Here's the one Chris mentioned - Bob

Cut to the Chase                               Becket-L                                 Intermediate

A1.      8          Long lines forward and back

            8          Circle L ¾ and pass through

 

A2.      8          Ladies allemande L 1½

            8          Partner allemande R 1½                                                         (1)

 

B1.      8          1L around two and 2G around one and he cuts through        (2)

            8          2G around two and 1L around one and she cuts through

 

B2.      8          Actives swing

            8          Partner swing

 

Written on December 1, 2005, and first called on April 5, 2006 at Princeton, NJ.  It was about time for a neighbor chase sequence.  Short sets are necessary to make this fair to both pairs of neighbors.

(1) – By varying the length of this allemande, partners can choose who will be active.

(2) – The 1L and 2G are above their partners when the chase starts, which is worth emphasizing in the teaching.  If the 2L and 1G chase it works equally well.  By identifying the neighbors above as the active couple, the call is “active couple chase – lady ‘round two and gent ‘round one and he cuts through, gents ‘round two and lady ‘round one and she cuts through.” 

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From: Chris Page via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>

Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 1:24 PM

To: Tepfer, Seth <labst@emory.edu>
Cc: Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [Callers] Re: Chase figure with neighbor?

 

"Cut to the Chase" by Bob Isaacs.

You'll have to ask him for the specific figures.

Cheers,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA

On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers
<contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Hello font of experience
>
> I was pondering chase figures in contra dance. You know, the move where one person goes around the other couple while being followed by their partner.
>
> Are there dances out there where the chase is done with a neighbor instead? Is it as much fun or is it awkward or unsettling?
>
> I enjoy the playfulness of the chase figure (especially when it goes both ways) but I always wonder if there is an unpleasant undercurrent for some. I can imagine there are people we would NOT want to be chased by.
>
> Am I overthinking this?
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