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) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- 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
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Morning | The Ron Gonnella Quartet | Eight Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 1 | R32 4 | 2:26 | 36.5 | ||
| Sunday Morning | The Ron Gonnella Quartet | A Fife Fairing | CD | 9 | R32 4 | 2:26 | 36.5 |
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 : 1s dance Fig 8 down round 2s 9-16 : 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 : 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 : All dance R&L for 4 couples: : **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 : **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 : 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)
Quality: Good
