Chase Halfway
In this version of Chase, taking 4 bars, the dancers must Finish opposite the Place in which they started, Diagonally opposite if they started from a Corner.
Diagram 36 shows the clockwise version of Chase halfway in a 3 Couple Longwise, Active set, as in bars 13-16 of the Scottish Country Dance St Andrew's Fair.
For example, here are some Scottish Country Dances in which the term, Chase halfway, is used in either the Minicrib or the Maxicrib Dance instructions or both -
Caernangle Reel
Chester Reel Of Gold
Clovenside
Coats Land
Dancing In The Street
Dunnottar Castle
Ferry Boats On The Mersey
Glenburnie Rant
Lawson's Lady
Osgood Mackenzie Of Inverewe.
Sarona
Which Way Is Up?.
Additional search terms; Chase ½ way (In Minicrib).
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