Jill's Hornpipe

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s set, dance RH across, set
9-16 1L dances "Solo R&L":
 1L changes places RH with 1M, LH with 2M, RH with 2L and LH with partner to finish in promenade hold
17-24 2s dance into the centre of the dance to dance a promenade reel of 3 up and down with 1s. To begin 1s pass 2M RSh. 2s meet at the end of bar 22, take promenade and follow 2L's path to finish 1s and 2s in centre facing up, ready for...
25-32 1s+2s dance Allemande

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

1- 8 1s and 2s set on the side, dance RH across and set again.
9-16 1st lady dances solo rights and lefts. i.e.
 1st lady, giving right hands, change places with 1st man
 1st lady, giving left hands, change places with 2nd man
 1st lady, giving right hands, change places with 2nd lady 1st lady, giving left hands, turn 1st man half way round
17-24 1st couple take promenade hold and dance into the dance to begin a reel of 3 with 1st couple, giving RS to 2nd man. 2nd couple dance into the dance to begin the reel which is danced up and down the centre of the set. After 6 bars, 2nd man takes promenade hold with his partner instead of passing in front of her and they follow the 2nd lady's path to come in behind 1st couple, both couples facing up the dance in promenade hold.
25-32 1st and 2nd couples dance the allemande.

Repeat having passed a couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Neville Pope, July 2006)

Dance Information

Recommended music: Any good Hornpipe. Note that if the music is too fast, it is difficult for the 2nd couple to complete the reel figure correctly.

Recommended Recording: Track 8 (Reels: Hornpipes) from First Stop! by Waverley Station: Ramblewood Hornpipe - Hang Fire - The Harlequin - Virginia Hornpipe.

(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Neville Pope, 2010)

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