Innes' Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Innes' Jig A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 5.1- 4 First couple cross over giving right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First man crosses down between third couple and casts up into second place. Meanwhile first lady crosses up between second couple and casts off into second place.
9-12 First couple cross over giving right hand and turn their second corners three quarters round with the left hand.
13-16 First couple change places up and down the set, giving right hand in passing, then turn their first corners three quarters with the left hand to finish in second place on opposite sides.
17-20 First couple cross over to own side giving right hand in passing, then first and third men turn with the left hand whilst first and second ladies do the same, first couple finish facing up and down the set.
21-24 First couple change places giving right hand in passing, first and third ladies turn three quarters with the left hand whilst first and second men do the same.
25-32 First man dances a reel of three with third couple whilst first lady dances a reel of three with second couple; first couple pass their first corners by the left shoulders to commence and finish in second place on own side.
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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