The Puggy 1 (3-Couple Version)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Puggy 1 (3-Couple Version)Reuben Freemantle www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com
Jig 3 x 32 bars 3 Couple Repeat 3 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-8 1s2s3s 6 hands round and back;
9-12 1s slip down the middle;
13-16 1s slip back up the middle to finish below 3s;
17-24 2s3s1s 6 hands round and back;
25-32 2s 3s 1s slip down the middle and back, finishing with 2s in the original first places.
(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)
Dance Notes
1-32 Like the 4-couple version, this dance uses slip step throughout and so is suitable for the youngest children who haven't yet learnt any other step and are happier with 6 hands round and back rather than 4 hands round and back in two pairs of couples.
9-12 1s take large steps.
13-16 1s take small steps to finish below 3s.
Dance Information
Also see the original dance The Puggy 1 by Reuben Freemantle.Also see the derivative dance The Puggy 2 by Reuben Freemantle.
The Puggy was the nickname of the steamÂdriven, 0-4-0 locomotives used for shunting and shortÂhaul work in many industrial locations (notably distilleries and shipyards) in Scotland.
Bars 1-8 represent the driving wheels starting and reversing;
in bars 9-16, the puggy is moving around the goods yard;
bars 17-24 represent the driving wheels starting and reversing again;
in bars 25-32, the puggy takes three trucks (two in the 3-couple version) around the goods yard and shunts them back into the siding.
(Dance information by the deviser, Reuben Freemantle)
The Bowes Railway Featuring Examples Of 0-4-0 Steam Driven Locomotives - Information Video
'Puggy' Built In 1912 - Called 'Nora No.5'
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