Teacup Like a Daisy Chain
Pictures and words cannot do justice to this call. It is like a
Teacup Chain, except that the girls (belles, actually) go forward 2,
back 1, forward 2, back 1, and forward 2 to their partner. When going
forward, the usual rules apply — into the center for an appropriate
Arm Turn whenever they are at the heads position (assuming it was Head
Ladies Center for a Teacup Like a Daisy Chain), and directly to the
next boy if at the sides position. When going backward, they do
whichever they did (Arm Turn in the center or direct) on the
forward motion that got them there.
When reversing direction (either forward to backward or backward to forward)
on a direct motion, turn an extra full turn with that boy, to make the timing
more uniform relative to the other girls who have to go into the center.
The girls strictly alternate hands at all times. If done correctly, it should end
with the left hand free for a Courtesy Turn with original partner.
As usual, the boys make hands available as required, and otherwise try
not to be actively helpful.
There is a trick that some people find helpful to keep track of the
forward and backward motion, particularly those that like baseball
analogies. Imagine that you have hit a home run, and have to go
around the baseball diamond, touching each base. You must traverse
the base line between 1st base and 2nd base three times: forward to
second, back to first, and forward to second again. Similarly, you
must traverse the base line between 2nd base and 3rd base three times.
The motion from home plate to first base, and from third base back to
home is normal. Remembering where you are on the baseball diamond may
make it easier to keep track of the extra motion.
So, for example, the head girls go in to the center with a right hand
and then to their corner with a left hand, go directly to their
opposite boy with a right hand, turning once and a half with him, back
to original corner with a left hand, turning once and a half with him,
forward to opposite with a right hand, in to the center with a left
hand and then to their left-hand gentleman with a right hand, back in
to the center with a left hand and then to their opposite boy with a
right hand, in to the center with a left hand and then to their
left-hand gentleman with a right hand, and directly home for a Courtesy
Turn.