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Bruce Herbold

Re: Bonnie Anne (Was: dances for 3 cpl sets?)

June 2, 2008, 9:19 p.m. (Message 52606, in reply to message 52604)

We used to do it pretty regularly on balls and parties round here
(Sacramento and San Francisco area)  but I don't think it's been done
since the 80s.  we did the pousette as written - one more point of
uniqueness for that dance.  I still treasure the directions for the
ladies to "quietly pas de Basque in place" while the men dance their
reel of four.  It was not unknown for the dance to be done with pdB
throughout, including the reel of four with men's arms raised.  A
great dance but I fear it was a victim of the graying of our branch --
not just 96 bars of pdB, but then usually an encore.  Many might echo
the words of Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon if it showed up on programs
now.  But if you get it on a program in MN, let me know and I'll fly
over.

Bruce Herbold
San Francisco.