John Gibson's Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

JOHN GIBSON'S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Helen Beaney

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up) and 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance mirror reels of 3 on sides taking hands (1s in/down, 2s dance in and cast, 3s cast up)
17-24 1s lead down (2 steps), turn RH and lead up to top staying in centre, 2s step down bars 19-20 and in behind 1s bar 24 ready for...
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette

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

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

John Gibson's Jig - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Dance Information

Helen Beaney (now Helen McGinley) devised this dance, and John Barnes composed the accompanying tune in the spring of 2011.

Both, along with John Gibson, are members of the Dublin Scottish Country Dance Club.

Published in https://dublinscdclub.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/john-gibsons-jig.pdf

Back to the top of this Scottish Country Dancing Instructions 'John Gibson's Jig' page