Petronella
Traditional, always danced to the tune of the same name
Said to have been introduced 1820 by Nathaniel Gow, Edinburgh, Scotland
Duple and proper
A1 & A2 Petronella turns and balances (32 beats)
B1 Actives down the center, turn individually (8)
Come back and cast off (8)
B2 Right and left across (8)
Right and left back (8)
For details on Petronella turns and balances,
see Cambridge
Contra Dance index.
See also discussion in Jennings, 1983.