Dance Because he was a Bonnie Lad 441
Also known as “Prince Charles' Reel”.
Medley · 112 bars (S64+R48) · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Formations
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- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Hands round - 3 - half (HR;3C;HALF)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts with Setting (R&L;SET;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Highland, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance was taken from an old Jacobite dance of 1745 which was danced by followers of Prince Charles Stuart. …
This dance was taken from an old Jacobite dance of 1745 which was danced by followers of Prince Charles Stuart.
The dance was arranged from a dance collected by Mrs MacNab’s brother in North Carolina, USA.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because He Was A Bonnie Lad | The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble | Dances from the Collections of Mary Isdale MacNab Vol 1 | CD | 1 | M112 | 3:07 | 53.4 | ||
| Because He Was a Bonnie Lad | Ian Powrie and his Band | Ian Powrie Band Show | LP | 14 | M128 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Because He was a Bonnie Lad | The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble | Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab | CD | 1 | M112 1 | 3:12 | 54.9 |
Because he was a Bonnie Lad 4/4L · M112
Strathspey
- 1-8
- All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides
- 9-16
- All set twice & turn partner 2H
- 17-24
- 1M & 2M cross to face 2L &1L (1M in front of 2M) also 3M & 4M cross to face 4L & 3L (3M in front of 4M), all set & Men dance round Ladies RSh back to places (again 1M & 3M in front of 2M & 4M)
- 25-32
- All set twice, turn 2H into 2 diagonal lines of 4 (1M & 2L also 3M & 4L in own places & partners BtoB between them
- 33-40
- All dance RSh diagonal reels of 4
- 41-48
- All set twice & turn 2H to end in original places
- 49-56
- 1s & 3s set advancing to partner & turn 2H (Ladies on partners left) to face 2L/4L, set & circle 3H round to left 1/2 way to face 2M/4M
- 57-64
- 1s+3s set twice to 2M+4M & circle 4H round for 2 steps, turn partner 2H to original places
Reel
- 1-8
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance 1/2 R&L with setting between each hand to person just passed
- 9-16
- All repeat bars 1- 8
- 17-24
- All Men set for 8 bars (Highland Steps) as partners set twice & advance turning with 4 PdB steps to right to give their backs to the Men
- 25-32
- All Men dance RSh round partner to face them, all set twice with Ladies again turning their backs on the Men
- 33-40
- All repeat bars 25-32
- 41-48
- All Men dance forward 3 PdB steps, pat partners on shoulder & dance back 1 step, Ladies turn to face partner, turn RH to end facing in middle
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Isdal Macnab | 2018-01-01 | Dance ForFun | Jan. 13, 2017, 1:41 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2288 | Because he was a Bonnie Lad | Feb. 21, 2021, 3:56 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |
| 2289 | Angus Henry Diagrams | Feb. 21, 2021, 4:05 p.m. | Stephen Webb | --- | Normal | Fixed |
| 2290 | Because he was a Bonnie Lad | Feb. 21, 2021, 4:14 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |