A Jig For Mary Jane
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
A JIG FOR MARY JANE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Holly Boyd Oh, How We've Danced!1- 4 1s cast to 3rd place (2s+3s step up), 1s set advancing and take prom hold facing 3L
5- 8 1s in prom hold +3s dance ½ reel of 3 across (1s RSh to 3L). 3s end looping into 3rd place, 1s in middle 2nd place nearer hands joined facing up. 21(3)
9-12 1s dance ½ mirror reels of 3 on own sides (1s out/up, 2s in/down). 1s end in prom hold (1L on 1M's left) facing 3L (in 1M's place)
13-16 1s in prom hold +3s dance ½ reel of 3 across (1s RSh to 3L). 1s in middle 2nd place nearer hands joined facing down.
17-24 Mirror reels of three on sides (1s down/out, 2s in up). 1s end in middle, 2nd place nearer hands joined facing down. 312
25-32 25-28 1M+2M change places RH as 1L+2L change LH, 3M+2M change places LH as 3L+2L change places RH
29-32 3M+1M change places RH as 3L+1L change LH, 2s+1s+3s set
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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