Edith Raitt's Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Edith Raitt's Jig A thirty-two bar Jig for four couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 16.1- 2 First and fourth couples cross giving right hand; first man and fourth lady finish facing out.
3- 6 First man followed by his partner casts off behind second lady and crosses to second place on own side, whilst fourth lady followed by her partner casts up behind third man and crosses to third place on own side; on bars 5 & 6 second couple step up and third couple step down.
7- 8 First and fourth couples dance left hands across in a wheel half way; first man and fourth lady finish facing out.
9-12 First man followed by his partner casts off behind third lady and crosses to own side, whilst fourth lady followed by her partner casts up behind second man and crosses to own side; on bars 11 & 12 second couple step down and third couple step up.
13-16 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel, second and fourth couples do the same.
17-24 Reels of four on the sides of the set.
25-26 First and third couples change places on the sides giving right hand, as do second and fourth couples.
27-32 Eight hands round to the left in a circle. Finish in the order 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat with new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Dance Information
Recommended tune: Edith Raitt's Jig.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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