The Castle Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE CASTLE JIG (J4x32) 4C set Jo Hamilton Let's All Dance Too 19941- 8 All advance and retire; All cross to opposite side, Ladies dancing under arches made by Men
9-16 Repeat 1-8, Ladies making arches
17-24 1s slip step down middle and back up; 1s dance behind 2s, in front of 3s and behind 4s to 4th place (2s+3s+4s step up as 1s dance past them)
25-32 2s+3s+4s+1s circle 8H round and back
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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This dance was named after the Edinburgh Castle Pub in San Francisco, where the deviser from The Mountain View class danced regularly.
Baemauris Castle
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