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Dance The Purple Heather Jig 9926

See also: The Purple Heather Jig (J32, 3/4L, Skeen: New Haven 12 dances)

Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by
John Bowie Dickson
Intensity
8008/8888/8448/8888/8008 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
A variation on <<ddd:White Heather Jig>> by James B Cosh.

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
A variation on <<ddd:White Heather Jig>> by James B Cosh.

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
White Heather Jig The Music Makars Catch the Wind CD 11 J40 42:49 33.8
White Heather Jig The Deirdre Adamson Quartet A Birl Roond Forfar CD 7 J40 42:58 35.6
The White Heather Jig Frank Reid and his Band Something Old - Something New LP 2 J40 40:00 0.0
The White Heather Jig Charlie Jemmett and His Band Dancer's Choice LP 1 J40 40:00 0.0
The White Heather Jig Rob Gordon and his Band Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 LP 1 J40 40:00 0.0
The White Heather Jig Don Bartlett and the Scotians Memory Lane CD+ 15 J40 42:51 34.2
The White Heather Jig The Thistle Band On Stage With..., Volume 3 LP+ 9 J40 40:00 0.0
The White Heather Jig Ian Cruickshanks and his Band Nice to See You CD 15 J40 42:48 33.6
The White Heather Jig David South and his Scottish Dance Band The Southern Touch CD 2 J40 43:00 36.0
The White Heather Jig Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band Favourite SCDs Vol. 3 Teacher's Choice CD 15 J40 42:59 35.8
The White Heather Jig Reel of Seven Dance for Joy! CD 8 J40 42:59 35.8
The White Heather Jig Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) CD 19 J40 42:56 35.2
The White Heather Jig Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part two CD 3 J40 42:56 35.2
The White Heather Jig Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band Let's Meet Again CD+ 12 J40 42:41 32.2
The White Heather Jig Jimmy Blair and his TV-Jigtime Band Scottish Country Dances LP 5 J40 42:47 33.4
The White Heather Jig Jimmy Shand and his Band A Scottish Fancy CD+ 1 J40 42:46 33.2
The White Heather Jig Jimmy Shand and his Band A Scottish Fancy LP+ 1 J40 42:46 33.2
The Purple Heather Jig 4/4L · J40
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{{explanation}}
On 2nd chord move to (1,2,3x,4x)

1–
: 1c+4c turn RH | cast to centre (2c+3c to ends) ; turn LH 1½ to face end C in line across
9–
: 1c+2c & 4c+3c Reels4 across, finish as on [8]
17–
: All turn facing person RH | 1c+4c ½ LHA to face diagonally opposite “cnr” ; turn that cnr RH | 4c+1c turn P LH and face cnr in line across
25–
: 2c+4c & 1c+3c Reels4 across, at end 1c+4c pass P RH and face out the end (M pivot R)
33–
: 4c+1c cross and cast to middle ; 4c+1c turn RH (2,4,1x,3x)
E-cribs [C]
The Purple Heather Jig 4/4L · J40
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{{explanation}}
3s & 4s start on opp sides

1-8
: 1s & 4s turn RH, cast in 1 place & turn LH 1.1/2 times to end between
  2s/3s (Man facing Lady)
9-16
: 1s+2s also 4s+3s dance RSh reel of 4 across
17-24
: 1s & 4s turn corners RH, 1s+4s dance LH across 1/2 way to face other
  corner, turn corners RH & turn partner LH to end between 2s/3s
25-32
: 4s+2s also 1s+3s dance RSh reels of 4 across
33-40
: 1s & 4s dance out ends, cross, cast & turn partners RH
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