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Dance Assessment Resource Guide

Canada · English · 160 pages

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Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 126 Diamond C – Yankee Polka Music Tempo Pattern Inventor Polka 2/4 • 60 measures of 2 beats per minute • 120 beats per minute Optional James Sladky, Judy Schwomeyer, and Ron Ludington First Performed Skating Club of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware, 1969 Description Although the polka is a bouncy dance, the basic principle of stroking and effortless flow must be adhered to. The partners must remain close together to minimize the whipping action generated by the short precise steps and rapid turning movements. Steps 1 and 2 are skated in open hold and constitute a chassé sequence skated almost in a straight line. Step 3 is an open inside three-turn skated by both partners on edges deep enough that they change sides with skater B (the lead) passing in front of skater A (the follow) after the turn. The edges must not be so deep that the partners separate greatly, since Step 4 of skater B (the lead) adds to that separation before bringing the partners together again. A change of hold occurs during Steps 3 and 4 into a “high Kilian” hold in which skater A’s (the follow’s) left arm is extended across in front of skater B’s (the lead’s) chest. The right hands are clasped and held sideways and upward. Skater B’s (the lead’s) right arm passes behind skater A (the follow) to grasp skater A’s (the follow’s) right hand extended sideways and upward. At least one pair of hands is held slightly above shoulder level with the elbows slightly bent. This hold is maintained to Step 12. Skater A (the follow) may be slightly in front of skater B’s (the lead’s) right hip, rather than in tight side-by-side Kilian hold. Step 6 is a two-beat swing for both partners and on count two the free legs are bent at the knee and raised past the horizontal. (Partners may touch the ice briefly with their toe-picks while executing the quick swing.) Care should be taken that Steps 7 to 12 are skated on very deep edges. Step 13 is a right backward outside three-turn for skater B (the lead) and a right forward inside open stroke for skater A (the follow), and on count two the free feet are raised beside the skating legs close to and just below the skating knee. As these steps are executed, the partners assume arm-in-arm hold with skater B’s (the lead’s) right and skater A’s (the follow’s) left arms locked at the elbows. The free hands are held on the hips. Step 16 is started on count three with a forward outside three-turn followed by a change of edge immediately after the turn on count four. Care should be taken that couples do not skate a rocker instead. The arm-in-arm hold must not be altered during these steps. Step 19 is performed with the same free leg action as on Step 6. Steps 22 and 23 form a cross behind closed toe to toe S Step for both partners from a left forward inside edge. At the commencement of Step 23, the right foot is crossed behind. The free legs are extended in front during the concluding edge. The next section (Steps 24 to 38) is skated in typical polka character, and the “closed” hold is really done in hand￾to-hand skater B (lead) with the arms of both partners extended to the side and their hands clasped. It starts with skater A (the follow) backward and skater B (the lead) forward and then reverses after Steps 32 and 33. The “closed” dance hold in only broken for Steps 32 when the partners separate. Steps 26 and 27 are slightly wide stepped by both partners. Steps 28 to 31 are very short crossed behind steps that may be used as small power strokes to maintain the flow of the dance. On Steps 31 and 37, the free legs are carried directly to the outside of the tracing and back. Steps 32 and 33 (RFI3; LFO-Rk for skater A (the follow) and LFI3; RFO3 for skater B (the lead)) are skated in opposite direction. Care should be taken that partners stay close together, “rolling on each other’s backs,” skating a nicely rounded lobe with clean footwork and no lunging.