Dance Bonnie Anne 633

Also known as “Lagach Anna” (translation), “An Rioghal Leanabh” (translation), “The Royal Child”.

Jig · 96 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

16 16 16 16 16 14 12 10 4444 8888 4444 4444 8888 8888 8888 = 72% (1 turn), 73% (whole dance)

Formations

Petronella (16 bars) (PET)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Poussette right round - quicktime (POUSS;RR;)

Steps

Highland, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab [14]
Four Traditional Scottish Dances - 2nd Set [1]
MacNab Dances Vol 2 [1]
Dance(s) Collected by Mary Isdale MacNab [2]
The MacNab Dances in diagrams [14] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [20] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [20] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [16] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [15] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/02-Four-Traditional-Scottish-Dances-2nd-Set.pdf#page=2

Recommended Music

The Glendaruel Highlanders (A Fettes)

Extra info: Some scepticism about the origin ...

Some scepticism about the origin of the dance and its name is expressed here.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Tunes
Bonnie Anne	Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 2	CD	7	J96	1:48	36.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Dances from the Collections of Mary Isdale MacNab Vol 2	CD	1	J96	1:56	38.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Scottish Dance Favourites	LP+	12	J96	1:48	36.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing	LP	12	J96	1:48	36.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Scottish Dance Party	LP	2	J96	1:48	36.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Ann	Bill Clement	Broadswords	MC	9	J96	1:53	37.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Ann	Bill Clement	Dance to the Pipes	CD	3	J96	1:53	37.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Johnstone's Scottish Accordion Band	Scottish Country Dances	LP	4	J96	0:00	0.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	The Atholl Players	Dances of Scotland Volume 1	MC	4	J96	1:47	35.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	The Atholl Players	Dances of Scotland Volume 1	LP+	4	J96	1:47	35.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Rob Gordon and his Band	Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 1	LP	8	J96	1:45	35.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Rob Gordon and his Band	Scottish Dance Party Vol 1	LP	2	J96	1:45	35.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Rob Gordon and his Band	Gay Gordons, Vol 1	CD+	3	J96	1:45	35.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Come to Fiona's Wedding	LP	6	J96	0:00	0.0
Bonnie Anne	Max Houliston and his Scottish Band	Scottish Band Showcase	LP	10	J96	0:00	0.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Ian Holmes and his Band	To Dance To	LP	5	J96	0:00	0.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Dancing Through Scotland	LP	5	J96	1:40	33.3	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo (No. 3)	LP	1	J96	1:40	33.3	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo	LP	1	J96	1:40	33.3	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Schiehallion SCD Band	The Canadian West Coast Sound	MC	6	J96	1:47	35.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Frank Reid and his Band	Something Old - Something New	LP	1	J96	0:00	0.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders/Wade's Welcome to Inverness
Bonnie Anne	Jim Dawson and his Scottish Country Dance Band	Bow and Curtsy	LP+	12	J96	1:45	35.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Unknown	Teachers Choice 1	LP	12	J96	1:44	34.7
Bonnie Anne	The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band	The Happy Meeting	MC	1	J96 1	1:50	36.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners	CD+	5	J96 1	1:50	36.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone	Just As It Was 3	CD	7	J96 1	2:03	41.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band	Basingstoke Ball Live 1971	CD	6	J96	1:45	35.0	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band	Basingstoke Ball Live 1971	CD	7	J96	1:45	35.0	Leaving Port Askaig
Bonnie Ann	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 6	CD	8	J96	1:53	37.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Ann	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 6	CD	9	J96	1:52	37.3	Lord Macpherson of Drumochter
Bonnie Anne	The Ian Muir Sound	Scottish Country Dances Vol 1-2	CD	4	J96 1	1:49	36.3	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab	CD	15	J96 1	1:59	39.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders
Bonnie Anne	Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band	Kirrie Selection	CD	5	J96 1	1:44	34.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders/Donald's Awa' Tae the Wars
Bonnie Anne	Rob Gordon and his Band	20 Scottish Favourites	CD	1	J96	1:44	34.7	The Glendaruel Highlanders

