Tantalus Jig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
TANTALUS JIG (J5x32) 5 Person set Ping Sun Chun, 19985 person diamond set with 5th person in centre facing 1st person at top
1- 8 5+1+2 dance RH across (3 bars), dance in and turn left about to dance LH across back to places
9-16 1+5+3 dance reel of 3 (1s+5s pass LSh to start)
17-24 5+1 set and ½ turn RH, 1+4 set and ½ turn RH
25-32 4+3 set and ½ turn RH, 3+2 set and ½ turn RH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink.
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