Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Kirriemuir Jig

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KIRRIEMUIR JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Dorothy Bell Starters Collection

1- 8 1s lead down middle (3 steps), lead up (3 steps) and cast to 2nd place (2s step up)
9-16 2s+1s+3s advance and retire, 1s turn RH to end in middle facing up
17-24 1s dance up, cast round 2s, meet in middle, dance down and cast up round 3s into 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance 6H round and back

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


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Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland.
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