Bonnie Anne 4/4L · J96

1-16: All four C petronella right round
17-32: 1W set advancing to 1M and turn him BH while{4} 2W+3W+4W dance up one ; repeat (2W set advancing to 1M & 1W to 2M, both pairs turn BH) ; repeat (three pairs turn) ; repeat (all turn: 4W+1M, 3W+2M, 2W+3M, 1W+4M)
33–: 1W followed by other W dance behind 4M, in front of 3M, behind 2M, then 1W+2W & 3W+4W dance NHJ between partners to places (1,2,3,4)
41–: All C set twice ; turn RH (finish in Allemande-hold facing up)
49-64: (move into square set) 1c set advancing, turning R to face down in 1pl {4} ; 2c repeat, turning L and moving to 4pl (of Sq set) ;; 3c repeat turning R to 2pl ; 4c repeat with full L turn to 3pl
65–: All M set advancing to centre | set turning to face partner ; all set, the M 4 PdB or high cuts, 2M+3M (from 2pl/4pl) moving R to form line of M along original midline (2M, 1M, 4M, 3M), middles face ends)
73–: All W set while{8} the M Reel4 in highland steps, at end 1M & 4M pass Rsh, all finish facing P
81–: All C set twice and turn BH back to form of original set, holding BH
89–: 1c+2c & 3c+4c Poussette right round

E-cribs

Bonnie Anne 4/4L · J96

1-16: All dance petronella round back to places
17-32: 1L sets adv to 1M & turns 2H, 1L repeats with 2M, 3M & 4M, as 2L, 3L & 4L dance up 1 pl & repeat turning Men. Final turn 4L+1M, 3L+2M, 2L+3M, 1L+4M. Ladies now are on Men's side
33-40: 1L followed by 2L, 3L & 4L weave 'out & in' on Men's side till 1L+2L are between 1M+2M & 3L+4L between 3M+4M, all dance across to place
41-48: All set twice to partners & turn RH into Allemande hold in centre
49-64: Each couple in turn sets advancing/turning to form a square set (4 bars each couple), 1s to 1st place facing down, 2s to 4th place, 3s to 2nd place & 4s to 3rd place
65-72: Ladies continue setting while Men set dancing in & turning to face partner & 1M & 4M set twice facing partner as 2M & 3M set once & dance clockwise to face 1M/4M forming a line in centre for reel of 4. 2 1 4 3
73-80: Ladies set while Men dance reel of 4 & end facing partners
81-88: All set twice & turn 2H into longwise pstns
89-96: 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance All Round Poussette (Popular variation - progressive Poussette & repeat dance from new positions)

