Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts -- Chase Right

Chase Right | Left [Plus]
(Lee Kopman 1975)

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From Back-to-Back Couples. EN: 10

Chase Right:: Belles Right-face U-Turn Back; all Box Circulate twice. Ends in a R-H Mini-Wave Box. EN: 20
Chase Left:: Beaus Left-face U-Turn Back; all Box Circulate twice. Ends in a L-H Mini-Wave Box. EN: 30

Chase Right:


before Chase Right		after Belles Right-face U-Turn Back EN: 40		after Box Circulate (once) EN: 50		after Box Circulate (twice) EN: 60 (done)

Left Chase:


before Left Chase		after Beaus Left-face U-Turn Back EN: 70		after Box Circulate (once) EN: 50		after Box Circulate (twice) EN: 60 (done)

Notes:

Chase Left is often called as Left Chase so that the dancers initially hear the word Left. Otherwise, the dancers may start moving to the right after hearing the word Chase. Chase Right, on the other hand, is rarely called as Right Chase. EN: 80
Chase Right | Left should be danced as one smooth fluid movement (i.e., don't U-Turn Back; pause; Box Circulate; pause; Box Circulate). EN: 90
On Chase Right move clockwise (to your right) two positions within your box. EN: 100
End next to the same dancer with whom you started, but on the other half of the Box. After Chase Right you are holding Right-hands with that dancer; after Chase Left you are holding Left-hands. EN: 110
At the end of the call, only half the dancers can Roll. The dancers moving straight ahead can not Roll. EN: 120
- On Chase Right, only the original Belles can Roll. EN: 130
- On Left Chase, only the original Beaus can Roll. EN: 140

Chase Your Neighbor [C1] (Burt Rubenstein):

From Back-to-Back Couples. Chase The 1/2 Tag (Belles Right-face U-Turn Back & all Box Circulate); Follow Your Neighbor. Ends in a L-H Wave. EN: 392

Chase The (fraction) Tag [C3B] (Ron Schneider 1983):

From Back-to-Back Couples. Belles Right-face U-Turn Back as Beaus 1/2 Box Circulate & Roll; all Extend to the given fractional Tag formation. If no fraction is given, complete a full Tag The Line. EN: 391

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