Dance Video The Purple Heather Jig (Video 2)
RSCDS Edinburth Dancing Forth 2011
Twice through as part of a longer demo. The end of the 2nd time is adapted to lead into the next dance.
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- The Purple Heather Jig (J40, John Bowie Dickson: Dunedin Dances Book 5)
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Twice through as part of a longer demo. The end of the 2nd time is adapted to lead into the next dance.
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The Purple Heather Jig 4/4L · J40
On 2nd chord move to (1,2,3x,4x)
- 1–
- 1c+4c turn RH | cast to centre (2c+3c to ends) ; turn LH 1½ to face end C in line across
- 9–
- 1c+2c & 4c+3c Reels4 across, finish as on [8]
- 17–
- All turn facing person RH | 1c+4c ½ LHA to face diagonally opposite “cnr” ; turn that cnr RH | 4c+1c turn P LH and face cnr in line across
- 25–
- 2c+4c & 1c+3c Reels4 across, at end 1c+4c pass P RH and face out the end (M pivot R)
- 33–
- 4c+1c cross and cast to middle ; 4c+1c turn RH (2,4,1x,3x)