Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Charles Ogden's Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

CHARLES OGDEN'S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Brenda Burnell Leeds Golden Collection

1- 8 1s cast 1 place, dance up to top, cast off to face 1st corners, 2s step up on bars 7-8
9-12 1s dance RSh round 1st corners while 2nd corners turn each other RH and return to places, 1s pass LSh to face 2nd corners
13-16 1s dance RSh round 2nd corners while 1st corners turn each other LH and return to places, 1s finish in 2nd place opposite sides facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corner and 1s cross RH
25-32 1s dance ½ Fig of 8, 1M round 2s, 1L round 3s; 1s cross RH, 2s+1s+3s set

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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This dance was dedicated to the Scottish country dancer, Charles Ogden from Leeds, UK.

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