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A Swig Of Jig

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A Swig Of Jig 32 Bar Jig For 3 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Trudy Roughgarden.

1- 4 1's cross (right hands) and cast to 2nd pace, 2's step up. (213 with 1's on opposite sides)
5- 8 1's and 3's dance Right Hands Across. 1M end facing out
9-16 2's and 1's dance ladies chain
 1M and 2M end facing out.
17-24 Parallel Reel of 3 on the sides, 1's giving right shoulder to 3's to begin.
25-28 1's dance ½ Fig of 8 down around 3's
 end 2nd place own sides. (213)
29-32 1's (near hands) dance up between the 2nd couple and cast to second place, ready to begin again.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Trudy Roughgarden, 2024)


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