The Bridal Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Bridal Jig A forty bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First couple dance half reels of three on the opposite side of the set, crossing between second and third couples to commence.
5- 8 First couple lead up to the top and cast off into second place, still on opposite sides; second couple cast off into third place and lead up to first place on own side to finish facing out; third couple cross to the opposite side and cast into third place.
9-12 First and second couples dance a double figure of eight half way.
13-16 First couple turn once with the left hand to finish facing third corner position.
17-20 Half a reel of four, first couple pass left shoulders to face fourth corner position.
21-24 Half a reel of four, all finish on own side, first couple in second place.
25-32 Third, first and second couples dance a knot.
33-36 First lady dances right hands across in a wheel with second couple, whilst first man does the same with third couple.
37-40 First man dances left hands across in a wheel with second couple, whilst first lady does the same with third couple.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Bridal 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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