New Parliament House Jig
a.k.a. "The Prime Minister"

Author: John Colville, 1980
Formation: 3 groups of 3 - all facing forwards, and numbering 1 2 3 from top: Prime-minister in centre, backbenchers are outer corners (left & right partners in lines 1 & 3), frontbenchers are centres of each side.
Music: 6 x 32 bar jig, own tune, dance is 3 x 64 bars
Ceilidh - but hard.



Chord    Centre honour partner on right
Chord    Centre honour partner on left

8    Caucus left -- (centre promenade partner on right around line to left and back to place, using skaters hold)

8    Caucus right -- (centre promenade partner on left around line to right and back to place, using skaters hold)

8    Frontbenchers circle -- (centre 1 & 3 with left & right 2 circle left and right)

8    Backbenchers circle -- (left & right 1 & 3 circle left and right)

4    Lobbying -- (right hand star with top right 4 people,

4    left hand star with bottom right 4 people,

4    right hand star with bottom left 4 people,

4    left hand star with top left 4 people. NB: Prime-minister leads each star)

8    Have an Election -- (reels of three across set in groups of three)
8    Change of Government --