The Leg Of A Duck
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Leg Of A Duck A thirty-two bar Jig for two couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 10.1- 8 First couple dance down the middle and back to finish in the centre facing the top, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
9-11 First couple dance out to own side above second couple and cast off into second place.
12-15 First couple dance a half figure of eight round the second couple. 16 First couple lead up with nearer hand to finish back to back, first lady facing second man and first man facing second lady.
17-20 First and second couples set and change places giving right hand to bring second couple in back to back.
21-24 First and second couples dance a half reel of four.
25-28 First and second couples set and change places giving right hand.
29-32 First and second couples dance a half reel of four to get second couple back to own side, as first couple meet instead of passing by the left they join right hands and on bar 32 lead down to second place, remaining in the middle ready to repeat.
Repeat from second place. At the foot of the set first couple dance out to own side on the last bar instead of leading down. Recommended time: The Leg Of A Duck
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 10, 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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