The Kitchen Maid
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Kitchen Maid A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 8 First couple set, cross over giving right hand in passing; cast off and turn left hand to face first corners; second couple step up on bars 5 & 6.
9-16 First couple turn their first corners with the right hand in two bars, second corners with their left hand in two bars and partner with the right hand for four bars to finish facing their first corners.
17-22 Reels of three with corners, passing first corner by the left shoulder to commence.
23-24 First couple cross to own side giving right hand in passing.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Kitchen Maid
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, 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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