Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Plum Tree Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

PLUM TREE JIG (J5x32) 5C set Ann Dix Reel Friends 2

1- 8 1s and 3s turn RH (2 bars) and lead down 1 place, 1s dance out cast behind next couple and dance up 1 place to face own side BtoB for Double Triangles
9-16 1s and 3s dance Double Triangles and end turning to right to face 4th corners
17-24 1s and 3s dance reels across (reels of 3 top and bottom, reel of 4 in centre)
25-32 1s and 3s ½ turn partners RH, Balance-in-Line, turn partners RH and cast down on own sides

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


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Plum Tree
Plum Tree

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