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Dance The Dundee City Police Jig 1829

Jig · 32 bars (per couple; total length 96 bars) · 5 couples · Longwise - 5   (Progression: Canon)

Devised by
John W Mitchell
Intensity
{84840 88888} occurs 5 times in 6 rounds = 40% (1 turn), 67% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
Canon. Requires 6x16 music.

Canon. Requires 6x16 music.

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Gay Gordons Rob Gordon and his Band Gay Gordons, Vol 2 CD+ 5 X16 61:50 36.7
Dundee City Police Jig The Music Makars Catch the Wind CD 6 J32 31:43 34.3
Dundee City Police Jig Jimmy Shand and his Band King of the Button Box Vol 2 CD 31 J32 63:31 35.2
The Dundee City Police Jig Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band Take Your Partners For Vol 4 CD 11 J32 31:54 38.0
A Tribute to Jimmy Shand The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band Reelin' 'n' Ramblin' LP 2 J32 40:00 0.0
The Dundee City Police Jig 5/5L · J32

Canon. A new top couple starts dancing every 16 bars, and each continues dancing until they reach their original positions, so that the dance starts from the top, and ends from the top. 1c face out after the chord.

1–
1c+2c with EH joined set | turn EH ½ ; 1c ½ Fig8 up round 2c (2,1x,3,4,5)
9–
1c mirror Reels3 on opposite sides with 2c+3c, 1c starts in and down, at end, 1c turn 3c EH ½ (2,3,1x,4,5, with 2c & 1c facing out
17–
2c+3c+1c+4c BiL | 2c continues as above while{6} 1c turn 4c EH ½ , cross RH and cast to 5pl (5c up)
25–
5c+1c R&L (3,4,2x,5,1).

On bar 48 the order will be 4,5,3x,1,2.
On bar 64 the order will be 5,1,4x,2,3.
On bar 80 the order will be 1,2,5x,3,4 and 1c and 2c stop.
On bar 96 the order will be 1,2,3,4,5, all stopped.

The Dundee City Police Jig 5/5L · J32

Each couple dance 32 bars. A New Couple starts after 16 bars (ie on bars 1, 17, 33, 49 & 65)

1-8

1s turn out & join hands with 2s on sides & set, 1s 1/2 turn 2s on sides & dance 1/2 Figs of 8 round 2s

9-16

1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides with 2s+3s dancing in between 3s to start & ending by 1/2 turning 3s

2s (at top) now start repeating the dance from bar 1 while original 1s continue as follows: -

17-24

(New Couple starts as at bar 1) as 1s face out NHJ with 4s & set, 1s 1/2 turn 4s on sides, cross RH to own side & cast down to 5th place

