Dance: The Bonny Water

48-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2341

Devised by:

Ruth Rintoul

Formations:

Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.

Steps:

Strathspey travel
Strathspey setting

Published in:

Alba Smiles Better [7] *

Recommended Music:

The Bonny Water (Alan Rintoul)

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