The Wind That Shakes The Piggery
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Wind That Shakes The Piggery A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 14.1- 8 First couple cross below second couple, first man dances a half figure of eight round third couple and casts behind third man to finish between third couple facing up, whilst first lady completes a figure of eight round second couple to finish between them facing down.
9-16 First couple change places giving left hand, first man casts down round second man whilst first lady casts up round third lady; first man dances a half figure of eight round second couple, whilst first lady dances similarly round third couple to finish in second place on the opposite side.
17-24 First couple pass their first corners by the left shoulder to commence reels of three on the sides with their corners.
25-28 Six hands round to the left in a circle half way; second and third couples finish facing up and down in the centre of the set.
29-32 Second and third couples dance half rights and lefts.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: The Wind That Shakes The Piggery
(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 14, 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).