The Dundee City Police Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THE DUNDEE CITY POLICE JIG (J5x32) 5C set (2nd couple starts on bar 17) J Mitchell Whetherly Bk 2

1- 8 1s turn out and join hands with 2s on sides and set, 1s ½ turn 2s on sides and dance ½ Figs of 8 round 2s
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides with 2s+3s dancing in between 3s to start and ending by ½ turning 3s
2s (at top) now start repeating the dance from bar 1 while original 1s continue as follows :-
17-24 1s facing out holding nearer hands with 4s set, 1s ½ turn 4s on sides, cross RH to own side and cast down to 5th place
25-32 5s+1s dance RandL
Original 3s (at top) now start repeating the dance from bar 1 while 2s continue at bar 17 etc

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)

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Dundee (fully named as Dundee City) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and lies on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea.

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