TWO - HAND  POLKA
         © 2008    Larry E.Taylor

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    This non-progressive, sixteen bar, two-hand dance is to begin with partners side-by-side 
              (gent on the left);  no other particular order for couples-on-the-dance floor
              is specified.
    Dancers begin either holding the closest (inside) hands between waist and shoulder
              level or in open waltz hold (gent’s arm at lady’s waist behind and lady’s hand
              on the gents inside shoulder or upper arm).
    Gents begin forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot.
    Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold.
    Documentation is based upon a workshop taught by Gerard Butler in Chicago,
              Illinois USA on January 14, 2006.
    Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com 
 
  SET FORMATION   SLOW POLKAS or REELS (Variable BARS)
All couples: REPEAT "MARKER" dance (not a walking step) forward 1-2-3-stamp then low kick with the
          foot which was stamped; with the kicking-foot coming down,
          partners turn into one another to face the opposite direction and
          reverse hand/arm positions (see heading)2;
dance forward 1-2-3-stamp / kick / turn-in (as above)2;
dance forward 1-2-3-stamp / kick / turn-in2;
dance forward 1-2-3-stamp / kick / turn-in2;
in waltz hold, dance at home making two revolutions, doubling the final two bars;
          alternatively, omit the double8;
repeat from   REPEAT "MARKER"   as desired.

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