Burnieboozle
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
BURNIEBOOZLE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) David G Queen Southport 11- 8 1s set and cast 1 place, turn partner LH 1½ times to opposite sides (M facing up L down)
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reel of 3 on sides giving LSh to 2nd corner and ending with 1s turning RH to face 1st corners
17-28 Dance to Corners and Set (12 bars):
Couple in middle change places with corners passing RSh, corners pass RSh in middle with a ¼ turn to right to face next corner while supporting corners set (2 bars). Repeat 5 more times to end with corners in diagonally opposite place and 1s meet again in middle
29-32 1s turn RH 1½ times to 2nd place own sides while 2s and 3s change places RH on the sides and cross over LH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Burnieboozle
David G Queen Southport 1
Reel 8 x 32 bars 3 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-4 1s set and cast;
5-8 1s turn by the left 1½ times;
9-14 reels of 3 on wrong sides (1s giving left shoulder to second corners to start);
15-16 1s turn by the right to face first corners;
17-28 courage reels:
17-22 1s dance out to first corner positions, face in, set, dance back to the centre and pass right shoulder to face second corner positions WHILE first corners dance in to the centre, pass right shoulder, dance out to second corner positions, face in and set WHILE second corners set, dance in to the centre, pass right shoulder, dance out to first corner positions and face in;
23-28 all repeat the previous 6 bars from new positions (1s dancing out to second corner positions to start) finishing with corners interchanged;
29-32 3s2s half rights and lefts on the sides WHILE 1s turn by the right to finish in 2nd place.
(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)
Dance Notes
'Dance to each Corner and Set' is also known as Courage Reels.Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Instruction Videos
Burnieboozle - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
The title of this dance, Burnieboozle, comes from Birnie Bouzle - Song written by James Hogg c. 1810 and sung to the tune The Braes O' Tullymet.Gin ye'll marry me, lassie,
At the kirk o' Birnie Bouzle,
Till the day ye dee, lassie,
Ye shall ne'er repent it.
The name Birnie Bouzle is possibly derived from Birnie 'land covered with birns, i.e. scorched stems of heather' and Bouzy 'covered with bushes'.
Birnie Bouzle Song - Information Video
"James Hogg, 1770-1835. Poet; 'The Ettrick Shepherd' " Sir John Watson Gordon (1788-1864) (Scottish), Oil On Canvas, c. 1830
Image copyright Sir John Watson Gordon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Additional search terms: Burnyboozle, Burnieboozel, Bernie Boozle.
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