The Perth And Perthshire Centenary Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 1st couple turn right hand and cast off one place.
5- 8 Using skip change, 1st couple petronella turn to finish with the 1st woman between the 2nd couple facing down and 1st man between the 3rd couple facing up. Joining hands across the set, all set.
9-16 All three couples dance six hands round to the left for six slip steps and then, on bar 12, releasing hands, cross right foot over left to pivot turn and dance anticlockwise (in a chase) back to positions at the end of bar 8.
17-20 1st couple change places left hand and cast to own side in 2nd place.
21-24 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples set and half turn right hand to face down in the middle of the dance ready to dance 3 couple allemande.
25-32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance six bars of allemande and half turn left hand to finish with the men on their own side facing down and the women on their own side facing up.
33-40 3rd, 1st and 2nd couples dance anticlockwise half way round the set. Joining hands on the side, all set and cross right hand.

Repeat having passed a couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Allana Creighton)

Dance Information

Recommended music: Suggested tune, The Mapledene Jig composed by Maureen Rutherford.

(Dance information by the deviser, Allana Creighton, 2026)

It lies within the wider region historically known as Perthshire, which today forms part of the local authority area of Perth and Kinross. The location sits a short distance from Perth's urban centre, placing it within easy reach of the city's services, transport links, and amenities. Its position also places it near the village of Scone, an established settlement immediately to the north-east of Perth.

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