Dance: Hooper's Jig

32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.

Steps:

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Published in:

Miss Milligan's Miscellany Volume II [12] *
99 More Scottish Country Dances [28]
Collins Pocket Reference [131]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [68]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [65]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [82]

Full description:

http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM3goldenoldies.html#hooper

Recommended Music:

Peter's Peerie Boat (Tom Anderson)

Recordings (17): Show tunes

The Legendary Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 16 [pace 32.8]
The Pride of Scotland (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 6 [pace 32.8]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 7 [pace 32.8]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 7 [pace 32.8]
Music for Scottish Dancing (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.5]
Dances of Scotland Volume 1 (The Atholl Players), track 6 [pace 39.5]
Dances of Scotland Volume 1 (The Atholl Players), track 6 [pace 39.5]
Dancing with Jim Johnstone (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 1
The Scottish Sound of the Bill Hendry Band (Bill Hendry), track 3
Scottish Dance Time Vol 3 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 6 [pace 35.0]
Dance with the London Highland Club (Frank Reid and his Band), track 14 [pace 33.8]
The Kilt is my Delight (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 7 [pace 32.1]
On Stage With..., Volume 1 (The Thistle Band), track 5
Come More Scottish Country Dancing (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet), track 1 [pace 34.0]
The Sound of Jim Johnstone and His Band (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 13
Delaware Valley Spring Ball 2003 (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 6 [pace 36.9]
Industrial Strength (West Telferton Caledonian Dance Band), track 2

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