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Men’s demonstration from 1998 Anzac Weekend School Ceilidh in Wellington. It’s an all-male set, as it was in the POW camp where the dance was first devised.

It’s easiest to recognise faces as the demo team marches off at the end of the video – in order on the ladies’ side are Ian Simmonds, Bill Hudson, former Johnsonville member Jim Crawford, and perhaps Noel Tanner from Auckland. And on the men’s side Dave Macfarlane, Johnsonville’s Rod Downey, Chris Kelly, and former Johnsonville member Richard Moriarty.

Musicians are John Smith and Peter Elmes. The MC was Marjorie Crawford.

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