25-32

5s+1s dance R&L

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Added on: 2012-12-03 (Becky Sager)
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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Tokyo Branch General class 2018 Unknown 2018-12-01 Atsuko Clement Nov. 7, 2018, 5:07 a.m.
Berkhamsted Tuesday 04-10-2022 Unknown 2022-10-04 Joan Desborough Oct. 4, 2022, noon
15 09 26 Eastbourne Unknown 2015-09-26 Chris & Lee Pratt April 18, 2015, 5:07 p.m.
18 05 12 Eastbourne Unknown 2018-05-12 Chris & Lee Pratt April 1, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Calpé 2020-02-20 Unknown 2020-02-20 John Aitken July 31, 2019, 4:12 p.m.
The Sunday Class in Tynemouth 21st September 2018 Unknown 2018-09-21 Amanda Peart July 21, 2018, 6:49 p.m.
RSCDS Atlanta August 2023 Social Function 2023-08-13 Cynthia West Aug. 12, 2023, 12:55 a.m.
21 02 22 Ewan Galloway Dance Hour 8.30pm Unknown 2021-02-22 Chris & Lee Pratt Feb. 17, 2021, 3:31 p.m.
Diagrams #15 Unknown 2020-07-07 John Aitken June 30, 2020, 9:23 a.m.
SCD Nürnberg (2015-07-20) Unknown 2015-07-20 Roland Ritthaler May 28, 2016, 9:56 p.m.
ADW 7.2.20 Unknown 2020-02-07 Elizabeth Gull Feb. 4, 2020, 2:47 p.m.
RSCDS Leicester Class - 8 Feb 2018 Unknown 2018-02-08 Margaret Spence Jan. 2, 2018, 12:27 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 11.09.2014 Unknown 2014-09-11 Zoltán Gräff Sept. 12, 2014, 11 a.m.
Turnham Green - 6 October 2019 Unknown Jacmel Dent Oct. 8, 2019, 12:14 a.m.
Bookham 2019-07-06 60th Anniversary Summer Dance Unknown 2019-07-06 David McQuillan May 29, 2019, 6:24 p.m.
16 11 12 Crawley Unknown 2016-11-12 Chris & Lee Pratt March 25, 2016, 9:07 p.m.
Berkhamsted Charity Dance Unknown 2022-10-18 Ken Martlew Sept. 5, 2022, 8:37 p.m.
SCD & Walking Hols Grt Malvern Wed Workshop Class 2023-10-18 Geoff Entwistle Aug. 28, 2023, 11:42 a.m.
Cambridge Scottish Society Ball 2023 Unknown 2023-05-13 Patricia Wilson Jan. 8, 2023, 5:29 p.m.
Oldenburg 2023-07-24 Class 2023-07-24 Martin McWilliam July 27, 2023, 10:05 a.m.
Rachel Pusey - San Jose Class 10/2 Unknown 2017-10-02 Rachel Pusey Sept. 25, 2017, 6:50 a.m.
Fleet 2013-06-08 Tregolls Open Air Unknown 2013-06-08 David McQuillan May 22, 2013, 11:56 a.m.
2022_09_27 BS&RC Social Dancing Unknown 2022-09-27 Gerard Elliott Sept. 27, 2022, 12:51 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-07-24 Unknown 2022-07-24 Amanda Peart July 24, 2022, 5:28 p.m.
The Oxford and Cambridge Highland Ball 2019 Unknown 2019-02-23 Sandra McLevy Jan. 10, 2019, 5:14 p.m.
SCD Jig (Longway 5 couples) Unknown Marc Hagebölling March 18, 2017, 3:21 p.m.
Abingdon 10 September 2018 Unknown 2018-09-10 Sandra McLevy Sept. 11, 2018, 1:43 a.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-07-23 Other 2023-07-23 Amanda Peart July 23, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
SCD & Walking Hols Cober Hill Wed Workshop Class 2023-11-29 Geoff Entwistle Nov. 16, 2023, 11:54 a.m.
Bookham 2014-07-05 Summer Dance Unknown 2014-07-05 David McQuillan June 4, 2014, 12:29 p.m.
Bookham 2017-07-01 Summer Dance Unknown 2017-07-01 David McQuillan June 8, 2017, 10:30 a.m.
