Dance Gill's Jig 20914
Also known as “Dancing Fingers”.
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Sheila Trafford
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Spoke (SPOKE)
- Reel of three - tandem (no lead change) (REEL;R3;TANDEM;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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This dance was devised for Gillian Stewart, Branch member and one of our very …
This dance was devised for Gillian Stewart, Branch member and one of our very accomplished Branch pianists. She has played for classes, courses and dances etc. for many years. She plays in both our local bands "The Braes of Wansbeck" and "The Music Will Tell You".
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill's Jig | Marian Anderson and her Band | Newcastle 70th Anniversary | CD | 8 | J32 4 | 2:32 | 38.0 |
Gill's Jig 4/4L · J32
1-4 : 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance 1/2 R&L (no polite turns), 2L & 3M face out 5-8 : 2L followed by 2M also 3M followed by 3L chase anticlockwise 1/2 round to opp end **while** 1s+4s dance RH across remaining in centre 9-16 : 1s+4s give LH to nearest corner & dance Spoke moving clockwise once round & remain in centre 17-24 : 1M followed by 1L also 4L followed by 4M dance RSh Tandem reels on sides (1s out/ down Ladies' side, 4s out/up on Men's side). End 1s between 3s at top facing down, 4s between 2s at bottom facing up 25-32 : 1s dance down under arch made by 4s who dance up, turn corners with free hand & change places RH on side (polite turns), all 4 couples set. End 3 1 4 2
