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Jenny Pluck Pears
Playford's English Dancing Master of 1651.
Adapted by Cecil Sharp in 1911.
3 couple round
Recordings: jenny_pluck_pears-068-bn12pb10.mp3.zip
Hands-6, 8 slips L; set and turn single. Slip back; set and turn single. 1st man puts partner in by R hand, then 2nd man the same, then 3rd; all honour (women stand back to back in centre). Men skip round clockwise, then back anticlockwise. Men (in turn) take partners out by L hand; all honour. Side; set and turn single. Repeat. Women put men in by L hand; all honour. Women skip round men clockwise, then back anticlockwise. Take men out R hand; all honour. Arm R; set and turn single. Arm L; set and turn single. Men put women in etc. as in first part.
Jenny Pluck Pears
Al 1-8 Circle left, set and turn single. A2 1-8 Circle right, set and turn single. B 1-2 First man hands his partner into the middle with a flourish and honour. (suggest near hands, man’s right, lady’s left) 3-4 Second man the same. 5-6 Third man the same. 7-8 All step and honour partners. Al 1-8 Men dance clockwise round the ladies. (16 steps) A2 1-8 Then dance back. B 1-6 Each man, in turn, hands his partner back into place and honour. (suggest other hands) 7-8 All step and honour partners. Part 2 Al 1-8 All side, set and turn single. A2 1-8 Repeat Al. B 1-6 Ladies, in turn, hand the men into the middle and honour. (suggest near hands, lady’s left, man’s right) 7-8 All step and honour partners. Part 3 Al 1-8 Arm right, set and turn single. A2 1-8 Arm left, set and turn single. B 1-8 Men hand the ladies into the middle as in Part 1. Al, A2 Men dance round and dance back as in Part 1. B 1-6 Men, in turn, hand the ladies back to place. 7-8 All step and honour partners.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2J6RVg02s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h6uDJqpEHw
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