Dance: Blue Bonnets

32-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Back to Back (BKTOBK)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)

Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque

Published in:

Book 3 [5] *
Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [29]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [15]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [14]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [19]

Full description:

http://www.javastandrewsociety.com/Scottish%20Country%20Dances/bluebonnets.htm

Recommended Music:

Blue Bonnets ((traditional))

Recordings (6): Show tunes

Book 3. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3
Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 2 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2
Scotland Dances to Alasdair Downie and his Scottish Band (The Alastair Downie Band), track 8
Come Home to Scotland (Max Houliston and his Scottish Band), track 11
Memories of Scottish Weekend (Scottish Weekend Ensemble), track 4 [pace 37.4]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 (Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band), track 2 [pace 36.0]

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