2023 UCWDC Syllabus | Polka | Newcomer II

Описание: 0:00 1. In-line pattycakes with dual syncopated turn
0:30 2a. Right turning (chase) weave from counter open promenade, back lod with follower’s right (outside) 1½ turn to open promenade, forward lod
0:50 2b. Belt loop weave with hand pickup (no hand change) and follower’s right (outside) 1½ turn to open promenade, forward lod
1:11 2c. Belt loop weave with hand change and follower’s right (outside) 1½ turn to right-to-right open promenade, forward lod
1:32 3a. Leader’s check (coaster) with hand change to skaters and follower’s left (inside) 1½ free spin to closed
1:58 3b. Leader’s check (coaster) to basket (slingshot) with follower’s right (outside) 1½ turn to shoulder catch (bow-and-arrow) and left (inside) 1½ turn to closed
2:24 3c. Leader’s check (coaster) to basket (slingshot) with follower’s right (outside) 1½ turn ending in hammerlock and half rotating basic to follower’s left (inside) 1½ turn to closed
2:58 3d. Leader’s check (coaster) with hand change to sweetheart (cape) basket (slingshot)
and follower’s right (outside) 1½ turn to cross-hand, forward lod
3:25 4. Dual free spins
3:49 5. Hand-to-hand chassés (face-to-face, back-to-back)
4:14 6. Wrap-unwrap (roll-in-roll out, yo-yo)
4:28 7a. Leader’s foot change to windmills (dual slow turns) and follower’s left free spin during leader’s foot change back to standard footwork
4:56 7b. Slow tick tock and follower’s left free spin during leader’s foot change back to standard footwork
5:30 8. Gallops
5:50 Amalgamation
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Demonstrated by top professionals from the UCWDC® - this free, open-source instructional syllabus is your guide to understand and practice the fundamentals of country dance.
Whether you have some dance training or are starting from scratch, these videos demonstrate the basic patterns of eight core dances used in UCWDC country dance competition:
Two Step
Waltz
Cha-Cha
West Coast Swing
Triple Two
Nightclub
Polka
East Coast Swing

Syllabus step inventories and more information is available at www.ucwdc.org/syllabus