Left In Isolation Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

LEFT IN ISOLATION JIG (J1x32) 1C+4 chairs Ted Smith Pandemic Set Of Dances
The single couple starts in 2nd place with no progression, chairs representing 1s+3s do not move

1- 8 Man crosses up and Lady down to dance Fig of 8 across (1 M round 2s at top, 1L round 3s). 1s finish passing LSh to face 1st corner
9-16 'Hello-Goodbye' to end in centre, Man between 2s facing down and Lady between 3s facing up. 1s dance out to 2nd place opposite side and face out
17-24 Lady casts down and Man casts up to dance Fig of 8 on opposite sides
25-28 Lady casts down and Man casts up and chase ½ way round set to finish in 2nd place own side facing in
29-32 Dance round partner LSh back to place

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

Left in Isolation Jig
Ted Smith Pandemic Set of Dances
Jig 32 bars 1 Couple Repeat 3 Couple Set Longwise Set
The single couple start in 2nd place and there is no progression; 1st and 3rd couples, who do not move, are represented by chairs or any other convenient objects.

1-8 M cross up, L down into figures of 8 across, finishing by passing left shoulder to face first corner;

9-14 hello-goodbye setting, finishing facing on the centreline, M above L;

15-16 advance, giving right shoulder, and dance out to 2nd place on opposite side, finishing facing out;

17-24 L cast, M cast up into figures of 8 on the sides, finishing as at bar 16;

25-28 L cast, M cast up into chase halfway around the set, finishing in 2nd place on own side facing in;

29-32 advance and gypsy turn by the left, finishing in original places.

(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)

Dance Notes

The dance can also be performed by a single dancer with a ghost as partner for the gypsy turn in bars 29-32. By making this a 1½ times turn (or, more sedately, simply crossing), the single dancer can perform a second repeat from the ghost partner's place.

(Dance notes by Reuben Freemantle)

Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams

Left In Isolation Jig Keith Rose's Diagram

Left In Isolation Jig - Full Size And Key To Symbols

Lonely lady looks like she could do with a dance

Left In Isolation - In Need Of A Dance

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