Dance The Belle of Bon Accord 462

Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by

John Drewry (1981)

Intensity

8484 8080 8888 8080 = 68% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Deeside Book Part 2 [10]
Summer Collection, Set 2
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [55]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [55]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [42] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [52] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [44] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [41] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord (James Scott Skinner)

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Belle O' Bon Accord	Bill Clement	Virtuoso Piper of Scotland	CD	10	S32 4	4:34	68.5
The Belle of Bon Accord	Schiehallion SCD Band	The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music	LP+	2	S32 4	4:06	61.5
The Saint John River	Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler	Many Happy Returns	CD	5	S32 4	4:38	69.5
Belle of Bon Accord	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 6	CD	11	S32 4	4:20	65.0
The Belle of Bon Accord	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	CD	2	S32 4	4:23	65.8
The Belle of Bon Accord	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	The Joy of Sets	CD+	18	S32 4	4:08	62.0
The Belle Of Bon Accord	Rob Gordon and his Band	The Complete Caledonian Ball	CD+	15	S32 4	4:13	63.2
The Belle of Bon Accord	Ian J Morrison	See You Jimmy!	MC	8	S32 4	0:00	0.0
The Belle of Bon Accord	The Craigellachie Band	Bath Scottish Dancers	LP	10	S32 4	3:56	59.0
Belle of Bon Accord	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	Nice to See You Again	CD	12	S32 4	4:17	64.2
The Belle of Bon Accord	Frank Reid and his Band	Dance Time	LP	8	S32 4	4:08	62.0
Saint John River	The Music Makars	Catch the Wind	CD	3	S32 4	4:14	63.5
The Saint John River	Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen	Scottish Dance Time Vol 5	LP	7	S32 4	4:16	64.0
The Saint John River	David South and his Scottish Dance Band	The Southern Touch	CD	8	S32 4	4:11	62.8

The Belle of Bon Accord 4/4L · S32

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1–
: 1M cross, cast off round 2W to finish in the middle facing up **while{4}** 1W crosses between 2M and 3M, casts up to the middle facing down **while{4}** 3c do the same round 4c (2c & 4c step up ½ place) ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA
9–
: 1c+3c Reel4 in the centre of the dance
17–
: 1c+3c turn ¾ RH to finish facing up NHJ **while{2}** 2c & 4c dance up ½ place on the sides and in to face down NHJ. All set ; 2c+1c & 4c+3c circle4 L (to sidelines 2,1x,4,3x)
25–
: 1c/3c lead up & cross between 2c/4c and cast off one ; 1c+3c turn BH, opening to face down | 1c dance to 4pl **while{2}** 3c cast up to 2pl. (2,3,4,1)

E-cribs

The Belle of Bon Accord 4/4L · S32

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1-8
: 1L & 3L cross down 1 pl & cast up on opp side into centre as 1M & 3M
  dance across & cast down into centre, 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance RH across
9-16
: 1s & 3s dance reel of 4 up & down centre of dance
17-24
: 1s & 3s 3/4 turn RH to face up **while** 2s & 4s dance up on sides &
  turn in to face down & all set, all circle 4H round to left & end on
  sides
25-32
: 1s & 3s lead up between 2s/4s crossing over & cast down 1 place, 1s & 3s
  turn 2H & 1s dance down to 4th place as 3s cast up on own sides to 2nd
  pl

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