Dance: The Bonniest Lass In All The World

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

Devised by:
Thompson (18C) (1751)
Formations:
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
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:
Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
Book 14 [10] *
Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [22]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [18]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [17]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [22]
Recommended Music:
The Braes of Auchtertyre (James Crockat)
Miss Coxe's Strathspey (Mrs McIntyre)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Book 14. (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 62.4]
Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 1 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 62.4]

Crib

1-81C set, turn BH ; 1C facing 2C set and turn BH
9-161C lead down, cast round 3C to 2pl (2C up) ; 1C set twice.
17-242C+1C R&L
25-321M+3C & 1W+2C circle3 left ; 1M+2C & 1W+3C circle3 right, 1C finishing in the middle facing W side, 1M on R
33-401C lead out between the W, divide [Wup, M down] and cast, meet and lead out between the M, divide and cast to 2pl
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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