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Dance Video Hebridean Weaving Lilt (Video 6)

RSCDS Edinburgh Dancing Forth 2011
Dance
Hebridean Weaving Lilt (-88, Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab)
Added by
Murrough Landon (Nov. 30, 2021, 1:33 a.m.) – Source: YouTube
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Hebridean Weaving Lilt 4/4L · -88
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1–
: All BtoB twice
9–
: All turn R then L (linked arms)
17–
: 1c run down to 4c (1 step), turn R 1½ (1 step) | turn 4c L, ptr R  ;
  3c L, ptr R | 2c L, ptr R
25–
: 1c make arch, run down across kneeling Ms (who clap) ;
  1c run up across kneeling Ls (who clap)
33–
: **The Shuttle:** All in middle w/BH hold. 1c dance towards Ms side
  and back in between 2c and 3c **while** 2c+3c+4c dance towards Ws side
  and back ; R w/3c+4c | R to fin below 4c ; 2c+3c+4c retire as 1c run up to
  top
41–
: **The Loom:** 1c&3c face down, 2c&4c up making arch.
  All dance under/over (1 bar per change);
  cpls at ends take 1 bar to turn about individually and start again.
49–
: **Threading:** W move slightly to L, cross L arm over R,
  join LH w/ptr, RH w/next M (M do not cross arms).
  4W leads string of dancers up the middle under arms, then
  [from bar 53] acw behind M's line into circle
57–72
: **Winding the Bobbin:** 1M stands still while 4W leads string
  of dancers round him in a spiral (8 bars).  
  1M dives between 4c and leads string clockwise to reform circle.
73–
: All 1½ turn ptr RH (linked arms) | R w/next person LH ;
  R w/next person RH | R w/next person LH (meet ptr)
81–…
: All turn ptr BH (crossed arms) | going acw on circle move towards
  exit and leave

*8-bar phrasing is suggested but not always feasible.*

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