The Bluebells Of Brownsham
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE BLUEBELLS OF BROWNSHAM (S4x48) 4C set Graham and Josephine Pickering ISCA Royal Golden Jubilee1s and 3s start on opposite sides
1- 8 2s+3s dance RH across, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance LH across
9-16 All petronella turn into middle, set, ¾ turn RH to change sides and set. 1(2)3(4)
17-24 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ R&L, end couples ½ turn 2H and centre couples ½ turn 2H on sides to end in a square set
25-32 All dance ½ double Men's Chain, couples in 1st and 3rd places set and turn 2H 1½ times to face Man's corner with Lady behind Man while couples in 2nd and 4th places continue with another ½ Men's Chain
33-40 Couples in 1st and 3rd places dance Tandem LSh reels of 3 across and end curving round to face side couple (1s face 4s and Lady faces Man)
41-48 All circle 4H round to left, set, side couples make arch and couples from 1st and 3rd place dance under arches, divide and cast back to form longwise set. (2)4(1)3
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a bulbous perennial plant, found in Atlantic areas from north-western Spain to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant.It is known in English as the common bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia.
Bluebells
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