German Clap Dance (Germany)

Formation

Double Circle round the room, men on the inside, facing partner.

Instructions

1. Slap your thighs, clap your hands, clap partner's right hand.
2. Slap your thighs, clap your hands, clap partner's left hand.
3. Slap your thighs, clap your hands, clap partner's right hand, then the left hand.
4. Slap your thighs, clap your hands, clap partner's right hand with left, and left with right simultaneously.
5. Repeat part 1 to 4 but instead of clapping your partner's hands you wave your index finger of the hand(s) in question at them.
6. Take your partner in a ballroom hold.
7. Gallop 7 steps forward round the circle in an anticlockwise direction.
8. Gallop 7 steps backward round the circle in a clockwise direction.
9. Gallop 7 steps forward round the circle in an anticlockwise direction.
10. Men move onto the lady to their left, and take them in a Ballroom hold.
11. Gallop 7 steps forward round the circle in an anticlockwise direction.
12. Start the dance again.

Calling

• Thighs, clap, clap right.
• Thighs , clap, clap left.
• Thighs, clap, clap right, left.
• Thighs, clap, clap both.
• Thighs, clap, point right.
• Thighs , clap, point left.
• Thighs, clap, point right, left.
• Thighs, clap, point both.
• Ballroom Hold : 7 steps forward.
• 7 steps back again.
• 7 steps forward.
• Move on to next lady.
• 7 steps forward.
• Start dance again.

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