To get to the ladies chain, you would indeed just 
need to go 1/2 and then 1x.  Folks may turn it a 
little further as the ladies begin the chain, but 
that's just an individual choice.  N Alle L 1 1/2 
-> Ladies chain shows up in a number of different 
dances.  How the dancers choose to execute it is a matter of style.

j


At 01:58 PM 8/8/2008, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have called this dance before but a part of my directions does not make
>sense to me.  Have you called it?  The dance is Dancing Bear, by Becky Hill.
>Duple Improper
>
>(A1) Neighbor Allemande Right (½ ) (4) / Same Neighbor Allemande Left (ONCE
>AROUND) (also in 4!)/ Ladies Chain ( ½ ) (8)
>
>(A1) Hey (16)
>
>(B1) Partner Balance and Swing (16)
>
>(B2) Ladies Chain ( ½ ) (8) /Star left (once to new neighbors) (8)
>
>
>
>A Great dance!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>
>What is puzzling me is this:  The Allemande Left (in A1) seems to need to be
>closer to ONCE AND A HALF to set up for the ladies chain and doing THAT in 4
>counts would be too much.  I have called it, and I called it as once around
>and it did look like the dancers were going more than one half way around
>(the other option), so what do you think was really going on.
>
>How do you call this dance?
>
>Rickey Holt,
>
>Fremont, NH
>
>
>
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