Petronella
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
PETRONELLA (R8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Book 11-16 1s dance full petronella back to places
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back again
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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Petronella - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This dance was devised by Nathaniel Gow in about 1820 and interpreted by RSCDS in 1924 for RSCDS Book 1.Written variously as 'Petronelle' 'Paternally' 'Paternella', the name's origin is unknown.
The tune is an old Scottish measure probably originating in the early 19th century.
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