Dance Father Connelly's Jig 2110

Jig · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

John Drewry (1990)

Intensity

8800/8880/8880/8880/8000/8088/8088/8088 = 65% (1 turn), 66% (whole dance)

Formations

Set and Rotate (SETROT;2C;)
Rights and Lefts - diagonal - half (R&L;DIAG;HALF;)
Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

The Donside Book [6]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [167] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [221] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Father Connelly's Jig (John Mason)

Extra Info

(Author’s notes)

NOTE The dance is really two dances each of 32 bars. Bars 9–24 of each dance are similar. …

(Author’s notes)

NOTE The dance is really two dances each of 32 bars. Bars 9–24 of each dance are similar. 1st couple dance the first part with 2nd and 3rd couples and the second part with 3rd and 4th couples. Either part could be danced separately as a normal 8 X 32 bar dance. The reason for this unusual structure is that the tune contains 64 bars and it was thought that this arrangement would make it less tiring for the dancers than an 8 X 64 bar dance.

In the half right and left on the diagonal it is essential for the dancers to be in the side lines before changing places with the left hand to leave the centre of the set free for the other dancers.

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

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Father Connelly's Jig	Marian Anderson and her Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12	CD	15	J64 4	4:28	33.5
Father Connelly's Jig	Ceol na h-Alba	Thank You For Coming	CD	11	J64 4	4:22	32.8
Father Connelly's Jig	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 7	CD	7	J64 4	4:42	35.2
Father Connelly's Jig	The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band	Ah'm askin' - Scottish Country Dances	CD	13	J64 4	4:34	34.2

Father Connelly's Jig 4/4L · J64

1–: 1c+2c Set&Rotate (All set | cast one place clw ; change places RH with P | chase one place clw) (2,1,3,4)
9–: ½ diagonal R&L with 1cnrs (W up, M down) while{4} the 2cnrs (2W+3M) set & cross RH, all cnrs face out ; ½ Reels3 on the sides, 1c Rsh to 2cnr pos. (no loops at the end) (2x,1x,3x,4)
17–: Repeat figure from these positions with 2cnr persons (in 3cnr positions ; M up, W down) (to 2,1,3,4), 2c+3c finishing with loops into
25–: Reels3 across (Lsh to 1cnr) (2,1,3,4)
33–: 1c cross down RH between 3c | cast Rsh round new 1cnr (4W resp. 3M) ; change places up/dn LH | cast L (3c up) to (2,3,1,4)
41–56: 3c+1c+4c repeat the figures [9–24] above (2,3,1,4)
57–: 3c+1c+4c Circle6 and back (optional: 2c join in for Circle8 and back) (1c step down, to 2,3,4,1)

(note by Drewry: This is really two successive 3c dances of 32 bars, the figures of bars 9–24 being similar.

E-cribs

Father Connelly's Jig 4/4L · J64

1-8: 1s+2s Set & Rotate:; Set, rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own sides. Order 2 1 3 4
9-16: 1s dance 1/2 diag R&L with 1st corners while 2nd corners set & change places diagonally RH, 1s dance 1/2 RSh reels of 3 on opposite sides (1M up, 1L down). (2)(1)(3) 4
17-24: 1s dance 1/2 diag R&L with 3rd corner (pstn) while 2nd corners (pstn) set & change places diagonally, 1s dance 1/2 RSh reels of 3 on own sides (1M down, 1L up). 2 1 3 4
25-32: 1s dance reels of 3 across Lady with 2s & Man with 3s (LSh to 1st corner)
33-40: 1s cross down between 3s, 1L casts up round 3M & 1M casts down round 4L, 1s change places LH in centre & cast to 3rd place own sides
41-56: 3s+1s+4s (bottom 3 couples) repeat bars 9-24. Order 2 3 1 4
57-64: All (or bottom 3 couples only) circle 8(6)H round & back. 1s step down to end 2 3 4 1

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