Mainstream
Eight Chain Thru
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: Right
Hands held at the end: For Eight Chain 1, 3, 5 or 7 the right hand has just been used. For Eight Chain 2, 4, 6 or 8 the left hand has just been used in the center and the outsides have done a Courtesy Turn.
Body flow at the start: Forward
Body flow at the end: For the centers it is forward, for the outsides it is forward for Eight Chain 1, 3, 5 or 7 and counter-clockwise for Eight Chain 2, 4, 6 or 8
Good preceding calls:
— Dosado
— Centers Pass Thru
— Heads Square Thru Four
— Trade By
Good following calls:
— After Eight Chain 1, 3, 5, or 7: Allemande Left
— After Eight Chain 2, 4, 6 or Thru: Swing
Be careful using other calls because dancers sometimes short cut the Courtesy Turn and do not end in a clear Trade By or Eight Chain Thru formation.
After Eight Chain 2, 4, 6 or Thru when done correctly:
— Swing Thru
— Touch 1/4
Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:
a) Eight Chain Thru formation, Normal Couples: Eight Chain 1, 3, 5 or 7
Ends in Trade By formation, Normal Couples
b) Eight Chain Thru formation, Normal Couples: Eight Chain 2, 4, 6 or Thru
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, Normal Couples
Some Extended Applications:
a) Eight Chain Thru formation, Center Couples Normal and End Couples Half-Sashayed: Eight Chain 2
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, End Couples Normal and Center Couples Half-Sashayed
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB): None