Picking Up SticksEngland
These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. A Playford dance from the 17th century.
Music:
- https://youtu.be/roL7sVl8q4o
- Folkraft 1410
- EFDSS PLA3
- Columbia 5505
- CDS Popular English Country Dances fo the 17th and 18th Centuries
Formation: Set of three couples, proper contra
Introduction: Depends upon recording, but is often a chord to acknowledge partner.
Forward a double footwork: Step R (1), L (2), R (1), L (&), R (2) (and reverse with opposite footwork)
Part 1 Forward a double and back
Bars 1-2: Everyone face top of set, and take R hand in R hand, moving up the set everyone dance forward a double (R, L, R-L-R)Bars 3-4: Backing down the set repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork.
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Part 2: Exchanges
Bars 1-2: face partner across the set. With 4 running steps, M1 exchanges place with W2.Bars 3-4: WIth 4 more running steps. M1 exchanges place with M3
Bars 5-8: taking R hands with opposite person, repeat bars 1-4 of part 1
Bars 9-12: W1 repeats bars 1-4 of part 2, exchanging places with M2 and W3
Bars 13-16: repeat bars 5-8
Bars 17-24: repeat bars 1-8 with M2 starting the sequence.
Bars 25-32: repeat bars 9-16 with W2 starting the sequence
Bars 33-48: repeat bars 10-16 with M3, then W3 starting the sequence
Part 3 Siding
Bars 1-2: using forward and back a double footwork, exchange places with partner, passing L shoulder and turning a 1/2 CCW to end facing in on opposite side.
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork passing R shoulders
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork passing R shoulders
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Part 4: Slipping
Couples 1 & 2
Bars 1-2: using 4 slip step Couple 1 take both hands and slide down to 2nd position, while C2 using slip steps dance up into 1st position on the outside.
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2, with couple 2 sliding down and C1 sliding up the outside
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Couple 3:
Bars 1-8 using skipping steps, cross over with partner passing R shoulder, dance up around sliding couples. Cross over at the top again, passing R shoulders again, then down the outside back to place
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8, except with Couple 1 crossing over and down the outside, while C3 take hands and slide up, while couple 2, slides down the outside to start.
Bars 1-2: using 4 slip step Couple 1 take both hands and slide down to 2nd position, while C2 using slip steps dance up into 1st position on the outside.
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2, with couple 2 sliding down and C1 sliding up the outside
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Couple 3:
Bars 1-8 using skipping steps, cross over with partner passing R shoulder, dance up around sliding couples. Cross over at the top again, passing R shoulders again, then down the outside back to place
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8, except with Couple 1 crossing over and down the outside, while C3 take hands and slide up, while couple 2, slides down the outside to start.
Part 5: Arming
Bars 1-4: Link R elbow with partner and turn all the way around with 8 steps
Bars 5-8: Link L elbow with partner and turn all the way around with 8 steps.
Bars 5-8: Link L elbow with partner and turn all the way around with 8 steps.
Part 6: Sheepskin Hey
Bars 1-8: all three men form single file, and dance up to weave through the women. M1 and M2, weave behind W1, in front of W2, and behind W3. M3 does something different, he weaves behind W1, in front of W2, but instead of going behind W3, he loops around W2, so that he ends up at the head of the line.
Bars 9-16: M3 and M1, dance behind W2, in front of W1, then loop around her. M2 skips dancing around 1, and loops around W2 instead. He's now in the lead, but heads down
Bars 17-24: M2 and M3 weave in front of W2 and in behind W3. M1 dances around W2 to be in the lead.
Bars 25-32: M leads line around W1, then down the back, and up their own side back to place
Bars 33-64: repeat bars 1-32, But with women chasing and weaving around the men.
Bow to partner on final chord
Bars 9-16: M3 and M1, dance behind W2, in front of W1, then loop around her. M2 skips dancing around 1, and loops around W2 instead. He's now in the lead, but heads down
Bars 17-24: M2 and M3 weave in front of W2 and in behind W3. M1 dances around W2 to be in the lead.
Bars 25-32: M leads line around W1, then down the back, and up their own side back to place
Bars 33-64: repeat bars 1-32, But with women chasing and weaving around the men.
Bow to partner on final chord
Other Notes on the web
- (1972) Camp Hess Kramer
- Page 12 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1948)
- Page 46 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1957)
- Page 15 of Wolff et al (1968) 11th Folklore Village Christmas
- Page 73 of Santa Barbara Folk Dance Conference (1958)
- (1993) Let's Dance Magazine
Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video
Other Videos on the Web
Sheet Music
- Sharp, Cecil Country Dance Tunes. Set 7
- Barnes, Peter. English Country Dance Tunes
- EFDSS "Community Dance Manual" 5
Other Sources
- Sharp, Cecil J (1926) The Country Dance Book, Part 4. Novello & Company
- Lidster and Tamurini (1965) Folk Dance Progressions
- Geisler (1999) Village Music Around the world: Dance Syllabi
- Herman (1953) Folk Dance Syllabus no 1.
- Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer (1990) English Country Dances
- The English Dancing Master
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