| Music: | May be done in waltz time (3/4) or in duple time (4/4), which is easier. Music should be between 106 and 120 BPM. Directions are given for both. |
| Equipment: | Two long poles (about 9 ft.) of bamboo or PVC; two 2X2" blocks of wood 30 inches long |
| Lead-up: | Use parallel ropes or lines placed on the floor before using poles. |
| Variation #1: | Start straddling poles | |||||||
| Waltz Time | 4/4 Time | |||||||
| POLES | DANCER | POLES | DANCER | |||||
| Count 1 | IN Strike poles together | OUT Straddle | 1 | IN | OUT | |||
| 2 | OUT Strike poles apart | IN Feet in | 2 | IN | OUT | |||
| 3 | OUT Strike poles apart | IN Feet in | 3 | OUT | IN | |||
| 4 | OUT | IN | ||||||
| Variation #2: Stand with side next to and outside the poles. (Right side is described.) | |||||
| Waltz Time | 4/4 Time | ||||
| POLES | DANCER | POLES | DANCER | ||
| 1 | IN Together | OUT Pause or hop L | 1 | IN | OUT Hop L |
| 2 | OUT Apart | IN w/R foot | 2 | IN | OUT Hop L |
| 3 | OUT Apart | IN w/ L foot | 3 | OUT | IN w/ R |
| 1 | IN Together | OUT w/ R foot | 4 | OUT | IN w/ L |
| 2 | OUT Apart | IN w/L foot | 1 | IN | OUT Hop R |
| 3 | OUT Apart | IN W/ R foot | 2 | IN | OUT Hop R |
| 3 | OUT | IN w/ L | |||
| 4 | OUT | IN w/ R | |||