Dance The Bonnie Wells 679
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Barry Priddey (1992)
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 8008 = 87% (1 turn), 87% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
The Bonnie Wells 4/4L · S32
3c+4c start on opposite side (1,2,3x,4x)
- 1–
- 1c+4c cross RH | cast inwards ; ½ Fig8 round own end while{8} 2c+3c turn P RH ½ and face own end | cross out the end ; cast to own place | dance to end and face out (2,1,4x,3x)
- 9–
- 1c (promhold) +2c & 4c (promhoold) +3c Reels3 across, starting Rsh to 2W & 4W, finish 1c on M side and 4c on W side, still in promhold, and 2c & 3c facing out
- 17–
- Reels3 on the sides, 1c/4c giving Rsh to 2W/3W, finish (2,[1c facing 4c across], 3)
- 25–
- 1M & 4M turn opposite W BH ½ into exchanged places, facing up/down still holding NH | Set to P up/down ; Circle4 L 1¼ , to finish (2,4,1x,3x)