Dance Blooms of Bon Accord 584

Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)

Devised by

John Drewry (1971)

Intensity

8888 8008 8888 8008 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Deeside Book Part 2 [9]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [56]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [56]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [51] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [63] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [51] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [50] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

The Blooms of Bon Accord (James Scott Skinner)

Extra Info: Devised in 1971 to commemorate the winning by the City of Aberdeen of the “Britain in Bloom” Competition for the …

Devised in 1971 to commemorate the winning by the City of Aberdeen of the “Britain in Bloom” Competition for the third successive year.

“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
The Blooms of Bon Accord	Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1	CD	13	R32 4	2:17	34.2
The Blooms of Bon Accord	David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band	Diamond Jubilee	CD+	2	R32 4	2:29	37.2
Blooms of Bon Accord	McDuff's Ceilidh Band	Artistic License	CD+	6	R32 4	2:31	37.8
The Blooms o' Bon Accord	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Alastair Hunter and the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	MC	7	R32 4	0:00	0.0
The Blooms of Bon Accord	Don Bartlett and the Scotians	Play Favourites	CD+	10	R32 4	2:21	35.2
The Blooms of Bon Accord	Frank Reid and his Band	Dance with the London Highland Club	LP	2	R32 4	2:25	36.2
The Blooms of Bon Accord	Schiehallion SCD Band	The Canadian West Coast Sound	MC	2	R32 4	2:25	36.2
The Blooms of Bon Accord	Charlie Jemmett and His Band	Dancer's Choice	LP	10	R32 4	0:00	0.0
The Blooms of Bon Accord	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Salute t' Scottish Dancing	LP	6	R32 4	0:00	0.0
Blooms of Bon Accord	The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band	The Happy Meeting	MC	7	R32 4	0:00	0.0
Blooms of Bon Accord	Ian McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band	Across the Tay	MC	13	R32 4	2:22	35.5
Blooms of Bon Accord	Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band	An Aberdeen Collection	CD	11	R32 4	2:25	36.2
Blooms of Bon Accord	The Scotsmen	Two More Couples Please	LP	12	R32 4	0:00	0.0
Blooms of Bon Accord	The Ian Muir Sound	Scottish Country Dances Vol 3	CD	7	R32 4	2:26	36.5
Blooms of Bon Accord	Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band	Favourite SCDs Vol 2	CD	11	R32 4	2:24	36.0
Blooms of Bon Accord	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	CD	3	R32 4	2:31	37.8
Blooms of Bon Accord	Ian T Muir	The Netherwood Collection	CD	4	R32 4	2:39	39.8
The Blooms of Bon Accord	David Knight, Dan Emery & Dave Wiesler	Thistle House Live!	CD	8	R32 4	2:41	40.2
Blooms Of Bon Accord	The Colin Dewar Quartet	Special Requests Volume 3	CD+	7	R32 4	2:30	37.5
Blooms of Bon Accord	George Rennie Scottish Dance Band	Old Tyme Favourites Vol 2	CD	10	R32 4	2:28	37.0

Blooms of Bon Accord 4/4L · R32

3c+4c cross on 2nd chord(1,2,3x,4x). This dance has top/bottom symmetry

1–: All C set | 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA | 1c & 4c cast in to 2pl/3pl while{2} 2c+3c lead out to end places
9–: 1c+4c cross RH, cast to ends, meet in promhold and dance in between end couples, curve round the other couple Rsh to finish 1c / 4c on M/W side facing out and right
17–: 1c & 4c (in promhold) Rsh Reels3 with the “corners” on M/W sides, at end meet in the centre
25–: 4c+1c RHA, at end M swivels right so couples face ends of set (1c down, 4c up, W on P’s left, RHJ) ; 4c&1c cross between end couples and cast in to (2,4,1x,3x)

E-cribs

Blooms of Bon Accord 4/4L · R32

3s & 4s on opp sides

1-8: All set & 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across once round, 1s & 4s cast in 1 place to 2 1 (4)(3)
9-12: 1s & 4s cross RH & cast to ends of set to meet partners in prom hold & dance into centre of dance
13-16: 1s+4s dance round passing RSh & to end 1s in the middle on Men’s side facing up & 4s in the middle on Ladies’ side facing down
17-24: All (1s & 4s in prom hold) dance RSh reels of 3 on sides
25-28: 4s+1s dance RH across in centre once round to end 4s facing up & 1s facing down
29-32: 4s & 1s lead out of ends crossing & cast in 1 place to end 2 4 (1) (3)

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