Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Border Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BORDER JIG (J8x32) 2C (4C set)

1- 8 1s cast and dance down behind own lines and back to places
9-16 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH and cast up to places
17-24 1s+2s ½ R&L, set and cross RH
25-32 1s+2s set facing in diagonally, set to partner and turn RH

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


Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams



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