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Grand Chain Eight [C2]
   (Gordon Hoyt 1956)
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From Double Pass Thru, Eight Chain Thru, Facing Lines, or other applicable formations. EN: 10

Those who can Right Pull By; all (move along and) Step to a L-H (Mini-)Wave; Centers Courtesy Turn the Ends 1/4 by doing a Left-face U-Turn Back placing their R-H on the End's back and Bend The Line. EN: 20

Fra Double Pass Thru:

 
     
før
Grand Chain Eight		 efter
Centers Right Pull By		 efter
Step To A L-H Wave		 efter
Centers Courtesy
Turn the Ends 1/4
(færdig)
Fra Facing Lines:

 
     
før
Grand Chain Eight		 efter
Right Pull By		 efter
move along and
Step To A L-H Wave		 efter
Centers Courtesy
Turn the Ends 1/4
(færdig)
Fra Eight Chain Thru:

 
     
før
Grand Chain Eight		 efter
Right Pull By		 efter
move along and
Step To A L-H Wave		 efter
Centers Courtesy
Turn the Ends 1/4
(færdig)

Noter:
  • From an Eight Chain Thru, a common dancer mistake is to do a Chain The Square [C2]. EN: 30
  • The Courtesy Turn movement (after the Right Pull By and move along) is sometimes described as 1/4 Out; Courtesy Turn. We dislike this definition for 2 reasons: EN: 40
    1. The Belle's part is somewhat awkward because there is first a 1/4 Out (to the Right) and then Courtesy Turn (to the Left) 1/2, instead of just a smooth Courtesy Turn (1/4). EN: 50
    2. If you advance into C3, the caller may call a Left | Mirror Grand Chain Eight in which case we believe it is easier to remember to Step To A R-H Wave & then the Centers always turn the Ends. If, instead, you were to 1/4 Out, it could easily become confusing to figure out who turns who. EN: 60
  • An alternative way to think about the Step To A L-H Mini-Wave & Courtesy Turn movement is to do a Left Touch 1/4 & Leads U-Turn Back (Roll twice). EN: 70

Split Grand Chain Eight [C2]:
Those who can Right Pull By and turn 1/4 to face the inactives; all Step to a L-H Wave; Centers Courtesy Turn the Ends 1/4 to end in facing Couples (danced as Centers Left-face U-Turn Back to place R-H on adjacent End's back and Bend The Line). EN: 665

Split Grand Chain Eight:

 
       
før
Split Grand Chain Eight		 efter
Right Pull By
& 1/4 In		 efter
Step To A L-H Wave		  efter
Centers Left-face
U-Turn Back		 efter
Bend The Line
(færdig)

Eight By anything [C3A] (Lee Kopman 1981):
From applicable formations (such as a 2 x 4 with the outsides facing each other). Outside 4 do your part Grand Chain Eight & Roll as Centers do the anything call (working in the Center). Ends in various formations. EN: 335

See also Split [Square Thru] CONCEPT [C1].

Choreography for Grand Chain Eight

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22-November-2024 12:50:08
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