Dance: The Scots Bonnet
32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- (unknown)
- Formations:
-
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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:
- Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- Published in:
-
Book 10
[9]
*
Pocket: Books 10,11,12
[9]
99 More Scottish Country Dances
[83]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[145]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[136]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[172]
- Recommended Music:
-
Bonnets o' Blue
((traditional))
- Recordings (4):
Show tunes
-
The Bobby Brown Collection
(Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent),
track 24
[pace 33.4]
Tarry a While
(Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent),
track 7
[pace 33.4]
Book 10.
(Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 5
[pace 34.4]
Book 10. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 9
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C+2C R&L |
| 9-16 | 1C down the middle and up |
| 17-24 | 1C casts off one, cross RH ; cast off one, lead up to finish in line across between 2C, both M facing down and both W up, all holding hands |
| 25-32 | 1C+2C BiL, 1W+2M & 2W+1M ½ LH turn ; BiL again, continue LH turns, 1C crossing to 2pl and 2C dancing to 1pl |
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