Dance: The Rock And The Wee Pickle Tow

32-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
(unknown)
Formations:
Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
Steps:
Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change
Slip-Step
Published in:
Book 3 [7] *
Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [31]
101 Scottish Country Dances [88]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [138]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [127]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [163]
Recommended Music:
Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow ((traditional))
Recordings (7): Show tunes
Book 3. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 34.8]  [has sample]
Take the Floor (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 11 [pace 33.1]
Favourite Tunes - Favourite Dances (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 11
Jigtime (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 9
Bobby MacLeod and his Band (Bobby MacLeod and his Band), track 7
Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 1 (Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band), track 12
Fraser McGlynn and his Scottish Dance Band (Fraser McGlynn and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 32.8]

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Crib

1-81C cross RH | cast off ; turn LH ½ and lead up to 1pl in the middle facing down
9-161C+2C circle4 and back
17-241C lead down the middle and up
25-321C+2C Poussette
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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