Eight Chain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (thru)

START: eight chain thru (#23)

eight chain 1: facing dancers right pull by [fdrpb]

all eight chain [odd: 1,3,5,7] end in trade by (#24)

eight chain 2: centers left pull by ; outsides courtesy turn [clpb;oct]

all eight chain [even: 2,4,6,8] end in eight chain thru (#23)

• continue sequence [fdrpb],[clpb;oct] for eight chain 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• eight chain 8 is also called eight chain thru; it returns you to start formation

When you reach the outside:

• next beat is courtesy turn
• after courtesy turn: next beat is right pull by
• after this right pull by: next beat is left pull by
• after left pull by: next beat is right pull by