Bonnie Banchory
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
BONNIE BANCHORY (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Deeside Book 21- 4 1L followed by partner casts to 3rd place and crosses to opposite side while 3M followed by partner casts to top and crosses to opposite side while 2s set and cross RH
5- 8 3s+2s+1s turn RH
9-12 1M followed by partner casts to top and crosses to original place while 3L followed by partner casts to 3rd place and crosses to own side while 2s set and cross LH
13-16 1s+2s+3s turn LH
17-24 1s+2s cross (Ladies between Men), Ladies divide and dance back to place as Men cross (between partners), 1s turn RH while 2s turn LH
25-32 1s+2s dance Allemande
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
Banchory (pronounced "ban kuh ree"), (Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar, "blessed place"), is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.James Scott Skinner (1843-1927), the famous Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler, strathspey king, and composer was born in Arbeadie village which later became part of Banchory.
River Dee, Banchory
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