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THE WILD GOOSE CHASE
(J4x32)
John Drewry Brodie Book
1- 8
1L followed by 1M dances Fig of 8 on Ladies side, (in front of 2L, out
round 3L, in & out behind 2L) ending in centre (opposite sides) facing
4s, while 4s dance similarly on Men’s side ending facing 1s
9-16
1s+4s set facing each other while 2s join 1s as 3s join 4s to form lines
across, all set & dance RH across with opposite 2 dancers
17-24
All dance full reels of 4 across dance, 1s & 4s end in centre holding
RH facing opposite sides (as Wild Geese) 2s & 3s end in 1
st
/4
th
places
25-32
1s+4s Balance-in-Line in centre of dance, ¾ turn partner RH, 1s & 4s
lead up to top, 1s cast to 3
rd
place & 4s cast to 2
nd
place
2 4 1 3
Notes:
Bar 1:
1M dances diagonally down to follow 1L and similarly 4L dances
diagonally up to follow 4M
Bar 8:
1s dance into centre in 1
st
place and face down (1L on 1M’s right),
4s dance into centre in 4
th
place and face up (4L on 4M’s left)
Bars 9-10:*
1s & 4s NHJ set while 2s & 3s dance up/down sides to join on line*
Bars 13-16:
2M+1L+3M+4L RH across on Men’s side, 2L+1M+3L+4M on Ladies
side, ending in lines across again
Bar 24:
1L in 2
nd
place & 4M in 3
rd
place join LH, 1M in 1
st
place & 4L in
4
th
place join RH with partner (all on centre line)
Bars 9-10:*
We found that this, and the following RH across, were easier if
1s & 4s NHJ set advancing while 2s & 3s turn to face down/up on
sides to join in line with 1s & 4s*
Devised in 1982 for Coral Matthieson of Aberdeen.
The first eight bars are “The Chase” and bars 25-28 are the “Wild Goose” part.
