Dance The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord 658
Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1964)
- Intensity
- 0000/8080/0808/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 81% (1 turn), 71% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
-
- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
-
- Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances [18]
- Scottish Reels are Fun [13]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [21] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [22] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [17] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [16] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord 4S · S64
- 1–
- Introduction: all stand [1–4] ; bow/curtsey to P [5–6], bow/curtsey to corner [7–8].
- 9–
- 1c+3c advance RHJ | RHJ with person opposite dance out between side couples, cross and meet own P in opposite place | Turn P RH to finish with W on left of M.
- 17–
- 2c+4c repeat ; finish all M facing out, W facing in (3x,4x,1x,2x)
- 25–
- Intersecting Reels4 (quick ½ LHA in the middle), at end all W dance ½ place clw to join RH with next man (1W+2M, etc.)
- 33–
- All pairs turn W under joined arms into Allemande hold and dance cclw half round {5}, all M turn W as in Allemande to face them along the circle (M face cclw, W clw) {1} | All pull back Rsh & cast to original places, passing P Rsh, and face P (1,2,3,4)
- 41–
- Gr-Chain (1 bar per hand)
- 49–
- All set to P and turn P BH, into ; 1c+4c & 2c+3c circle4 L, into
- 57–
- Circle8 and back (1,2,3,4)
The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord 4S · S64
- 1-8
- (8 bar introduction) All stand for 4 bars then bow & curtsey to Partner & to Corner
- 9-16
- 1s+3s lead into centre & lead opposite person through side couples, cross, cast to meet partner & turn RH to end with Lady on Man’s left
- 17-24
- 2s+4s repeat & end with Men facing out
- 25-32
- All dance full interlocking Reels of 4 across giving LH in centre, ending with Ladies dancing clockwise round outside of set to meet next Man as Men dance anticlockwise (from LH across) to meet next Lady
- 33-38
- Men turn new partner RH into Allemande hold, dance round anticlockwise 1/2 way & turn Ladies to face them (as ordinary allemande)
- 39-40
- All cast round to right passing original partner & turn in to face them
- 41-48
- All dance Grand Chain
- 49-56
- All set to partners & turn 2H opening into 4H round (1s+4s & 2s+3s) opening into
- 57-64
- All circle 8H round & back
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463 | Diagram | May 31, 2014, 12:01 p.m. | Steve Smith | Keith Rose | Normal | Fixed |