Dance The Bonniest Lass in all the World 682
Strathspey · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Thompson (18C) (1751)
- Intensity
- 840 800 880 888 800 = 56% (1 turn), 42% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
- Steps
- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
-
- Book 14 [10]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [23]
- Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [22]
- Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances [18C]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [22] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [18] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [17] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
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The Bonniest Lass in all the World 3/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c set, turn BH ; 1c facing 2c set and turn BH
- 9–
- 1c dance down, cast round 3c to 2pl (2c up) ; 1c set twice.
- 17–
- 2c+1c R&L (2,1,3)
- 25–
- 2C+1W & 1M+3c circle3 L ; 2c+1M & 1W+3c circle3 R, 1c finishing in the middle facing W side, 1M on R
- 33–
- 1c dance out, split and cast round the W ; meets, dance out between the M, split and cast to (2,1,3)
The Bonniest Lass in all the World 3/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s set & turn RH, 1s+2s facing on sides set & turn RH
- 9-16
- 1s lead down below 3s, cast up to 2nd place on own sides & set twice
- 17-24
- 2s+1s dance R&L
- 25-32
- 1L dances 3H round to left with 2s as 1M dances 3H round with 3s, 1s pass by right & dance 3H round to right with other couple
- 33-40
- 1s lead out between 2L+3L, cast round nearest corner, into centre, lead out between 2M+3M & cast round corner to 2nd place own sides
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Experienced - 2019 Sep 25 | 2019-09-25 | Rachel Pusey | Sept. 22, 2019, 11:48 p.m. |
| FSCDC 14 March 2017 | 2017-03-14 | Anselm Lingnau | March 22, 2017, 9:01 a.m. |
