Dance Bill Jacob's Jig 12747
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Ruary Laidlaw (2001)
- Intensity
- 8080/8080/8888/8444 = 66% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Cast behind own lines and back (CBL&B)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance was devised in 2001. When making a video of it in 2023 the deviser changed bars 9–16. The …
This dance was devised in 2001. When making a video of it in 2023 the deviser changed bars 9–16. The original Lochiel Collection version had 1st and 3rd couples setting, crossing down and chasing back to place. The revised version has 1st & 2nd also 3rd & 4th couple setting, right hands across and setting again.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Jacob's Jig | Peter Elmes' Scottish Country Dance Band | The Lochiel Collection | CD | 1 | J32 4 | 2:30 | 37.5 |
Bill Jacob's Jig 4/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s+3s cast behind lines (4 bars) & cast back to places
- 9-16
- 1s+2s & 3s+4s set to partners, dance RH across back to places (4 bars) & set to partners again. Finish 1s facing 2s, 3s facing 4s on sides
- 17-24
- All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides. 1L finish facing out
- 25-28
- 1L followed by 1M casts below 4s, crosses into 4M place pulling back RSh to face 1M in 4L place (2s+3s+4s join hands & step up 27-28)
- 29-32
- 1s turn 1.1/2 RH. 2 3 4 1
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Lochiel Club, Hamilton, NZ, 2023
Added on: 2023-09-20 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
