Dance Petronella 5239

Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)

Devised by

Unknown (1808)

Intensity

80 80 80 88 = 62% (1 turn), 43% (whole dance)

Formations

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Book 1 [1]
Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [1]
Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [1]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [39]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [39]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances [8]
101 Scottish Country Dances [80]
24 Favourite Scottish Country Dances [16]
Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [61]
Scottish Reels are Fun [27]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [429] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [570] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [521] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [497] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Petronella (Nathaniel Gow)
Corn Rigs (Traditional)

Extra Info: The dance is named for the very old tune also known by various derivative names such as Petronelle. The tune …

The dance is named for the very old tune also known by various derivative names such as Petronelle. The tune has been memorably described by one well-known Scottish musician as more of a drumbeat than a tune.

The exact origin of the name of the tune is unknown but it has been suggested that it refers to the sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor married Louis VII of France in 1137. According to some sources, Eleanor and Petronella accompanied the King on a Crusade and Petronella regularly led troops into battle while naked from the waist up.

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Petronella	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 3	CD	5	R32 8	4:33	34.1
Petronella	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 1. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances	CD+	1	R32 8	4:38	34.8
Petronella	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Reflections	CD+	12	R32 8	4:38	34.8
Petronella	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Fifteen Dances, Part Two	MC	1	R32 8	4:38	34.8
Petronella	Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band	Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band	LP	1	R32 4	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Berkeley Scottish Players	Heather and Yon	LP	1	R32 8	4:30	33.8
Petronella	Dancing Strings of Scotland	Dancing Strings of Scotland	LP+	9	R32 8	4:17	32.1
Petronella	Jimmy Shand and his Band	King of the Melodeon Men	CD	17	R	2:54	0
Petronella	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Keep on Scottish Country Dancing with...	LP	1	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Petronella	John Turner and the Fiddletree Band	Stalking the Wild Bagpipe	LP	3	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Petronella	The Thistle Band	On Stage With..., Volume 3	LP+	10	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band	The Reel Party	CD	11	R32 8	4:28	33.5
Petronella	The Colin Dewar Quartet	Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2	CD	14	R32 8	4:42	35.2
Petronella	Marie Fielding & Friends	Memories of Jim Johnstone	CD	10	R32 4	2:25	36.2
Petronella	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Awa' Frae Hame	LP	6	R32 8	4:35	34.4
Petronella	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Scottish Ramble	LP	6	R32 8	4:35	34.4
Petronella	Max Houliston and his Scottish Band	Come Home to Scotland	LP	5	R32 6	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America	CD	11	R32 8	4:29	33.6
Petronella	Tim Wright and his Scottish Dance Band	Tim Wright and his Scottish Dance Band	CD	16	R32 5	2:38	31.6
Petronella	Chalmers Wood	The Old Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1	CD	5	R32 4	2:24	36.0
Petronella	Tim Wright and his Scottish Dance Band	The Old Scottish Dance Bands Vol 2	CD	7	R32 8	4:18	32.2
Petronella	Ceilidh Folk Edinburgh	Schottische Tänze	CD	10	R32 8	4:36	34.5
Petronella	William Hannah and his Band	William Hannah and his Band	CD	1	R32 5	2:42	32.4
Petronella	David South and his Scottish Dance Band	Another Scottish Ramble	CD	6	R32 8	4:34	34.2
Petronella (3 couple set)	Donald J Bartlett	The Well Tuned Piano	?	2	R32 6	3:30	35.0
Petronella/Circassian Circle	Ian Hutson & his Scottish Dance Band	The Dashing White Sergeant	CD	1	R32 8	4:40	35.0
Petronella	P/M James R Robertson	Scottish Pipes for Dancing	LP	16	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Tim Wright	Kelpie Magic	?	5	R32 3	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Graeme Mitchell and his Scottish Dance Band	Fine Fettle	?	8	R32 4	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Unknown	Dancing Throu' Scotland	?	11	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Rob Gordon and his Band	Scotch Mist	LP	7	R32 8	4:39	34.9
Petronella	Frank Reid	Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 2	CD	10	R32 10	5:29	32.9
Petronella	Ed Brydie and his Band	Ed Brydie and his Scottish Ramblers	LP	6	R32 6	3:16	32.7
Petronella	Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band	Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 2	CD	2	R32 5	2:45	33.0
Petronella	Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band	Live at the Beach Ballroom	CD	13	R32 8	4:41	35.1
Petronella	Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band	Live at the Beach Ballroom	CD	17	R32 4	2:27	36.8
Corn Rigs	Bobby MacLeod and his Band	Highland Accordion Maestro	CD	12	R32 6	3:15	32.5
Corn Rigs	Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band	Let's Meet Again	CD+	4	R32 8	4:28	33.5
Corn Rigs	Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band	Music for Fifteen Dances	MC	2	R32 8	4:40	35.0
Corn Rigs	Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances	LP+	10	R32 8	4:40	35.0
Corn Rigs	Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances	CD	12	R32 8	4:40	35.0
Corn Rigs	The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band	The White Cockade	MC	2	R32 8	4:33	34.1
Corn Rigs	Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen	Scottish Dance Time Vol 4	LP	5	R32 8	4:30	33.8
Corn Rigs	Duncan Smith & Susan Worland	Dancin' Music	MC	2	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Corn Rigs	Bobby MacLeod and his Band	Vintage 78's Vol 2	CD	7	R32 6	3:32	35.3
Corn Rigs	Jimmy Shand and his Band	King of the Button Box	CD	9	R32 6	3:22	33.7
Corn Rigs	Bobby MacLeod and his Band	Scottish Dance-Along	LP	9	R32 6	3:15	32.5
Corn Rigs	Angus MacKinnon and the Scots Canadians	Scottish Country Dance Music	LP	1	R32 8	4:25	33.1
Corn Rigs	David South and his Scottish Dance Band	To the Laird	CD	9	R32 6	3:37	36.2
Corn Rigs	Chris Peterson & Michael Hudson	Bluebonnet Ball 2004	CD	3	R32 8	4:29	33.6
Corn Rigs suitable for Barley Riggs, Corn Dawgs, Lammas Nights, Riggs of Corn	Marian Anderson and her Band	Robert Burns Dances	CD	12	R32 8	4:48	36.0
Lauderdale Lads or Corn Rigs	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead (2)	LP	10	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Petronella	Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band	Jimmy Blue's Welcome to Scotland	LP	8	R32 5	0:00	0.0
Reel	Max Houliston and his Scottish Band	Dancing Thro' Scotland	LP	7	R32 6	3:20	33.3
Riggs of Corn	Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent	From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa'	CD+	9	R32 8	4:37	34.6
Shetland Quadrilles Figure 4	Da Fustra	A Shetland Dance	CD	10	R32 6	3:19	33.2

Petronella 2/4L · R32

1–: 1c Petronella Turn | set ; repeat (1x,2)
9–: Repeat (1,2)
17–: 1c lead down the middle and up
25–: 1c+2c Poussette (2,1)

E-cribs

Petronella 2/4L · R32

1-16: 1s dance full petronella back to places
17-24: 1s lead down the middle & back again
25-32: 1s+2s dance Poussette

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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