STARTING FORMATION - eight chain thru.

DEFINITION: Facing dancers join right hands and pull by (this completes an eight chain one). The centre facing dancers join left hands and pull by while the outside dancers do a courtesy turn (this completes an eight chain two). Repeat these actions in sequence to achieve eight chain three, eight chain four, etc. Eight chain thru is the same as eight chain eight. Even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) end in an eight chain thru formation. Odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7) end in a trade by formation.

STYLING: Use same styling as in courtesy turn and right and left grand. Emphasis should be placed on the courtesy turn in that portion of the basic so that dancers can maintain an eight chain thru formation and not be allowed to drift into a right and left grand type of movement.

TIMING: Box: 8 hands = 20 steps; 4 hands = 10 steps.

Heads star thru, pass thru, right & left thru, 8 chain 2, Zero box

4 ladies chain, Heads square thru 4 hands, 8 chain 6, Zero box

4 ladies chain ¾, Heads square thru 4 hands, 8 chain 3, allemande left

4 ladies chain, chain ‘em back ¾, Heads square thru 4 hands, 8 chain 5 (or 1), allemande left

Zero box, 8 chain thru, Zero box

Zero line, right & left thru, star thru, 8 chain 5, left allemande

Heads pass thru, cloverleaf, new centres pass thru, 8 chain 6, Zero box

Heads pass thru, cloverleaf, new centres pass thru, do sa do
8 chain 6, swing thru, boys trade, swing corner, promenade

Heads pass thru, cloverleaf, Sides square thru 4 hands, Sides cloverleaf
New centres pass thru, right & left thru, do an 8 chain 2, swing corner, promenade