Dance: The Bonnie Breist Knots

32-bar Strathspey
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
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

Notes:

The instructions describe this as a 64-bar dance to music in 2/4 time. This corresponds to what most of us understand as a 32-bar dance.

Published in:

Border Dance Book [1] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [16]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [16]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [21]

Recommended Music:

The Bonnie Breist Knots ((traditional))

Recordings (1): Show tunes

Ready...And! (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 2 [pace 60.5]

Crib

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