T. A. Norris
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
T. A. Norris A forty-eight bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 4 First couple take a promenade hold (lady on her partner's left), dance down between second couple and then around third lady, giving right shoulder, to finish below third couple, facing up the centre of the set.
5- 8 First couple lead up between third couple, divide and cast up to top place on opposite side of the set.
9-12 First couple take a promenade hold and dance down between second couple, out behind third man and in to finish facing the top.
13-16 First couple lead up between third couple, separate and cast up to first place on own side of the set.
17-24 First and second couples dance rights and lefts.
25-32 First couple cross giving right hand, cast off below third couple; cross giving left hand and cast up into second place; second couple step up on bars 27 & 28.
33-40 First couple pass their first corners by the left shoulder to dance reels of three across the set, lady with second couple and man with third couple.
41-48 First couple pass their second corners by the right shoulder to dance reels of three across the set, lady with third couple and man with second couple.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: T. A. Norris
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell; instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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