–
- 1W turn 3M LH, P RH ; 4M LH, P RH
- 17–
- 1M turn 4W LH (1W runs up) P RH ; 3W LH, P RH
- 25–
- 1M turn 2W LH, P RH ; 1W+2M & 1M+2W turn LH (2c finish one place up), 1c turn RH
- 33–
- Repeat with 3c ; repeat with 4c, finishing with 1½ RH turn (may overrun by 2 bars)
Strip the Willow 4/4L · j40
- 1-8
- 1s turn RH 2.1/2 times (4 bars), 1L turns 2M LH then turns partner RH
- 9-16
- 1L turns 3M LH, turns partner RH, 1L turns 4M LH & turns partner RH
- 17-24
- 1M turns 4L LH, turns partner RH, 1M turns 3L LH & turns partner RH
- 25-32
- 1M turns 2L LH, turns partner RH, 1L turns 2M LH as 1M turns 2L LH, 1s turn RH in centre
- 33-40
- 1s similarly turn 3s LH, turn partners RH, turn 4s LH & turn partners RH to 4th place own sides (last turn uses the next first 2 bars of music)
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Added on: 2014-05-05 (Truus de Ceuster)
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Added on: 2023-03-15 (Ilana Steiner)
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Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGVB Class 3/2/2023 | Class | 2023-03-02 | Doug Macdonald | Oct. 8, 2023, 9:31 a.m. |
| RSCDS Beginners Framework 1A | Unknown | Rachel Pusey | Aug. 11, 2019, 10:42 p.m. | |
| SGVB Class 2/23/2023 | Class | 2023-02-23 | Doug Macdonald | May 17, 2023, 11:10 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2015-06-29 | Unknown | Judith Kowalczik | June 29, 2015, 5:41 p.m. | |
| Headington Class 7 June 2023 | Class | 2023-06-07 | Sandra McLevy | June 6, 2023, 6:57 p.m. |
| Evening for Tess | Unknown | 2015-09-16 | Ann Murray | Aug. 26, 2015, 8:57 p.m. |
| 2011 Ball | Unknown | Scott Marsalis | Jan. 20, 2012, 2:06 p.m. | |
| Level 1 Formations | Informational | 2023-11-15 | Ted Randolph | Nov. 15, 2023, 9:54 p.m. |
| FSCDC Class 16 November 2021 | Class | 2021-11-16 | Anselm Lingnau | June 9, 2023, 1:04 a.m. |
| Level 1 Formations and beginners dances | Class | 2023-09-01 | Iris Ronayne | Oct. 3, 2023, 5:53 p.m. |
| New List | Unknown | Scott Marsalis | Jan. 20, 2012, 2:06 p.m. | |
| New Year in Salcombe | Unknown | 2017-12-31 | Simon Stewart | Dec. 29, 2017, 2:49 p.m. |
| RSCDS BHS 2019-07-07 Strawberry Tea | Function | 2019-07-07 | David McQuillan | June 10, 2023, 5:42 p.m. |
| Gr. 10 VIS PE Girls | Unknown | 2015-11-17 | Ann Murray | Nov. 17, 2015, 12:17 p.m. |
| 2023 Hogmanay in Athens, Ohio | Function | 2023-12-31 | Anna Hess | Sept. 24, 2023, 8:42 p.m. |
| Ceilidh Dances | Other | 2022-12-17 | Kathryn Lecocq | Sept. 9, 2023, 6:38 p.m. |
| Failte Dance 2021 | Unknown | 2021-12-04 | Lara Friedman-Shedlov | Aug. 28, 2021, 3:25 a.m. |
| HAC Burns reels | Unknown | 2019-01-21 | Joan Blake | Jan. 10, 2019, 11:03 a.m. |
| Budapest Minibal - Roaring 20s | Unknown | 2023-04-13 | Zsolt Molnar | March 4, 2023, 5:24 p.m. |
| Fiona's Party | Unknown | 2022-10-14 | Fiona Bisset | Sept. 27, 2022, 6:35 p.m. |
| Korneuburg Ceilidh | Unknown | 2015-07-02 | Ann Murray | July 3, 2015, 11:37 p.m. |
