Dance The Duke he was a Bonnie Beau 1783
Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 88 88 88 88 = 100% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - back - cast (HX;4P;BACK;CAST;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 24 [9]
- Pocket: Books Five for 1965,23,24 [26]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [69]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [188] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [160] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [157] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duke He was a Bonnie Beau | Muriel Johnstone's Band | Book 24, Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 9 | R32 8 | 4:43 | 35.4 |
The Duke he was a Bonnie Beau 2/4L · R32
1–
: 1c+2c set twice ; 1c+2c turn P RH
9–
: 1c followed by 2c lead down the middle ; and up, 2c leading and casting off (to 1,2)
17–
: 1c+2c RHA {3}, LHA {3} | 1c cast to 2pl, 2c dance to top (to 2,1)
25–
: 2c+1c R&L
The Duke he was a Bonnie Beau 2/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s+2s set twice & turn RH 9-16 : 1s followed by 2s lead down & 2s followed by 1s lead back to top, 2s cast to original places 17-24 : 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back, 1s casting to 2nd places 25-32 : 2s+1s dance R&L
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Twice in a 2 couple set.
Added on: 2020-05-23 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Ochil Scottish Country Dancers
Added on: 2021-12-04 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)The set here is not doing the hands …
Added on: 2020-05-16 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camberley U3A 2013-02-19 | Unknown | 2013-02-19 | David McQuillan | Feb. 19, 2013, 1 p.m. |
| FSCDC 28 August 2012 | Class | 2012-08-28 | Anselm Lingnau | Aug. 28, 2012, 5:06 p.m. |
| Milwaukee SCD Dance Party | Unknown | 2019-12-16 | Loraine Garner | Nov. 26, 2019, 1:07 a.m. |
| FSCDC 24 January 2017 | Class | 2017-01-24 | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 25, 2017, 12:19 a.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, 2020-08 August | Unknown | 2020-08-28 | Tony McQuilkin | Nov. 7, 2021, 4:40 p.m. |
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