MARY'S JIG 4/27/08 Written while helping at SF Scottish Fiddler's concert For Mary McMurtry Longways duple minor proper, wideish set Driving jig but not too fast. Tune: "The Champion" (trad English, in Community Dances Manuals); could also use "Jump at the Sun" The Champion (6/8, Em) https://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/mydances/apw/champion.pdf A1: 1-2: First corners balance f&b 3-4: same two pass right shoulders (optionally turning single as you go), finish facing out 5-6: Picking up PARTNER on the side of the set, lead out and 7-8: Changing hands, lead back. A2: 1-8: Second corners lead the figure; lead out is with same-sex NEIGHBOR (all progressed, improper) B1: 1-2: First corners cross to home 3-4: Second corners cross to home 5-8: 1s cast wide WHILE 2s meet and lead up and retire to line; all facing partner. B2: 1-2: SHUTTLE: 1s taking hands, slip up the middle WHILE 2s slip down the outside 3-4: 2s take hands and slip up while 1s slip down 5-8: Repeat 1-4. Optional enhancement: In A1 and A2, the corners who don't cross can still turn single and finish facing out.