Acey Deucey – Teaching

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Acey Deucey

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Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:

Teaching Tips:

Acey Deucey
A) Dance them through a few times before naming it.
B) Think centers first — Centers hang on!
C) Parallel waves and 2-faced lines only on the first teach.
D) Much later work from outfacing lines, inverted lines, diamonds, etc.

More teaching suggestions:
— Pay attention to the body flow of the centers and remember that any time a turn between two people goes more than 3/4 around there is a risk of disorientation and dizziness.
— Some people traditionally say “quack” in response to the call. This sound comes from the mangling of the name to “Acey Ducky”.

Quick quote: “Centers Trade, Ends Circulate”

Teaching Tips:

From Waves:
Heads Right and Left Thru and Rollaway
Heads Pass Thru and Separate Around One to Line
Forward and Back, Pass the Ocean
Acey Deucey, Swing Thru and Turn Thru
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Allemande Left and hold on to Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Acey Deucey, Scoot Back,
Acey Deucey, Swing Thru,
Recycle, Square Thru Two,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Acey Deucey, Swing Thru,
Single Hinge, Acey Deucey,
Girls Trade, Lines Forward and Back,
Patter: Slide Thru, Left Allemande
Singer: Pass the Ocean, [Scoot Back], Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Promenade Halfway,
Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Acey Deucey, Recycle,
Veer Left, Couples Circulate,
Chain Down the Line, Pass the Ocean,
Patter: Boys Run, Half Circulate, Bend the Line at home
Singer: Girls Circulate, Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Left Waves:
Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Girls Cross Run, Acey Deucey,
Boys Run, Bend the Line,
Box the Gnat, Slide Thru, Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left, Close to Home
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

From Two-Faced Lines:
Heads Lead Right, Veer Left,
Acey Deucey, Ferris Wheel,
Double Pass Thru, Leaders Partner Trade,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: [Touch 1/4, Scoot Back], Swing, Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Lead Right, Veer Left,
Acey Deucey, Ferris Wheel,
Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right
Pass Thru, Wheel and Deal,
Double Pass Thru, Leaders Partner Trade,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing, Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Square Thru,
[ Dosado to a Wave ], Swing Thru,
Boys Run, Acey Deucey,
Ferris Wheel, Zoom,
Centers Swing Thru and Turn Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Half-Sashayed Two-Faced Lines:
Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Girls Run, Acey Deucey,
Half Tag, Boys Run,
Forward and Back,
Slide Thru and Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Left Two-Faced Lines:
Head Ladies Lead Dixie Style to a Wave,
Extend, Left Swing Thru,
Girls Run, Couples Circulate,
Acey Deucey, Ferris Wheel,
Zoom, Centers Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Both Waves and Two-Faced Lines:

Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Acey Deucey, Girls Run,
Acey Deucey, Half Tag,
Boys Run, Pass Thru,
Wheel and Deal, Centers Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Lead Right, Veer Left
Acey Deucey, Half Tag,
Scoot Back, Acey Deucey,
(2nd time) Scoot Back, Acey Deucey,
Centers Run, Tag the Line,
Leaders U-Turn Back,
Patter: Allemande Left, Face In, Home
Singer: Swing and Promenade