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MacQueen’s Jig

Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett 2006
Longways for Three Couples
Tune: MacQueen’s Jig

A1 1  2s advance to partner and pull back R-shoulder to rotate one quarter to face
      partner up and down in middle of set
      while 1s and 3s fall back from partner and face up and down on sides
   2  2s fall back from partner and pull back R-shoulder to face own side
      while 1s and 3s advance up and down the line to pass opposite by R-shoulder
      ending with nearer hands joined facing partner across the set (people coming from
      1st corner position must flip)
   3  2s fall back and face up or down 
      while 1s and 3s advance to partner and face up or down with nearer hands joined
      with partner
   4  2s advance to partner’s place and face partner across the set
      while 1s and 3s fall back from opposite and face partner
A2 1-4 Repeat to home but 1s and 3s end facing opposite up and down set
B  1-4 Heys for 3 on the side: 2s give L-shoulder to person on left to begin (#2R down,
       #2L up)
   5-8 2s lead down to 3" place (1 bar), turn single down and away (1 bar),
       2-hand turn once round (2 bars)
       while 1s cast to 2" place (1 bar), R-shoulder back to back (3 bars)
       while 3s cast up outside to top (2 bars), 2-hand turn once round (2 bars)
end3,1,2

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBLHpQiSX4g
Music: Two in a Gig, a traditional Irish slip jig
Teaching Point:
The A part has some similarities to a grand square (see diagrams on page 56). For Kate MacQueen, in thanks for her many years as president of the Heather and the Rose Country Dancers,

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