Dance Because he was a Bonnie Lad 441

Also known as “Prince Charles' Reel”.

Medley · 112 bars (S64+R48) · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)

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Extra Info: This dance was taken from an old Jacobite dance of 1745 which was danced by followers of Prince Charles Stuart. …

This dance was taken from an old Jacobite dance of 1745 which was danced by followers of Prince Charles Stuart.

The dance was arranged from a dance collected by Mrs MacNab’s brother in North Carolina, USA.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Because He Was A Bonnie Lad	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Dances from the Collections of Mary Isdale MacNab Vol 1	CD	1	M112	3:07	53.4
Because He Was a Bonnie Lad	Ian Powrie and his Band	Ian Powrie Band Show	LP	14	M128	0:00	0.0
Because He was a Bonnie Lad	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab	CD	1	M112 1	3:12	54.9

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1-8: All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides
9-16: All set twice & turn partner 2H
17-24: 1M & 2M cross to face 2L &1L (1M in front of 2M) also 3M & 4M cross to face 4L & 3L (3M in front of 4M), all set & Men dance round Ladies RSh back to places (again 1M & 3M in front of 2M & 4M)
25-32: All set twice, turn 2H into 2 diagonal lines of 4 (1M & 2L also 3M & 4L in own places & partners BtoB between them
33-40: All dance RSh diagonal reels of 4
41-48: All set twice & turn 2H to end in original places
49-56: 1s & 3s set advancing to partner & turn 2H (Ladies on partners left) to face 2L/4L, set & circle 3H round to left 1/2 way to face 2M/4M
57-64: 1s+3s set twice to 2M+4M & circle 4H round for 2 steps, turn partner 2H to original places

Reel

1-8: 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance 1/2 R&L with setting between each hand to person just passed
9-16: All repeat bars 1- 8
17-24: All Men set for 8 bars (Highland Steps) as partners set twice & advance turning with 4 PdB steps to right to give their backs to the Men
25-32: All Men dance RSh round partner to face them, all set twice with Ladies again turning their backs on the Men
33-40: All repeat bars 25-32
41-48: All Men dance forward 3 PdB steps, pat partners on shoulder & dance back 1 step, Ladies turn to face partner, turn RH to end facing in middle

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