Dance: The Wild Goose Chase

32-bar Jig
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
Progression: 2413

Devised by:
John Drewry (1982)
Formations:
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Published in:
The Brodie Book [26] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [166]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [156]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [198]
Recommended Music:
Mrs MacPherson of Cluny (Joseph Lowe)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Second Celebration (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 12

Crib

1-81W followed by 1M dance LSh Fig8 round 2W and 3W, 1C ends NHJ in 1pl opp side facing down ─ while ─ 4M followed by 4W dance a similar LSh Fig8 round 3M and 2M, and end in NHJ 4pl opp side facing up
9-161C sets to 4C ─ while ─ 2C dances up and 3C down the sides to form two facing lines of 4 NHJ, all set advancing ; 2M+1W+3M+4W on the men’s side and their partners dance on the women’s side RHA, back to the lines of 4 across
17-241C+2C & 3C+4C Reels4 across, 1C & 4C end RHJ in line down the middle
25-321C+4C BiL, turn P ¾ RH to face up RHJ ; 1C lead up the middle, cast off behind 2C to 3pl on own sides, 4C follows 1C dance up to the top and cast off to 2pl on own sides.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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