Jack And Jill's Falconry

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

JACK AND JILL'S FALCONRY (J5x32) 5C Set Annette Quartly, 2026

1- 8 1s and 3s cross RH and cast; 1s+4s also 3s+5s dance RH across, end with men facing 1st corners, partners following
9-16 RSh Alternating Tandem reels of 3 on 1st corner diagonal (end with 1M and 3M facing 2nd corners)
17-24 LSh Alternating Tandem reels of 3 on 2nd corner diagonal
25-32 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance LH across; 1s and 3s cross LH and cast 1 place, 4s and 5s step up. 24153

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

Jack And Jill's Falconry (J5x32) Annette Quartly, 6 Dances From Devon & Cornwall

1- 8 1c and 3c cross right hand and cast off one place (2c+4c step up); 1c+4c (also 3c+5c) right hands across
(end with 1M, 3M facing 1st corner, with partner tucked in behind them, and 4M facing down towards 5L)
9-16 1c+4L+2M (also 3c+5L+4M) Right-shoulder alternating tandem reel of 3 on 1st diagonal.
(end with 1M, 3M facing 2nd corner, with partner tucked in behind them)
17-24 1c+2L+4M (also 3c+4L+5M) Left-shoulder alternating tandem reel of 3 on 2nd diagonal
(end with 1c,3c in 2nd,4th place on opposite sides)
25-32 1c+2c (also 3c+4c) left hands across; 1c+3c cross left-hand and cast off one place (4c+5c stepping up).

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Annette Quartly, 2026)

Dance Information

Dance is a 5-couple composition mixing elements of Pelorus Jack and Flight of the Falcon, hence its name.

(Dance information by the deviser, Annette Quartly, 2026)

Published in Jack And Jill's Falconry, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Annette Quartly (via Graham Quartly).

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