Miss Maria Stewart's Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Miss Maria Stewart's Jig A forty bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, published in Whetherly Book 6.1- 4 First couple turn with the right hand and cast off into second place, second couple step up on bars 3 & 4.
5- 8 First couple turn one and a half times with the left hand to face their second corners.
9-12 First couple turn second corners with the right hand to finish facing their first corners.
13-16 First couple dance a half reel of three with their corners, passing their first corners by the left shoulder to commence.
17-20 First couple turn their first corners (now in second corner position) once round with the right hand.
21-24 First couple dance a half reel of three with their corners passing their second corners by the left shoulder to commence, finish in second place on opposite sides.
25-26 First lady dances a petronella turn to third lady's place, second lady dances a petronella turn to second man's place and third lady casts up to first place on the ladies' side. Meanwhile the men set.
27-28 The ladies set. Meanwhile the men dance a similar petronella triangle, second man casting to third man's place, third man dancing a petronella turn to second lady's place and first man dancing a petronella turn to top place on the men's side.
29-32 Repeat bars 25-28 from new positions, following the same tracks.
33-36 Repeat bars 25-28 from new positions, following the same tracks.
37-40 First couple cross back to second place on own side giving right hand in passing and set.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Miss Maria Stewart's Jig
Editor's note to the 2020 edition The "casting" movements in the triangular formation from bars 25-36 are suggested to be danced the quick way, directly into the new places, rather than a long "casting" turn while setting.
(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 6, 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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