Dance The Elphinstone Jig 1969
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1981)
- Intensity
- 646 888 808 860 = 77% (1 turn), 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised: 1981 First published in The Deeside Book Part 2
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Devised: 1981 First published in The Deeside Book Part 2
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Rob Gordon and his Band | Music for 12 Trad. Dances from the Graded Book | LP+ | 11 | J32 8 | 4:28 | 33.5 | ||
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Rob Gordon and his Band | Fifteen Dances, Part Two | MC | 2 | J32 8 | 4:28 | 33.5 | ||
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Rob Gordon and his Band | Music for Graded Scottish Country Dances | CD | 11 | J32 8 | 4:28 | 33.5 | ||
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Dances Old, Dances New | LP | 5 | J32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Harp and Claymore | Australian Ladies | LP | 6 | J32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Chris Peterson & Michael Hudson | Bluebonnet Ball 2004 | CD | 12 | J32 8 | 4:38 | 34.8 | ||
| Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel | Green Ginger | Miss Ogilvie's Fancy | CD | 6 | J32 8 | 4:52 | 36.5 |
The Elphinstone Jig 3/4L · J32
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1–
: 1W+3M change pl RH, cast clw to P’s right, NHJ ; 1c+3c dance across and cast clw to 3pl facing 1pl in the middle **while{4}** 2c set adv, pull back Rsh and skip-change to places.
9–
: 3c+1c+2c Circle6 and back, finish 3c facing 1c in the middle (3,2,1)
17–
: 3c+1c set | 3c+1c RHA | 3c cast to 3pl **while{2}** 1c dance to 1pl and face out.(1,2,3)
25–
: 1c+2c ¾ Dbl Fig8 (2c cross up) | 1c cross RH to 2pl. (2,1,3)
The Elphinstone Jig 3/4L · J32
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1-8 : 1L+3M change places RH & dance round 2s to end on partner's right, 1s & 3s dance clockwise to end 1s facing up (3rd pl) 3s facing down **while** 2s advance & about turn back to places 9-16 : 3s+2s+1s circle 6H round & back 17-24 : 3s+1s set, dance RH across & 3s cast to original places **while** 1s dance up to top 25-32 : 1s+2s dance 3/4 double Fig of 8 (1s cast to start) & 1s cross RH
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Aberdeen "City Moves"
Added on: 2020-07-06 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Adapted for a 3 couple set with 1st …
Added on: 2019-11-14 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
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Added on: 2015-02-17 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Dance Easter course saturday | Class | 2022-04-16 | Jona Kutsche | Oct. 16, 2023, 9:10 p.m. |
| New Haven Friends Meeting - May 23, 2016 | Unknown | 2016-05-23 | Peter Price | May 23, 2016, 6:40 p.m. |
| John's Preferences? | Informational | 2023-10-17 | Rebecca Winnie | Oct. 19, 2023, 6:45 p.m. |
| Scotia - 06 June 2016 | Unknown | 2016-06-06 | Peter Price | June 6, 2016, 6:17 p.m. |
| CGB Summer Course Kuckucksnest 2022 - Dances taught | Class | 2022-07-03 | Angelika Schmidkonz | June 12, 2023, 4:54 p.m. |
| 2023-05-16 Atholl SCDC - Trish's Programme | Unknown | 2023-05-16 | Bill Austin | March 8, 2023, 8:03 p.m. |
| Tillicoultry Charity Dance - 25 Aug 23 - Alan Ross | Function | 2023-08-25 | Bill Austin | July 21, 2023, 7:14 p.m. |
| Skua Dubh 22 Aug 2022 | Unknown | 2022-08-22 | Joana Stausberg | Aug. 21, 2022, 1:02 p.m. |
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 3. Dezember 2018 (DA) | Function | 2018-12-03 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Nov. 18, 2018, 11:35 p.m. |
| MkeSCD Mardi Gras Dance Party 2024 | Function | 2024-02-12 | Rebecca Winnie | Dec. 12, 2023, 8:14 p.m. |
| East Lothian Buffet Dance 7.30 11.01.19 | Unknown | 2019-01-11 | John McLean | Nov. 1, 2018, 6:46 p.m. |
| Marybank Wed 28 8 19 | Unknown | 2019-08-28 | Peter Jamieson | May 13, 2019, 5:09 p.m. |
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 19. Oktober 2018 (MZ) | Function | 2018-10-19 | Narhalla Dancers | Oct. 16, 2018, 10:20 p.m. |
| GRAND BALL SCD LONG WEEKEND IN ITALY 2023 | Unknown | 2023-04-30 | valeria corradin | Jan. 10, 2023, 7:05 p.m. |
| MkeSCD Demo Dancers Dances 2023 | Other | Rebecca Winnie | Aug. 27, 2023, 12:21 a.m. | |
| FSCDC Class 16 October 2018 | Class | 2018-10-16 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 30, 2018, 8:23 a.m. |
| 070324 Thistle Club Eindhoven - Spring Social | Function | 2007-03-24 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Aug. 24, 2023, 5:21 p.m. |
| RSCDS Edinburgh Joint Lothians Dance 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-28 | RSCDS Edinburgh | Jan. 5, 2020, 10:13 p.m. |
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 6. November 2018 (F) | Function | 2018-11-06 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 28, 2018, 2:10 a.m. |
| Skua Dubh Tanzen nach den Ferien | Unknown | 2022-08-15 | Joana Stausberg | Aug. 14, 2022, 10:21 p.m. |
| Joint Lothian Dance - 06 April 2019 | Unknown | 2019-04-06 | John Watkins | April 3, 2019, 8:25 a.m. |
| CGB Summer Course Kuckucksnest 2022 - Evening Programmes | Function | 2022-06-29 | Angelika Schmidkonz | June 12, 2023, 4:59 p.m. |
| Joint Lothian Dance - 06 April 2019 (Copy) | Unknown | 2019-04-06 | John Watkins | April 3, 2019, 8:37 a.m. |
| Atholl SCDC 23 Jan 2024 - Bob's Programme | Function | 2024-01-23 | Bill Austin | Nov. 5, 2023, 6:46 p.m. |
| Dances Taught TAC 2023 | Informational | 2023-10-03 | Rebecca Winnie | Oct. 3, 2023, 9:17 p.m. |
| Madison(WI)SCD Ball Program 2024 | Function | 2024-03-23 | Rebecca Winnie | Nov. 14, 2023, 5:24 p.m. |
| Madison(WI)SCD Ball Program 2024 WORK | Function | 2024-03-23 | Rebecca Winnie | Oct. 10, 2023, 7:09 p.m. |
| Ashdale Hall Westhill (Aberdeen) | Unknown | 2017-04-28 | Brian Anderson | April 7, 2017, 1:59 p.m. |
| CGB Easter 2022 Evenings | Unknown | 2022-04-14 | Martin McWilliam | April 16, 2022, 6:14 a.m. |
