Pickle in the Middle
by Sue McKinnell 1X64 Strathspey for 9 9 people in 3 rows and 3 columns
Bars
	People are arranged as follows (nominally 6 women and 3 men) WA1 M1 WB1 WA2 M2 WB2 WA3 M3 WB3
1-8	Mx dance a figure of 8 around WBx and WAx passing WBx RS to start. Mx end facing WBx.
9-16	Mx and WBx set and turn BH halfway then chase CW halfway, ending in original column, WB in reversed order and M in original order. M end facing WA.
17-24	Mx and WAx set and turn BH halfway then chase CW halfway, ending in original column in reversed order. Mx end facing WAx. Order is now: WA3 M1 WB3 WA2 M2 WB2 WA1 M3 WB1
25-28	M1, WB3, & WB2 LH across while M3, WA1, & WA2 RH across while M2 set to WB1 turning to face WA3 then set to WA3 turning to face WB3.
29-32	M1, WA3, & WA2 RH across while M3, WB2, & WB1 LH across while M2 set to WB3 turning to face WA1 then set to WA1.
33-40	Wx take hands in lines and dance away from M for 4 bars, pull RS back and dance back to place while M dance a reel of 3, M1 passing M2 RS to begin.
41-48	W set then dance around Mx RS and back to place.
49-56	Wx1 change RH with Wx2 then LH with Wx3. Wx2 change RH with Wx3 and Wx set in lines.
57-64	W, M1, & M3 circle left and back while M2 dances highland steps in the center.
This dance was written as an attempt to fill a need for a demo where there are many more women available than men.
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