Jackson's Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Jackson's 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 lead down the middle, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4. At the foot first couple both turn to their left to face up and join left hands into an allemande hold.
5- 6 First couple dance up the middle in an allemande hold.
7- 8 Releasing their right hands, first couple turn three quarters round with the left hand to finish facing own side.
9-12 First man dances right hands across in a wheel with second couple, whilst first lady dances right hands across in a wheel with third couple.
13-16 First couple turn with the left hand one and a half times to finish facing their first corners.
17-22 First man dances a reel of three across the set with third couple, whilst first lady dances a reel of three across the set with second couple. First couple pass first corners by the left shoulder to commence the reel and finish in second place on own side of the set.
23-24 First couple turn with the right hand once round.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place.
Recommended tune: Jackson's Jig
(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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