Andrea, given that the ladies have to take a step to center before taking hands and turning, it seems to take 4 beats, then the 3/4 takes 4 more. But even if folks reach their shadow a beat or two early, there's no harm since it's a gypsy. It seemed to me like a minimum of teaching was adequate. As we've discussed here, look at my video of it on YouTube (search for it by dance title or check out my channel, "Contra Dances with Brian Hamshar"). Brian