Chassee Partners

Formation: Four couples in a Square
Music: “Little Brown Jug” or your choice

Download RTF file: Chassee Partners

Prompts:
Intro or
129-136   Couple (one) lead to the right and circle four;
    1-8   Sashay with your partner;
  9-16   Sashay back, go all way round;
17-24   Circle four;

25-32   Lead to the next and circle six;
33-40   Sashay with your partner;
41-48   Sashay back, go all way round;
49-56   Circle six;

57-64   Lead to the next and circle eight;
65-72   Sashay with your partner;
73-80   Sashay back, go all way round;
81-88   Circle eight;

89-96   Now don’t forget the old allemande;
97-104   And right to your own go right and left grand;
105-112   Continue right and left grand all the way around;
113-120   Swing;

Repeat for Couple #2, Couple #3, and Couple #4.

Description:
    1-8   First couple lead right and circle left with couple #2.
  9-16   Sashay with partner (gents step back and ladies keep moving to the left).
17-24   Sashay back with partner (ladies step back and gents keep moving to the left).
25-32   Continue circling until the first gent can release his handhold with the second lady and pick up couple three.

33-64   Circle six and repeat the sashay action.
65-96   Circle eight and repeat the sashay action.
97-104   Allemande Left with corner.
105-120   Grand Right and Left all the way around to home.
121-128   Swing with partner.

Choreography: Traditional square dance figure
Source: From Wes McVicar’s 75 Favorite Square Dance Calls
Usage: Beginner Square Dance Party or Community Dance

See “Pick Up 2-4-6” for a simpler version of this idea.

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