Budapest Local Club 23.04.2015 Unknown 2015-04-23 Zoltán Gräff April 23, 2015, 10:36 p.m.
Ottawa Summer Dancing May 15th, 2018 Unknown Jody Kulas May 4, 2018, 6:44 p.m.
Oldenburg 2018-02-19 Unknown 2018-02-19 Martin McWilliam Feb. 17, 2018, 7:55 p.m.
SCD Nürnberg (2015-07-06) Unknown 2015-07-06 Roland Ritthaler May 28, 2016, 10:04 p.m.
Bookham 2018-07-07 Summer Dance Unknown 2018-07-07 David McQuillan May 26, 2018, 12:25 a.m.
Abingdon Class 25 February 2019 Unknown 2019-02-25 Sandra McLevy Feb. 26, 2019, 12:39 a.m.
Reel club 01/05/17 Unknown 2017-05-01 aec50 April 28, 2017, 11:44 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-03-07 Unknown 2021-03-07 Amanda Peart March 7, 2021, 8:16 p.m.
RSCDS KIRKCALDY WINTER DANCE Unknown 2021-11-26 Jim Armstrong Nov. 5, 2021, 12:02 p.m.
Oldenburg 2018-04-14 Saturday Ball Unknown 2018-04-14 Martin McWilliam Feb. 18, 2018, 5:27 p.m.
Turnham Green - 15 May 2022 Unknown 2022-05-15 Jacmel Dent May 16, 2022, 12:04 p.m.
Barnstormer challenges Unknown George Hobson May 11, 2022, 12:02 p.m.
ZA 2014-12-04 Bergvliet Scottish Country Dance Club End-of-Year Class Unknown 2014-12-04 Heather Hodgson Oct. 30, 2014, 9:42 p.m.
Bookham 2016-07-02 Summer Dance Unknown 2016-07-02 David McQuillan May 21, 2016, 12:14 a.m.
Bookham Summer Dance Unknown 2016-07-02 Evelyn Wilson June 10, 2016, 9:17 a.m.
Berkhamsted Tues 3 Jan Unknown 2023-01-03 Ken Martlew Jan. 3, 2023, 7:52 p.m.
Baker St. 221b Unknown Olga Chermoshentseva Jan. 9, 2022, 6:20 a.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-04-17 Unknown 2022-04-17 Amanda Peart April 19, 2022, 12:19 p.m.
Hogmanay dance at Great Brickhill Unknown 2018-12-31 susan Koffler-Sluijter Dec. 28, 2018, 1:46 p.m.
16 08 27 Parkinson's Goring Unknown 2016-08-27 Chris & Lee Pratt May 30, 2016, 6:10 p.m.
Hogmanay 2016 Unknown Jan Jones Aug. 5, 2016, 10:46 p.m.
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Bookham 2013-07-06 Summer Dance Unknown 2013-07-06 David McQuillan May 22, 2013, 12:33 p.m.
Hogmanay 2015 Unknown Jan Jones Sept. 19, 2015, 9:47 p.m.
Hogmanay 2014 Unknown Jan Jones Dec. 8, 2014, 11:05 p.m.
2023-02-04 Space Flow Unknown 2023-02-04 Klaus Mettler Feb. 5, 2023, 9:22 p.m.
Pittsburgh Highland Ball 2023 Unknown 2023-03-25 Arthur McNair Dec. 27, 2022, 4:11 a.m.
22 10 29 Brighton Branch Halloween Unknown 2022-10-29 Chris & Lee Pratt Oct. 1, 2022, 3:12 p.m.
Christmas Ball Münster 2011 Unknown 2011-12-17 Edwin Werner Nov. 22, 2019, 1:34 p.m.
Silvercross Unknown 2017-12-02 Matthew Goulden Dec. 2, 2017, 4:53 p.m.
15 03 28 Ashdown Unknown 2015-03-28 Chris & Lee Pratt Feb. 7, 2015, 4:11 p.m.
17 01 14 SASS Moulsecoomb Unknown 2017-01-14 Chris & Lee Pratt Nov. 20, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
CGB Summer Course 2021 Class dances Unknown 2021-06-24 Martin McWilliam June 29, 2021, 11:54 a.m.
Wheathampsted AL48AY nov04 Unknown 2017-11-04 Matthew Goulden Nov. 4, 2017, 5:57 a.m.
Berlin Hopalots 2014 Social, 28th November 2014 Unknown 2014-11-28 Rainer Binias July 20, 2014, 2:16 p.m.
Berkhamsted Club night 7.2.23 Unknown 2023-02-07 Ken Martlew Feb. 6, 2023, 6:13 p.m.
