Dance A Jig for Helen 9650
See also: A Jig for Helen (J32, 3/4L, Inglis: Herefordshire 40th Anniv. 2007)
Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Peter Avery (1997)
- Intensity
- 8888/8008/0880/8888/0888 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Jig for Helen | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | The Geordie Diamond | CD | 14 | J40 4 | 2:50 | 34.0 |
A Jig for Helen 4/4L · J40
1-8 : All join hands on sides & set, all circle 8H 1/2 round to opp sides, & all set 9-12 : 1s+4s dance RH across to finish RHJ in centre, 1s facing down, 4s facing up 13-16 : 1s cross below 2s and cast up to 3rd place **while** 4s cross above 3s and cast down to 2nd place own sides (2s & 3s step down/up 15-16) 17-24 : 2s+3s repeat bars 9-16 (1s & 4s step down/up 23-24) 25-32 : 1s NHJ dance up and cast to 4th place **while** 4s+3s+2s set twice & turn partner RH 33-40 : 4s+3s+2s Allemande. End 2 3 4 1
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-06-18 | Other | 2023-06-18 | Amanda Peart | June 20, 2023, 11:47 p.m. |
