HASTEN TO YOUR FEET
3x32 Jig for 3 couples in a 3-couple set
| 1-8 |
1st cpl cross giving right hands, cast, and dance a half figure of eight around the 2nd cpl. (2nd cpl step up on bars 7 & 8.) |
| 9-16 |
1st cpl cross giving right hands, cast down, and dance a half figure of eight around the 3rd cpl. (3rd cpl step up on bars 15 & 16.) |
| 17-20 |
Cpls 2, 3, 1 advance and retire. |
| 21-24 |
Cpls 2, 3, 1 turn by the right. |
| 25-32 |
Circle 6 hands round and back. |
Suggested tune: Bonnie Dundee.
Suggested recording: The Dancing Master on Jig for Joy by the Music Makars
Devised by Doug Schneider, St. Louis, Missouri (paradiseMO [at] aol.com )
Notes from Doug: Dedicated to Bonnie Dickson of Ames, Iowa. The title is taken from a poem that Bonnie wrote about Scottish country dancing.
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This is a handy dance to allow beginners to practice the pattern of the first eight bars which occurs frequently in SCD. It is much more fun for practice to develop into a danceable pattern.