Jenny Pluck Pears

Circle for as many couples as will.

Seven sliding steps to the left, then feet together.

Set and turn to your partner

Repeat above, sliding to the right

Everyone takes their partner by the left hand, then lord one places lady one inside the circle, facing out.

Lord two places lady two inside the circle, facing out.

Lord three places lady three inside the circle, facing out.

Everyone reverences

Men skip clockwise around the ladies, who stand still and critique

Men skip counter-clockwise around the ladies, who are still critiquing

Everyone takes their partner by the left hand, then lord one brings lady one to home, in the outer circle

Lord two brings lady two to home, in the outer circle

Lord three brings lady three to home, in the outer circle

Everyone reverences

Side over right shoulder

Set and turn to partners

Repeat, siding over the left shoulder

As the first, except lords go into the center circle, ladies skip, and men gaze admiringly. (Men do not critique.)

Arm by the right arm.

Set and turn to partners

Repeat, arming with the left.

Same as the first.

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