16 04 02 Ashdown Unknown 2016-04-02 Chris & Lee Pratt Jan. 10, 2016, 6:52 p.m.
Thistle Club 2015 Unknown 2015-09-05 Jan Jones Jan. 27, 2015, 9:20 p.m.
23 11 25 Mid Sussex Function 2023-11-25 Chris & Lee Pratt Sept. 11, 2023, 1:20 p.m.
Thistle Club - Wing, Buckinghamshire - 04 September 2015 Unknown 2015-09-05 Stuart Kreloff Sept. 5, 2015, 12:36 p.m.
Thistle Club 2013 Unknown Jan Jones Oct. 28, 2017, 4:55 p.m.
Sympatrics 6th April Unknown George Hobson April 6, 2022, 1:39 p.m.
Albany Hogmanay - 2022-12-31 Unknown 2022-12-31 Lydia Hedge Nov. 30, 2022, 10:04 p.m.
Epping Forest Scottish Association Autumn Dance 2018 Unknown 2018-09-15 Murrough Landon Sept. 14, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
22 04 23 SASS Newick Unknown 2022-04-23 Chris & Lee Pratt March 25, 2022, 8:34 p.m.
Dundee University Spring Ball Unknown 2022-04-03 Johanna Ainsworth Feb. 6, 2022, 6:53 p.m.
Guildford 2013-05-04 Spring Dance Unknown 2013-05-04 David McQuillan March 23, 2013, 1:18 a.m.
Epping Forest Summer Dance Unknown 2022-07-02 David Ambrose June 26, 2022, 1:30 a.m.
Oxford and Cambridge Highland Ball 2015 - Stanton Harcourt Unknown 2015-03-07 Stuart Kreloff March 3, 2015, 11:05 p.m.
Wheathampsted AL48AY Unknown 2016-11-05 Matthew Goulden Nov. 4, 2016, 3:20 p.m.
17 10 07 Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough Unknown 2017-10-07 Chris & Lee Pratt Sept. 17, 2017, 8:56 p.m.
Epping Forest Scottish Association June Dance 2017 - 24 June 2017 Unknown 2017-06-24 Stuart Kreloff June 24, 2017, 11:26 a.m.
Bedford SDG 2012-05-19 Annual Ball Unknown 2012-05-19 Keith Rose Nov. 7, 2012, 11:38 p.m.
16 05 28 Bognor Regis Unknown 2016-05-28 Chris & Lee Pratt Feb. 7, 2016, 10:54 a.m.
Berkhamsted Highland Ball 2023 Unknown 2023-02-11 Jeremy Newton Aug. 13, 2022, 7:28 p.m.
Berkhamsted Highland Ball rehearsal 2023 Unknown 2023-02-04 Ken Martlew Jan. 18, 2023, 8:05 p.m.
Donald's Grand Ball 2019 Unknown 2019-12-14 Patricia Wilson Oct. 24, 2019, 1:08 p.m.
CGB 2021 Summer KKN Evenings Unknown 2021-06-23 Martin McWilliam June 29, 2021, 10:25 a.m.
16 10 01 Tunbridge Wells & Crowborough Unknown 2016-10-01 Chris & Lee Pratt Sept. 14, 2016, 8:45 p.m.
20 05 23 Bognor Regis Unknown 2020-05-23 Chris & Lee Pratt Feb. 13, 2020, 1:34 p.m.
22 05 29 Bognor Regis Unknown 2022-05-29 Chris & Lee Pratt Feb. 7, 2022, 5:52 p.m.
16 04 09 Hastings Unknown 2016-04-09 Chris & Lee Pratt Feb. 6, 2016, 1:10 p.m.
15 10 03 Tunbridge Wells & Crowborough Unknown 2015-10-03 Maddy Coelho Sept. 25, 2015, 5:13 p.m.
16 09 24 Eastbourne Unknown 2016-09-24 Chris & Lee Pratt June 21, 2016, 2:45 p.m.
5 couple dances Unknown Rachel Pusey Jan. 23, 2019, 1:20 a.m.
CGB 2022 October course Unknown 2022-10-16 Wolfgang Kutsche Oct. 17, 2022, 10:37 a.m.
Scottish Dance Weekend Siófok Unknown 2016-06-04 Zoltán Gräff June 13, 2016, 3:41 p.m.
Oldenburg 2023 June - December Class 2023-12-31 Martin McWilliam June 20, 2023, 10:08 a.m.
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Scarborough 2014 Unknown Truus de Ceuster Dec. 21, 2014, 11:09 p.m.

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