Country: Bornholm, Denmark
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle
Steps:
balancé in hopsa rhythm aka hopsabalanc&eacur;,
hopsa,
hoptrin (step-hop), walk
Sheet music: 358:569
Recordings: Bornholms Spillemandskvartet Melodier fra Bornholm track 03;
Jørgensen & Sørensen Rå og usødet track 09.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 8 walking steps (1-8), and CCW, 8 walking steps (1-8). |
| 9-12 | (b) | Balancé: All turn to face partner, and dance 4 small hopsabalancé steps, beginning towards the centre of the circle (ie ML/WR). |
| 13-16 | Turn & hopsa: All clap, and turn, M to L and W to R [ie into set] to face corner with 2 hopsa steps (13-14). All take waltz hold with corner, and turn once round CW with 2 hopsa steps (15-16). | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b) to return to partner, M now turning R and W turning L [ie into the set]. | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Chain: R-hand chain to 9th dancer, 16 step-hops. |
| Parts (1 b) and (1 c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | One-hand turn: New couples take R-hand hold and circle CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-8), followed by L-hand hold and circle CCW, 8 walking steps (1-8). |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Two-hand turn: New couples take two-hand hold and circle CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-8), then circle CCW, 8 walking steps (1-8). |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Gåsegang (chase): all form single circle [ie open circle] facing CW and 'chase' CW while clapping own hands, 8 walking steps (1-8), turn and 'chase' CCW clapping own hands, 8 walking steps (1-8). |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Bornholm. 2nd ed. København; Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1982, pp. 8-9.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville ON, 2015-08-07, rev. 2022-03-20.
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