| ZA 2022-12-31 Hogmanay | Unknown | 2022-12-31 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 31, 2022, 4:28 p.m. |
| 190715P | Unknown | 2019-07-15 | Michael Däther | July 15, 2019, 10:32 p.m. |
| ZA 2017-12-31 Hogmanay at Leslies (Copy) | Unknown | 2017-12-31 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 31, 2017, 5:03 p.m. |
| Wedding Ceilidh | Unknown | 2022-08-12 | Sandra McLevy | July 16, 2022, 7:48 p.m. |
| Ceilidh FfM 28.9.2019 | Unknown | 2019-09-28 | Ulrike Köppler | Sept. 27, 2019, 10:41 a.m. |
| A Memorial Dance for Archie McNair - Sunday 16 January 2021, 2pm - 5pm | Unknown | 2022-01-16 | Alan Smithee | Nov. 6, 2021, 7:14 p.m. |
| ZA 2016-12-31 Hogmanay at Leslies | Unknown | 2016-12-31 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 31, 2016, 3:12 p.m. |
| Banff Workshop Ceilidh 2012-10-06 | Unknown | 2012-10-06 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 14, 2012, 3:52 p.m. |
| Tag der Vereine 2019 | Other | 2019-05-31 | Michael Däther | May 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m. |
| 20190406 - Gay Gordons Tartan Day Dance | Unknown | 2019-04-06 | Zsofia Jozsef | April 2, 2019, 10:33 p.m. |
| YCAC 2023 | Unknown | 2023-01-28 | Alex Sayers | Jan. 28, 2023, 5:58 a.m. |
| RSCDS Book 01 | Unknown | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 8, 2016, 2:21 p.m. | |
| Sapa 2023 | Function | 2023-09-30 | Maria Solange Grimoldi | Sept. 30, 2023, 12:03 a.m. |
| Ceilidh FfM 24.11.2018 | Unknown | 2018-08-18 | Ulrike Köppler | Nov. 9, 2018, 12:51 a.m. |
| RSCDS Book 1 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Nov. 13, 2020, 9:06 p.m. | |
| Uni Ceilidh 2019 | Unknown | 2019-06-19 | Alex Figl-Brick | June 18, 2019, 9:32 p.m. |
| push and pull | Function | 2020-01-25 | kmg | Sept. 23, 2023, 1:06 p.m. |
| Uni Ceilidh | Unknown | 2018-06-20 | Alex Figl-Brick | June 19, 2018, 3:09 p.m. |
| HH - 2022 | Unknown | Ussurey Dancer | Dec. 7, 2022, 8:25 a.m. | |
| Bonn 2017-05-08 | Unknown | 2017-05-08 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | May 5, 2017, 7:01 a.m. |
| Fleet 2019-11-30 Autumn Apprentices' Dance | Unknown | 2019-11-30 | David McQuillan | Jan. 6, 2020, 3:40 p.m. |
| Saturday 4 August 2016 - SAPA´s Ceilidh | Unknown | 2016-05-26 | ChArLy Candia | May 26, 2016, 7:01 p.m. |
| Auftritt Puchheim ist bunt 2019 | Other | 2019-07-07 | Michael Däther | May 14, 2023, 8:07 p.m. |
| Tasmanian Burnie and Devonport SCD 2013 Tartan Day | Unknown | Michael Horton | April 11, 2013, 3:21 p.m. | |
| ZA 2018-12-31 Hogmanay at Leslies | Unknown | 2018-12-31 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 30, 2018, 7:09 p.m. |
| u3a Mon 1st Nov | Unknown | George Hobson | Oct. 29, 2021, 4:13 p.m. | |
| Ceilidh SF | Unknown | Corinne Hilpert | April 21, 2019, 4:57 p.m. | |
| Scotch Hop 2019 Wk5 | Unknown | 2019-08-13 | Stephen Webster | Aug. 13, 2019, 4:56 p.m. |
| Auftritt Puchheim 2020 | Other | 2020-01-31 | Michael Däther | May 14, 2023, 7:54 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-12-31 Hogmanay at Leslies | Unknown | 2019-12-31 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 31, 2019, 3:19 p.m. |
