Bonnie Brig
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Bonnie Brig A thirty-two bar Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set, devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 4.1- 4 First and fourth couples face up and down the set, join nearer hand with partner and advance for two steps to meet, then set facing up and down the set.
Meanwhile second and third couples join hands on the side and retire for two steps, releasing hands second couple advance diagonally into first place on own side whilst third couple advance diagonally into fourth place on own side.
5- 8 First and fourth couples dance right hands across in a wheel: at the same time second and third couples turn own partner once with the right hand.
9-12 Second and first couples dance left hands across in a wheel to finish on own sides facing up and down the set, fourth and third couples do the same.
13-16 All set with Highland Schottische step.
17-24 All pass the person they are facing by the right shoulder to commence reels of four on own side of the set.
25-32 First, fourth and third couples dance a knot to bring first couple into fourth place.
Repeat with a new top couple.
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
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Recommended tune: Bonnie Brig.Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 4, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell; instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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