The Gobbie Oh!
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Gobbie Oh! A thirty-two bar Jig for four couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 2 First couple cross over giving right hand in passing, second couple turn to face out, first and second pick up each other's partners in a promenade hold.
3- 8 Reels of three on the side: first man and second lady dance a reel with third and fourth ladies, passing third lady by the right to commence. Meanwhile, first lady and second man dance a reel with third and fourth men, passing third man by the left to commence. Finish the reel with second couple in first place and first couple in second place still on opposite side.
9-16 First and third couples dance rights and lefts.
17-24 Reels of four on the sides of the set.
25-32 First couple cast up to the top of the set, lead down between second couple, cast off behind third couple and cross between fourth couple to fourth place on own side. Third couple step up on bars 29 & 30, fourth couple step up on bars 31 & 32.
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 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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