| FSCDC 12 November 2013 | Class | 2013-11-12 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 21, 2013, 10:15 p.m. |
| Fryfogel Tavern Demo | Informational | 2023-09-17 | Kathryn Lecocq | Sept. 16, 2023, 1:42 a.m. |
| Hvar Sep 17 2023 | Class | 2023-09-17 | Zdravko Podolski | Sept. 17, 2023, 3:17 p.m. |
| 19 to 90 Christmas Reels Party, Dunfermline | Unknown | 2017-12-28 | John McLean | Dec. 20, 2017, 12:42 p.m. |
| Caledonian ~ Club Summer Ball, 1 June 2018 | Unknown | 2018-06-01 | James Wilson | May 25, 2018, 6:05 p.m. |
| Gerrards Cross Display at Ladygate Bowls Club - 30 January 2016 | Unknown | 2016-01-30 | Stuart Kreloff | Jan. 31, 2016, 9:39 a.m. |
| Lucy's 21st Birthday Celebration | Unknown | 2023-01-28 | Lucy Phillips | Nov. 25, 2022, 10:41 a.m. |
| CGB - Easy and Fun | Unknown | 2017-02-25 | Martin McWilliam | Dec. 1, 2021, 4:39 p.m. |
| Ceilidh Dances for Wednesday Sessions | Unknown | Ben Hockenberry | Aug. 18, 2015, 1:29 p.m. | |
| Anglisten Ceilidh 2016 | Unknown | 2016-06-29 | Michael Däther | Oct. 3, 2021, 6:32 p.m. |
| Surbiton ~ 150515 Ceilidh | Unknown | 2015-05-15 | James Wilson | May 2, 2015, 12:40 p.m. |
| John & Diana's Ceilidh | Function | 2023-10-14 | Margaret Spence | Oct. 11, 2023, 3:58 p.m. |
| Birthday Ceilidh | Unknown | 2023-08-24 | Lynn Robinson | Aug. 20, 2023, 5:17 p.m. |
| Spring School (2023) - Vladimir | Unknown | Ussurey Dancer | April 29, 2023, 8:45 a.m. | |
| For James | Other | 2023-09-23 | Iris Ronayne | Sept. 23, 2023, 6:32 p.m. |
| Popular dances in St Petersburg | Unknown | 2019-11-04 | Taisiia Demicheva | Dec. 19, 2019, 9:46 p.m. |
| LHC Summer Ball Pont Street 2017/06/03 | Unknown | 2017-06-03 | alan poh | June 3, 2017, 12:27 a.m. |
| Commonwealth Ceilidh | Unknown | Sandra McLevy | June 19, 2014, 12:43 a.m. | |
| An Evening of Scottish Country Dance at the Caledonian Club, London | Unknown | 2022-09-30 | Stephen Hartley | Sept. 30, 2022, 5:26 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 1999-2000 | Unknown | 1999-12-31 | Andy Peterson | March 31, 2018, 8:46 p.m. |
| Ceilidh | Unknown | Hervé Raymond | April 12, 2016, 8:09 p.m. | |
| IVFDF 2022 Sheffield - Kirsten & Liz with Fourth Road | Unknown | 2022-02-26 | Edmund McIntosh | Feb. 25, 2022, 6:21 p.m. |
| Anglisten Ceilidh 2017 | Unknown | 2017-06-28 | Michael Däther | June 18, 2017, 10:47 p.m. |
| Jena SoSe22 | Unknown | 2022-05-02 | Kathrin Kraume | April 29, 2022, 9:29 a.m. |
| townsville ceilidh/easy | Unknown | Douglas Silke | March 29, 2013, 2:14 p.m. | |
| OSCDG - Burns 2020 | Unknown | 2020-01-25 | Kristian Vestli | Jan. 15, 2020, 10:40 p.m. |
| Collins book 2017 - Easy Ceilidh Dances | Unknown | Truus de Ceuster | Oct. 17, 2017, 3:19 a.m. | |
| Elementary class | Class | Mary Cant | Sept. 23, 2023, 6:26 p.m. | |
| Tamburin Stuttgart Mittwoch Class | Unknown | 2018-10-24 | Meinhard Reiser | May 10, 2019, 5:42 p.m. |
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