Carm Oliver's Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Carm Oliver's Jig A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First couple cross giving right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First couple dance a half figure of eight round second couple.
9-16 Reels of three on own side of the set; first and third ladies pass left shoulder to commence, whilst first and third men pass right shoulder.
17-20 All set and cross giving right hand.
21-24 All set and cross back giving right hand.
25-32 Eight hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Carm Oliver'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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