Ladies Chain

(paths resemble a chain)

START: facing couples	ACTION: ladies step forward; right handshake; pass right shoulders; courtesy turn	END: facing couples with partners switched

• ‘ladies chain’ is ladies doing a right pull by, followed by a courtesy turn
• compare with right and left thru: same motion
• common calls: ‘Head Ladies Chain’, ‘Side Ladies Chain’

• ‘Four Ladies Chain’: holding hands would tangle; so, make a right-hand star; rotate 180° (normal) rotate 270° (chain 3/4)

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  normal end

  chain 3/4 end

• ‘Head Ladies Chain to the Right’: shown at right. Similarly for: ‘Side Ladies Chain to the Right’

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