Starting formation - various. Starting formation - square. During a teacup chain, all four ladies will move to each of the men in the square in turn, progressing in promenade direction. The call ends when they return to the man where they started. All ladies start with the right hand and alternate hands thereafter.
Men use whatever hand is necessary so that the women can alternate hands.
This action repeats for a total of four times, with each lady alternating parts, i.e., alternating between arm turning with her opposite lady in the center and moving around the perimeter. The last arm turn, which would be by the left with partner, is replaced by a courtesy turn to end in a squared up set. The dancers work in tandem, that is, the trailing dancers follow the lead dancers. Starting formation - various, e.g., double pass thru. Those who can, start the call by joining right hands with the facing dancer and pulling by.