~ Patty Cake Polka ~
Alternate title spelling: Patticake Polka
Welcome mixer for new dancers.
Two-Step/Mock Polka
For instructional version with cues, see the last clip on this page.
Population: from 4 couples up to any large group of even-numbered dancers.
ABBREVIATIONS: Q = Quick S = Slow LOD = Line of Dance RLOD = Reverse LOD
Patty Cake RHYTHM: QQS; QQS; QQS
Actions: Heel, Toe. SS
Steps: Side, Close, Side, Close; Side, Close, Side, hold QQQQ; QQS
With couples locked-elbows Right Turning Star once all the way around.
Progression: Men to LOD. Women to RLOD.
From a set square of 4 standard couples:
Leaders fold (to form inner-square).
DEMO
Larger group: 5 couples.
EXHIBITION
INSTRUCTIONAL with CUES
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