Bonnie Strathmore
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Bonnie Strathmore A forty bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 13.1- 8 First lady casts off behind second and third ladies, then dances up the middle to own place facing out. Meanwhile first man dances down the middle and casts up behind third and second men to place.
9-16 First, second and third couples dance reels of three on own side of the set, first and second pass by the right shoulder to commence.
17-20 First and second couples dance right hands across in a wheel half way and set.
21-24 First and second couples cross to own side giving left hand in passing and set.
25-28 First couple turn their first corners with the right hand.
29-32 First couple turn with the left hand.
33-36 First couple turn their second corners with the right hand.
37-40 First couple turn with the left hand one and a quarter times to own side.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Bonnie Strathmore
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 13, 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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