Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Hin-Kat Chase

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

Hin-Kat Chase 64 Bar Reel For 4 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Martin McWilliam, Published In Potters Pairs Book 1

1- 4 1L and 2M turn left hand 1½
5- 8 Cast back to place around 2L/1M
9-12 1M and 2L turn right hand 1½
13-16 Cast back to place around 2M/1L
17-24 Right hands across Left hands across
25-28 1L cast followed by 1M and chase between 2s (2s move up on 27/28)
29-32 1s cast around 3M and chase between 3s and4s (3s move up on 31/32)
33-48 1s 4x ½ Dolphin reels with 3s and 4s
49-52 1L cast followed by 1M and chase to 4th place (4s move up on 51/52)
53-56 1s holding right hands promenade up under 4s 3s 2s arches and ½ turn (lady under)
57-64 1s promenade down under 2s 3s 4s arches, all turn right hand

(Dance crib compiled by Martin McWilliam, under the CCA NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, 2019)


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Published in Potters Pairs Book 1, reproduced here under this Creative Commons Attribution - NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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