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Dance The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord658

Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square

Devised by:
John Drewry (1964)
Formations:
Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Reel of four - across from/to sidelines (REEL;ACROSS;R4;SIDEL;)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
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
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
Published in:
Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances [18] *
Scottish Reels are Fun [13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [17]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [16]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [22]
Recommended Music:
The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord (James Scott Skinner)

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Eric Ferguson's SCD Cribs

1–
8 bars introduction: all stand [1-4] ; bow/curtsey to P [5-6], bow/curtsey to corners [7-8].
9–
1c+3c advance, with person opposite dance out & cross between side couples and meet own P in opposite place ; 1c+3c Turn RH to finish with W on left of M.
17–
2c+4c repeat ; finish all M facing out
25–
All C double Reels4 (LHA in the middle), at end all W dance ½ place clw to meet next man (1W+2M, etc.)
33–
All pairs in Allemande hold cclw half round, all M turn W as in Allemande to face them along line of dance (M face clw, W cclw) ; All pull back Rsh & dance to own places, passing P Rsh.
41–
G-Chain
49–
All set, turn P BH, into ; 1c+4c & 2c+3c circle4 L, into
57–
Circle8 and back.
Crib must be checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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Special Requests Vol 7 David Connolly 20 January 2012, 14:06
Dance 1 Rebecca Wright 20 January 2012, 14:06