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RSCDS Core Repertoire (Intermediate)		Anselm Lingnau	Jan. 25, 2012, 10:31 a.m.
panto part 4		George Hobson	Nov. 27, 2020, 12:59 p.m.
Darmstadt_2018_09_03	2018-09-03	OnYourToes Darmstadt	Sept. 3, 2018, 10:30 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-03-21	2021-03-21	Amanda Peart	March 21, 2021, 5:59 p.m.
20160225 Winterschool RSCDS - Thursday Ball Blair Castle	2016-02-25	Truus de Ceuster	Dec. 8, 2015, 2:34 p.m.
Linlithgow SCDC 08 March 2019	2019-03-08	John Watkins	Feb. 24, 2019, 1:47 a.m.
Charles and Noreen's Party		Christine Grove	Sept. 6, 2013, 2:38 p.m.
YWW Ball 2018	2018-05-27	Kristi Closser	Feb. 12, 2018, 5:13 a.m.
Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers Hogmanay Party	2018-12-31	Andy Peterson	Dec. 31, 2018, 10 p.m.
Caius, Kings and Bishops Stortford	2019-01-25	Saskia Frisby	Jan. 22, 2019, 4:32 p.m.
2016-11-19 Dunedin Assembly	2016-11-19	John Nuttall	Nov. 13, 2016, 2:42 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-11-28	2021-11-28	Amanda Peart	Nov. 30, 2021, 12:55 a.m.
serTA workshop 26 September 2021	2021-09-23	Marie Montague	Sept. 23, 2021, 11:31 p.m.
SERTA workshop 21 September 2021	2021-09-23	Marie Montague	Sept. 23, 2021, 10:50 p.m.
170413 Easter Course 2017 - Kuckucksnest	2017-04-13	Martina Mueller-Franz	April 17, 2017, 4 p.m.
Alison & John's 40th Wedding Anniversary - 18 August 2018 at 7 p.m.		John Nuttall	Aug. 13, 2018, 10:57 a.m.
Social Dance Young Dancers Workshop Heidelberg	2018-09-29	Young Dancers Germany	Aug. 20, 2018, 4:14 p.m.
San Francisco 1964 Scottish Ball	1964-09-04	Andy Peterson	Feb. 10, 2019, 12:49 a.m.
1967 RSCDS SF Autumn Scottish Country Dance	1967-09-01	Andy Peterson	Dec. 27, 2020, 2:33 a.m.
Pitlochry with David Oswald	2015-08-15	Kate Kinnear	Aug. 10, 2015, 11:36 a.m.
Pitlochry 25-08-2018	2018-08-25	Verl Girl	Aug. 8, 2018, 5:34 p.m.
San Francisco / Los Angeles Joint 1965 Weekend Formal Ball	1965-04-24	Andy Peterson	Feb. 10, 2019, 12:57 a.m.
Berkhamsted Highland Ball 2023	2023-02-11	Jeremy Newton	Aug. 13, 2022, 7:28 p.m.
Reference 3	2019-03-16	Joanne Lawrence	Jan. 27, 2019, 11:18 p.m.
Bristol 2018 voted jigs		Margaret Chambers	Dec. 12, 2018, 9:38 p.m.
2018-06-09 Dunedin Summer Dance	2018-06-09	Ian Brockbank	Feb. 13, 2018, 10:21 p.m.
Dance 1		Rebecca Wright	Jan. 20, 2012, 2:06 p.m.
Harwell Ball 2014-04-26	2014-04-26	Malcolm Austen	Jan. 14, 2014, 12:10 p.m.
Harwell SCD Club Spring Ball 2014		Richard Stamper	Dec. 2, 2017, 6 p.m.
2017-08-20 Perth	2017-08-20	John Nuttall	Aug. 19, 2017, 9:57 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-08-07	2022-08-07	Amanda Peart	Aug. 11, 2022, 7:37 p.m.
Kilts and Posh Frocks Supper Dance - Linlithgow	2017-03-24	Bill O'Donnell	March 22, 2017, 11:52 a.m.
Chiswick - 26 May 2019 (orig)	2019-05-26	James Wilson	May 31, 2019, 12:59 p.m.
Pitlochry with Marian Anderson	2017-07-29	Kate Kinnear	July 3, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
San Francisco 1967 Valentine Ball	1967-02-18	Andy Peterson	Feb. 11, 2019, 3:31 a.m.
Mary Isdal Macnab	2018-01-01	Dance ForFun	Jan. 13, 2017, 1:41 p.m.
San Francisco 1973 Valentine Ball	1973-02-09	Andy Peterson	Feb. 4, 2019, 1:39 a.m.
Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club - Vintage Dance	2017-11-18	Jane Rose	July 20, 2017, 9:34 p.m.
Pitlochry 040622	2022-06-04	Mary Cant	April 26, 2022, 2:34 p.m.
20180616 Pitlochry with David Oswald	2018-06-16	Kate Kinnear	May 24, 2018, 12:41 a.m.
2018-02-17 NS Annual	2018-02-17	John Nuttall	Feb. 14, 2018, 6:37 p.m.
RSCDS Milton Keynes 36th Annual Ball - 14 March 2015 - Susan MacFadyen's Band	2015-03-14	Stuart Kreloff	March 6, 2015, 7:56 p.m.
San Francisco 1971 Valentine Ball	1971-02-06	Andy Peterson	Feb. 4, 2019, 1:15 a.m.
2017-05-20 NS 70th	2017-05-20	John Nuttall	May 13, 2017, 11:18 p.m.
Pitlochry with C Dewar	2016-08-27	Kate Kinnear	Aug. 27, 2016, 1:25 p.m.
Blair Dances		Rachel Watt	Aug. 11, 2022, 12:26 a.m.
sympatrics 26th Jan		George Hobson	Jan. 23, 2022, 2:36 p.m.
San Francisco 1969 Valentine Ball	1969-02-08	Andy Peterson	Feb. 11, 2019, 3:29 a.m.
Dunedin Festival Dances		John Nuttall	May 10, 2019, 10 p.m.
San Francisco 1970 Valentine Ball	1970-02-07	Andy Peterson	Feb. 11, 2019, 3:34 a.m.

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Pas de Basque festival

Lara Friedman-Shedlov · Aug. 17, 2012, 9:51 p.m.

64 bars of pas de Basque was never so much fun! Great tune, too.

Andy Peterson · May 29, 2018, 4:43 a.m.

If you like pas-de-basque this is for YOU! Kind of fun, some weirdly slow bits, like the transition into the square set. But could be good if you mix in some highland setting steps.