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Dance The Bonnie Hoose o' Airlie 684

Also known as “The Bonnie Hoose of Airlie” (spelling).

Reel · 112 bars · 4 couples · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by
Charles Owen
Intensity
4444/8888/8080/8888/8888/8888/0808/8888/8888/8888/7777/8888/8888/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Online Sources
Recommended Music
Extra Info
Versions of the instructions variously use “of Airlie” and “o’ Airlie”, Jig and Reel and in bars 29–32 the turns …

Versions of the instructions variously use “of Airlie” and “o’ Airlie”, Jig and Reel and in bars 29–32 the turns are sometimes with two hands and sometimes with the right hand.

The Bonnie Hoose o' Airlie 4S · R112

Figure 1

1-8
All Men pull back RSh & dance Fig of 8 round corner & partner (RSh to corner to start) while Ladies Adv+Ret twice (1 step in/out PdeB)
9-16
All turn corners RH & partner LH

Figure 2

17-24
1s & 3s cast round anticlockwise, 1L dances behind 4M+4L & in front of 4L+4M & round 4M to face him while 1M dances behind & round 4M & behind 4M+4L & round to face her while 3s dance similarly round 2s
25-32
All set twice & turn opposite person RH
33-40
All dance RSh reels of 4 across
41-48
1s+4s also 3s+2s dance RH across & LH back ending in each others place
49-80
2s & 4s repeat above Figs bars 17-48 all ending in opposite places

Figure 3

81-88
All Men set advancing to join hands in circle, Men continue setting while Ladies set advancing to join hands in front of Men as Men bring their arms over behind Ladies & Ladies bring arms over behind Men into Basket Fig
89-96
All circle left 1/2 way, set while Ladies bringing arms over Men & Men bring arms over Ladies, all retire setting to original places
97-104
All dance 1/2 Grand Chain
105-112
All Promenade anticlockwise 1/2 way, set twice with Lady turning under Man’s right arm into centre on second setting for bow/curtsey

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Added on: 2021-01-14 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Added on: 2018-06-30 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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Added on: 2015-07-20 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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NameDateOwnerLast changed
Hamburg 2017 Eric's Dances 2017-06-19 Dieter Lange June 19, 2017, 4:54 p.m.
Oldenburg 2017-06-28 2017-06-28 David Quarrie June 29, 2017, 8:36 a.m.
Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2018: class 2018-06-29 Verena Ebling June 29, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
North German Social 2017-07-01 2017-07-01 David Quarrie June 24, 2017, 4:37 p.m.
Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2018: class 2018-06-29 Verena Ebling June 29, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
Dances Taught at Pinewoods 2022 Lydia Hedge July 29, 2022, 1:43 a.m.

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