O'Keefe's Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
O'Keefe's Jig A thirty-two bar Jig for four couples in a longwise set., devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 8.1- 8 All four men cross over passing their partners by the right and commence to cast off, fourth man followed by the other three men crosses back to own side and dances up to finish in first place.
9-16 Eight hands round in a circle to the left and back to the right.
17-24 All four ladies cross over passing the opposite man by the right and commence to cast up, first lady followed by the other ladies crosses back to own side and casts off into fourth place.
25-28 Fourth and third couples, at the top, dance right hands across in a wheel once round, whilst second and first couples do the same at the foot.
29-32 Fourth, third and second couples dance half reels of three on the sides of the set, fourth and thirds pass by the right to commence. Repeat from new places. Recommended tune: O'Keefe's Jig
(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 8, 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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