Half Crown Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

HALF CROWN JIG (J4x32) Jig for 8 Dancers Chris Walker
arranged, at start :-
(Top) 1 2 3
(Top)  7 8
(Top) 6 5 4
arranged, after 32 bars :-
(Top) 7 3 4
(Top)  5 2
(Top) 1 6 8

1- 8 Middle 4 dancers (2857) dance RH across, end dancers (1+7+6 and 3+8+4) dances LH across
9-16 2+7+6 and 3+8+5 dance diagonal reels of 3 (7 giving RSh to 2 and 8 giving RSh to 5 to start)
17-24 1+7+5 and 2+8+4 dance diagonal reels of 3 (7 giving LSh to 1 and 8 giving LSh to 4 to start)
25-32 7+8 turn RH, 7+1 and 8+4 pass RSh to change places (no hands), 1+6 and 4+3 pass RSh and change place, 6+5 and 3+2 pass RSh and change place
Repeat 3 more times to end in original places

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

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