The Devil In Dublin
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Devil In Dublin A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 16.1- 2 First couple turn half way with the right hand and face down.
3- 6 First man and second lady turn one and a half times with the left hand, first lady and second man do the same.
7- 8 First man and third lady turn three quarters with the right hand, first lady and third man do the same; first and third men are now back to back in the centre of the set.
9-16 First and third couples dance a reel of four across the set; finish with first couple facing up and third couple facing down.
17-18 First and third couples balance in line.
19-22 Commencing with a quarter turn right hand to return third couple to original places, first man followed by his partner casts up behind second lady and crosses to own side, on bars 21 & 22 second couple step down and face up.
23-24 First and second ladies change places giving left hand, first and second men do the same.
25-28 First and second couples dance left hands across in a wheel.
29-32 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Devil In Dublin
(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 16, 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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