HOW-TO POLKA

If you are the Leader....
  • Stand opposite your partner.
  • Place your right hand on your partner's waist. Extend your left hand, palm up, to your side with your arm bent.
  • Grasp your partner's hand in a loose grip.
  • Stand with your feet together.
  • Just prior to the first beat, do a small hop off your right foot.
  • Step forward with your left.
  • Step forward with your right foot and bring it together with your left.
  • Do a little hop with your left foot.
  • Step forward with your right foot.
  • Step forward with your left foot and bring it together with your right.
  • Repeat.

If you are the Follower...

  • Place your left hand on the leader's right shoulder.
  • Bend your right elbow and place the palm of your right hand lightly on your partner's outstretched palm.
  • Stand with your feet together.
  • Do the opposite of what your partner does.
  • Just prior to the first beat, do a small hop off your left foot.
  • Step back with your right foot when the leader moves his left foot forward on the first beat.
  • Continue following, in reverse, the directions for the leader.

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