Bonnie Anne

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

BONNIE ANNE (J96) 4C set MacNab Dances 2

1-16 All dance petronella round back to places
17-32 1L sets adv to 1M and turns 2H, repeat with 2M, 3M and 4M, as 2L, 3L and 4L dance up 1 pl and repeat at 2 bar intervals until Ladies are on Men's side
33-40 1L followed by 2L, 3L and 4L weave 'out and in' on Men's side till 1L+2L are between 1M+2M and 3L+4L between 3M+4M, all dance across to place
41-48 All set twice to partners and turn RH into Allemande hold in centre
49-64 Each couple in turn sets advancing/turning to form a square set, 1s to 1st place facing down, 2s to 4th place, 3s to 2nd place and 4s to 3rd place
65-72 Ladies continue setting while Men set dancing in and turning to face partner and 1M and 4M set twice facing partner as 2M and 3M set once and dance clockwise to face 1M/4M forming a line in centre for reel of 4. 2143
73-80 Ladies set while Men dance reel of 4 and end facing partners
81-88 All set twice and turn 2H into longwise pstns
89-96 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance Poussette all round (Popular variation - progressive Poussette and repeat dance from new positions)

(MINICRIB, Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)

Dance Instruction Videos

Bonnie Anne - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video
Performance of Bonnie Anne by the Corryvrechan Scottish Dance Team performing at Kilkenny Celtic Festival 2007.
Starts after 3¼minutes. (Small Schools dance come first)

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