Dance Bonnie Charlie's Strathspey 645
Strathspey · 96 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Clare Broome
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Bonnie Charlie's Strathspey 4/4L · S96
Fig 1
- 1-8
- All cross RH, all cross back RH
- 9-16
- All circle 8H round to left
- 17-24
- All turn partners 2H into Sq.Set (1s at top, 4s at bottom 2s on Ladies’ side & 3s on Men’s side Ladies on partner’s right) & all dance 1/2 Grand Chain
- 25-32
- 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, 2s+4s dance 1/2 R&L
Fig 2
- 1-8
- All dance double reels of 4 (Ladies give LH in centre to start as Men set)
- 9-16
- All set & turn corners 2H, set & turn partners 2H
- 17-32
- All dance full Schiehallion Reel
Fig 3
- 1-4
- 1s change places with 4s dancing under 4s arch & 1/2 turn corners with free hand
- 5-8
- 1L+4M change places with 1M+4L dancing under 1M+4L arch & 1/2 turn corners with free hand
- 9-16
- Repeat bars 1-8
- 17-24
- All turn partners 2H approx twice to original places & all Adv+Ret
- 25-32
- All circle 8H round to left