The Paranoid Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE PARANOID JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Judith Kowalczik, 20191- 8 All clap, 2s followed by 1s dance Fig of 8 round 3s. 213
9-16 1s pass partner RSh, pull back RSh and retire to opposite sides while 2s+3s dance DoSiDo with partners; 1s turn RH end facing each other with backs to 1st corners
17-24 Corners Chase and Turn:
17-20 1s followed by corners pass RSh, 1s dance to 3rd corner position and set while corners pull back RSh, turn RH ending with backs to 1s
21-24 1st corners followed by 1s pass RSh, dance to original corner and set while 1s pull back RSh, turn ¾ RH ending with backs to 2nd corners
25-32 Repeat 17-24
Note: 2nd time through, bars 31-32: 1s turn RH to bottom of set (4s step up)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
The Paranoid Jig 32 bar jig for three couples in a four-couple longwise set, Devised By Judith Kowalczik (2019)
1 - 8 All clap. 2nd couple, followed by 1st couple, dance a figure of eight round 3rd couple, 2nd couple finishing in first place and 1st couple finishing in second place.
9 - 12 1st couple advance, passing partner by the right shoulder, pull right shoulders back to face partner and retire to opposite sides. Meanwhile, 2nd and 3rd couples dance back to back.
13 - 16 1st couple, giving right hands, turn once round, finishing with their backs to first corners.
17 - 32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance "Corners Chase and Turn":
17 - 20 1st couple, followed by first corners, pass partner by the right shoulder and dance to 3rd corner positions.
While 1st couple set, first corners pull back right shoulders and, giving right hands, turn once round, finishing with their backs to 1st couple.
21 - 24 First corners, followed by 1st couple, pass each other by the right shoulder and dance back to their corner positions.
1st couple pull back right shoulders and, giving right hands, turn three quarters, finishing with their backs to second corners, while first corners set.
25 - 28 Repeat bars 17 - 20 with second corners.
29 - 32 Second corners, followed by 1st couple, pass each other by the right shoulder and dance back to their corner positions.
1st couple pull back right shoulders and, giving right hands, turn three quarters to finish in second place on own sides, while second corners set.
Repeat having passed a couple.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Judith Kowalczik, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, January 2019)
Dance Notes
In bars 31-32 of the second time through, 1st couple turn to the bottom of the set, while 3rd couple step up.(Dance notes by the deviser, Judith Kowalczik, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, January 2019)
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Devised in January 2019 by Judith Kowalczik in preparation of the Skua Dubh 7th Bonn Spring Workshop on 16th March 2019 and inspired by "The Paranoid Jigs" (Touch and Go, Ben Hiant and Monika's Jig by Keith B. Smith) by Hoogie from the album "Knackiedoo".(Dance information by the deviser, Judith Kowalczik, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, January 2019)
"Paranoid" in psychological terms denotes a mental state marked by irrational suspicion and mistrust. This condition is observed in individuals with disorders like paranoid personality disorder or schizophrenia.
Symptoms include heightened vigilance and interpreting neutral actions as malevolent. Treatment often involves psychotherapy and medication.
In everyday language, "paranoid" may refer to excessive mistrust without clinical implications.
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