Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Little Jack Horner

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

LITTLE JACK HORNER (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Chris Ronald Formation Foundations

1- 8 1s set, cast (2s step up), 1s turn 1ΒΌ LH to face 1st corners
9-24 1s dance Corner Chain with 1st and 2nd corners:
 1s change place RH with 1st corners, 1st corners turn LH in centre and return to places giving RH to 1s who turn LH in centre to face 2nd corners
 1s change places RH with 2nd corners, 2nd corners turn LH in centre and return to places giving RH to 1s and 1s end turning LH in the middle to finish Lady above Man facing opposite sides
25-32 1s dance RH across (1L with 2s, 1M with 3s), pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple

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


Dance Notes

Can be danced as a Strathspey, a Reel or a Jig.

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