Burnside Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Burnside Jig 4x32 Jig, 4 couple longwise set, Neville Pope1-8 1st man sets and pulls back RS to face out and down while 1st woman crosses down between 2nd couple to face out below 2nd man. Both cast one place, 1st man around 2nd man and 1st lady around 3rd man. (2nd couple do not step up.)
1st couple both dance a half figure 8 crossing up the dance to begin (ie. 1st man around 2nd lady and 1st lady around 3rd lady). Finish in the middle of the dance facing the men's side.
9-12 Dance parallel diagonal half-reels of 3: 1st lady with 4th man and 3rd lady, 1st lady giving RS to 4th man; 1st man with 3rd man and 2nd lady, 1st man giving RS to 3rd man.
13-16 Dance parallel diagonal half-reels of 3: 1st lady with 4th lady and 2nd lady, 1st lady giving LS to 4th lady; 1st man with 4th man and 2nd man, 1st man giving LS to 4th man. (In effect, 1st couple dance a full reel across the dance, but the supporting dancers change.)
17-20 While 2s, 3s and 4s set without taking hands (17-18), 1st couple cast out and up men's side, man casting around 2nd place and woman around 3rd place. 1st man dances across to the ladies' s side, covering with 4th man. 1st lady continues to cast up. following her partner and finishing in 1st place on the men's side, covering (as much as possible) with 4th lady. Other supporting couples also dance clockwise one place on bars 19-20. Note: 4th and 3rd ladies turn to face up on bar 18, while 2nd and 3rd men turn to face down (ready to dance clockwise one place).
1st and 4th men both pull back right shoulder to finish bar 20 in the sidelines facing in.
21-24 All turn partner once round.
25-32 All set on the side, chase halfway (4 bars) and set, finishing 2, 3, 4, 1.
Repeat from new positions
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Neville Pope, December 2006, revised February 2010)
Dance Notes
A well-spaced set is desirable.(Dance notes by the deviser, Neville Pope)
Dance Information
Recommended Music: Any good 4x32 jig, but not too fast.Recommended Recording: Track 14 (The Agitator) from a first dram by David Queen: Gordon Patullo's Reel - Miss Mary Douglas - Alasdair of the Dun - Mrs Mary Printy.
(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Neville Pope, 2010)
Published in Sturt Desert Pea Book 2010, copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Neville Pope, 2024.
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