Challoner Chase

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

CHALLONER CHASE (S4x32) 4C set Alan Littlefair Cleveland Collection

1- 8 1s and 4s set and cross RH while 2s+3s dance ½ R&L, 1s+3s also 2s+4s circle 4H round to left
9-16 1s+3s also 2s+4s dance ½ R&L, 1s+4s circle 4H round to left while 3s and 2s set and cross RH
17-24 All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides
25-32 All dance Grand Chain ½ way, turn partners 2H to own side (middle couples turn 1½ times) 2413

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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This strathspey, Challoner Chase, is part of the Cleveland Collection.
Cleveland was an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land", referring to its hilly southern areas, which rise to nearly 1,500 ft (460 m).

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