Strip the Willow

(music = Strip the Willow or Jigs)

“Looking for sets of 8, four men facing four girls”
They should be organised into sets where all sets are the same way round to avoid injury
Traditionally the sets are organised longways down the floor and the band/DJ is on the men’s left and the top couple of each set is nearest the band – usually possible, not always in some venues though
Four or five couples per set, it doesn’t really matter
“Do we have a couple in each set who know what they are doing?  If so we need them up to the top of the set to make things a bit easier”
Top couples spin for 16
Lady is cast off to the first man down the line, he spins her back into the middle
Partner spins her to the next man, he spins her back into the middle
Partner spins her to the last man, he spins her back into the middle
Now at the bottom of the set, spin for eight
Man does as lady has done, spinning each lady with his partner in between
Once back at the top, spin for eight
Now you both do what you’ve already done with your partner in the middle
At the bottom spin for eight and stop and the next top couple will start.