Glenkiln Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Glenkiln Jig A forty-eight bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 8 First couple dance reels of three on opposite side of the set, crossing down between second couple to commence and finishing in first place on opposite side.
9-12 First couple dance down crossing over between second couple and cast up into original places. Meanwhile, second couple set and cross over giving right hand in passing to finish in second place on opposite side facing out.
13-16 First man and second lady turn one and a half times with the right hand to change places. Meanwhile, first lady and second man turn one and a half times with the left hand to change places.
17-24 First and second couples dance four hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
25-32 First and second couples dance a ladies' chain.
33-36 Second couple dance a half figure of eight round first couple, crossing between first couple to commence and finishing in first place on own side.
37-40 First and second couples turn once with the right hand.
41-48 First and third couples dance rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place.
(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 5, 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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