Bundy Scottish Country Dancers

1R96 - 4 Couple Square Set.

 

Recommended music - Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 2 - Various Bands.

Track 13 - New Petronella.

Dance written by S.J.Oliver

 

Bars

1-4              4 ladies right hand across 1/2 way then turn opposite man left hand into promenade hold facing counter clockwise.

5-8              All promenade 1/2 way counter clockwise to finish ladies in original place with opposite man.

9-12           4 men left hand across 1/2 way then turn original partner right hand into promenade hold facing clockwise.

13-16         All promenade 1/2 way clockwise to finish opposite original positions.

17-20         1s + 3s 1/2 rights & lefts, finishing in original positions.

21-24         2s + 4s 1/2 rights & lefts, finishing in original positions.

25-28         1s + 3s with ladies leading dance right hands across 1s with 4s & 3s with 2s.

29-32         1s + 3s dance left hands across to original places.

33-40         1s + 3s chase with parallel loops. (1s lady dances behind 4th couple then into the centre, around 4th lady keeping

                     her on the left, then back to the outside of the set between 4th couple - the loop- then dance to opposite ladies

                     place. At the same time 1s man follows partner, but loops around 4th man, keeping him on the left, and dances

                    back to the outside of the set to follow his partner to opposite mans place.) Meanwhile the 3rd couple dances

                    similarly round 2nd couple to finish in opposte places.

41-44        1s + 3s 1/2 rights & lefts to original places.

45-48        2s + 4s 1/2 rights & lefts to opposite places.

49-56        2s + 4s chase with parallel loops. 2s round 3s & 4s round 1s. Finishing all in original places.

57-60        2s + 4s with ladies leading dance right hands across, 2s with 1s & 4s wth 3s.

61-64        2s + 4s dance left hands across to original places.

65-66        All set.

67-68        All advance.

69-70        All retire.

71-72        All set, with the ladies turning right about to face out.

72-88        Schiehallion reels, passing left shouders in middle. Men follow lady diagonally to right, ladies follow partner.

89-96        8 hands round & back.

Repeat.

 

The name of this dance was suggested by dancer Helen Kennedy.