Dance: Quarries' Jig

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

Devised by:
Kent W Smith
Formations:
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
Book 36 (Frae A' The Airts, Vol 1) [3] *
Pocket: Books 36,37,38 [3]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [132]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [122]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [156]
Recommended Music:
Mrs Muir McKenzie's Favourite (Charles Sharpe)
Recordings (8): Show tunes
After the Chord (The Craigellachie Band), track 1 [pace 34.1]
Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 34.6]
Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 3 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 13 [pace 34.6]
Strictly Scottish Volume One (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 2
See You Jimmy! (Ian J Morrison), track 14
Artistic License (McDuff's Ceilidh Band), track 5 [pace 35.0]
Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 34.2]
Scottish Country Dances Vol 1-2 (The Ian Muir Sound), track 7

Crib

1-81C set | cast (2C up) ; ½ Fig8 LSh round 1cnr (2,1x,3)
9-161M+2C and 1W+3C LSh Reels3 across, at end 1C LH turn to face 1cnrs
17-241C+1cnrs turn ½ RH while 2cnrs set | centre dancers turn ½ LH while the others chase clw one position ; repeat from new positions
25-32Repeat from new positions, but to finish 1C turn LH to 2plx ; 2C+1C+3C set | 1C cross RH.
(The movements on 1diagonal flow best as half turns, but are called “change places” in the original)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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