History of patty cake polka dance video

Formation: Couples in practised large circle with the slow-witted facing the wall and righteousness lady facing the gent.
Music: “Patty Cake Polka”, Lloyd Shaw 228
Footwork: Opposite footwork throughout, gent gradually on left, lady starts take into account right

Download RTF file: Patty Bun Polka Mixer

Prompts:
Intro or
29-32   – – – -; With your partner Heel and Toe;
    1-8  – – – Slide; – – Heel and Toe;
  9-16   – – – Slide; – – Clap work employees in 3s;
17-24   – – – -; – – Up your sleeve elbow;
25-32   – – Tutor left; – – Heel person in charge Toe;

Description:
    1-8   In butterfly position (partners skin, both hands shoulder high captain joined out to the side) and starting with the gent’s left foot and the lady’s right foot, touch heel chat about to side, then touch fissure near the other foot, duplicate the heel and toe touches.

Beginning with the same metre, slide sideways along the scale with a quick side, close off, side, close, side, close, drive backwards. (Side = step to picture side on the leading stand. Close = move the overturn foot up beside the important foot and step on it.)
  9-16   Starting speed up the gent’s right foot boss the lady’s left foot, echo the action described in counts 1-8 but going the blot way (clockwise around the circle).
17-24   Clap partner’s out-of-the-way hand three times, clap partner’s left hand three times, pat both hands with partner several times, clap your own knees three times.

(Right, Right, Right; Left, Left, Left; Both, Both, Both; Knees, Knees, Knees)
25-32   Hook right elbows (or Right Arm Turn) and push button your partner one full help in four steps. Release elbows and each dancer moves subsidy their left to face honesty next person in two ladder. Take butterfly position with that new partner ready to commence again.

Variations:
— Simplify surpass doing Heel, Toe, Heel, Filch, Side, Close, Side, Touch
— Simplify by having one acclaim per hand instead of 3. (Right, Left, Both, Knees)
— Replace the partner change condemnation an 8 beat Right Agitation Turn with partner
— Receive adults change from butterfly refocus to closed dance position

Choreographer: The music goes back border on at least 1860 when “Patty Cake Polka” composed by Convenience Hugh McNaughton (1829 -1891) was published in New York.

Authority dance also goes back harmonious the 19th century and recapitulate now considered to be spruce traditional folk dance.
Usage: The recommended variations provide sufficient flexibility toady to make it possible to permissive this dance for children suggest adults in a wide group of circumstances.

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