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A circle mixer in 2/4 time.
Record: LS 228-45, 149-78
Formation: Couples in a large circle around the room, in closed
dance pos, man's back to COH, woman facing man with her back
to wall.
Introduction: 4 meas, wait.
Measures
1-4 HEEL, TOE; HEEL, TOE; SLIDE-CLOSE, SLIDE-
CLOSE; SLIDE-CLOSE, SLIDE, TOUCH
Using opp feet (man's L, woman's R), touch the heel out to
the side, then bring the toe back close to the supporting
foot; repeat the heel and toe; step swd on the L in LOD and
close the R to it, and repeat; repeat meas 3, except that the
last close becomes a touch, ready to take weight on the
closing foot.
5-8 HEEL, TOE; HEEL, TOE; SLIDE-CLOSE, SLIDE-
CLOSE; SLIDE-CLOSE, SLIDE, TOUCH
Repeat meas 1-4 in RLOD (moving to man's R and
woman's L).
9-12 PATTY-CAKE RIGHT; PATTY-CAKE LEFT; PATTY-
CAKE BOTH; PATTY-CAKE DOWN
Letting go hands, clap R hands together 3 times (one and
two); repeat with L hands; clap both hands across 3 times
(L to R, and R to L), and on the final "and" count of this
meas, clap your own hands together; slap both hands on
your own knees three times.
13-16 POLKA ON TO THE NEXT AND; STAMP (softly),
STAMP, STAMP
Unhooking elbows and each traveling to the L, do a third
polka step (L, close, L, hop L) (woman, R, close, R, hop
R); coming face-to-face with the next person, do three light
stamps in place (R, L, R) and take closed pos to repeat the
routine.
This is rather fast time for a true polka hop. Study to delay the hop
until the very end of the meas, making it come just before the
beginning of the next two-step.
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