Burton Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Burton Jig A twenty-four bar Jig for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 15.1- 4 First and second couples Swap Right*: first man and second lady change places giving right hand and cross to own side; at the same time, first lady and second man set and turn with the left hand three quarters to face partner.
5-12 First and second couples dance a reel of four on the second corner diagonal, passing partner by the right shoulder to commence.
13-16 First and second couples turn with the right hand to own side of the set.
17-24 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel and back with the left.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Tail Of My Coat * The Swap Right is described in the appendix of this book.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 15, 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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