Picking up Sticks

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Picking up Sticks    John Playford, 1651   3 couple longways

First Figure:
A:   Up a double and back.  That again.

B1:   "Zigzags": Top man cross with middle man, bottom man.  All lead up a double and back.
B2:   Top woman same.  B3-6:  Same (All home).

Second Figure:
A:   Side R.  Side L.

B1:   "Matchboxes": Ones give two hands and slip down between twos, twos down between ones, all that again while threes cross and dance all way round the outside.

B2:   Threes up middle, twos down outside, ones cross.

Third Figure:
A:   Arm R.  Arm L, middles 1½ to finish proper.

B1-2:   "Sheepskin hey": Men come up single file and weave around the women, as the last man reaches the middle woman he goes all the way round her and becomes the new leader - do this three times, till the first man is again in the lead.

B3:   Men dance single file down behind women and up own side to place.

B4-6:   Women the same.

Original title is "Picking of Sticks" rather than "Picking up Sticks".  Originally danced with twos proper.