Bobby Dunlop's Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Bobby Dunlop's Jig A forty-eight bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 8 First and second couples dance rights and lefts, first man finishes facing out.
9-12 First man followed by his partner casts off and crosses to the opposite side, second couple step up on bars 11 & 12.
13-16 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
17-24 First and second couples dance a ladies' chain, first man finishes facing out.
25-28 First man followed by his partner casts off and crosses to own side, third couple step up on bars 27 & 28.
29-32 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
33-40 Reels of three on own side, to commence first and third couples pass by the right shoulder.
41-48 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat with new top couple. Recommended tune: Bobby Dunlop's Jig
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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