Pick Up 2-4-6

Formation: Four couples in a Square
Music: Your choice

Download RTF file: Pick Up 2-4-6

Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   Couple (one) bow and swing;
    1-8   Lead Right to the right of the ring;
  9-16   Circle four is what you do;
17-24   Active gent break, pick up two;
25-32   Circle six around the floor;

33-40   Active gent break pick up two more;
41-48   Circle eight go round the land;
49-56   Allemande Left;

Repeat for second, third, and fourth couples.

Description:
    1-8   First couple bow to each other and swing.
  9-16   First couple Lead Right to face couple #2.
17-24   Those four dancers Circle Left about three-quarters around.
25-32   The first gent release his handhold with the second lady and pick up couple three.

33-40   Those six dancers Circle Left about three-quarters around.
41-48   The first gent release his handhold with the third lady and pick up couple four.
49-56   All eight Circle Left once around back to home.
57-64   Allemande Left and square up at home.

Choreography: Traditional square dance figure
Source: Printed in Community Dance Program Handbook
Usage: Beginner Square Dance Party or Community Dance

Variation 1:
From Indiana Square Dance Callers, Carl Brandt, CDP Journal, November 1997.

Prompts:
Intro or
57-64   First Couple Lead Right and Circle four hands around;
    1-8   Keep them, go on to the next and Circle six hands around;
  9-16   – – – -, – – – -;
17-24   Keep them, go on to the last and Circle eight hands around;
25-32   Reverse and Circle Right to home;

33-40   – – – -, – – Swing Partner;
41-48   – – – -, – – Promenade;
49-56   – – – -, – – – -;

Variation 2:
See “Chassee Partners” for a slightly more complicated version of this idea.

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