Charlie Hunter
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Charlie Hunter A forty-eight bar Jig for six couples in a six couple longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 2.1- 4 First, third and fifth couples cross over giving right hand to partner and cast off one place; at the same time second, fourth and sixth couples set and turn with the right hand to finish facing out.
5- 8 First, fourth, third and sixth couples dance a half reel of four on the sides of the set. To start first lady and fourth man and third lady and sixth man pass by the right; their partners pass by the left, for a left shoulder half reel.
9-14 Second, sixth and third couples dance reels of three on the sides, to start sixth couple dance in and up, whilst second couple cast off. At the same time fourth, first and fifth couples dance reels of three on the sides, to start first couple cast off, whilst fifth couple dance in and up.
15-16 Second, third and first couples cast off one place down the set, whilst sixth, fourth and fifth couples dance up one place giving hands.
17-24 Sixth, second and fourth couples (on own side in the top three places) dance an allemande. At the same time first, fifth and third couples (on the opposite side in the bottom three places) dance an allemande, commencing facing down the set.
25-28 Fourth and second couples dance half rights and lefts; sixth and first couples do the same; fifth and third couples do the same.
29-32 Second and fifth couples (at the ends) cross over giving right hand and set to partner. At the same time fourth and first couples dance half rights and lefts; sixth and third couples do the same.
33-40 Second and first couples dance a ladies' chain; fourth and third couples do the same; sixth and fifth couples do the same.
41-44 First and fourth couples dance right hands across in a wheel; third and sixth couples do the same; whilst second and fifth couples (at the ends) turn once with the right hand.
45-48 Third couple cast up behind fourth couple into second place and cross over giving right hand; fifth couple cast up behind sixth couple into fourth place and cross over giving right hand; whilst first couple (on second place) lead down to sixth place, crossing over to finish on own side of set.
Repeat with new top couple.
(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 2, 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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