Country: Mors & Thy, Denmark
Type: couple dance
Formation: couples, closed waist-shoulder/polska hold, M facing in RLOD. Note: the dance progresses in RLOD, ie CW around the room, and turning CW.
Steps:
glissadetrin,
totrin (pivot),
hoptrin (step-hop), walk
Sheet music: 358:479 and
efter Svend Madsbøll 1979
Recordings:
Baltinget Special track 04;
Danish Dia Delight Live track 03;
Lang Linken Kærlighetstræet track B3;
Skårup, Jens mm Thybal track 12;
| Version 1: Bette Met, Mors
Steps: glissadetrin, hoptrin (step-hop) Sheet music: 358:479 |
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| Bars | Dance progression: | |
| 1 | M steps forward L (1:1), and closes R to L (1:2) (=1 glissadetrin). W opposite footwork, ie moving backwards in RLOD. | |
| 2 | Repeat, ie a second glissadetrin [beginning with ML foot) moving in RLOD.. | |
| 3-4 | 2 step-hops, beginning with inside (ML/WR) foot, turning CW and moving in RLOD. | |
| Repeat as desired.
Provenance: As documented in Mors in the 1920s likely by J.C. Krogh from informant Kresten Bach, Vils, Mors.
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| Version 2: Bette Mett', Thy
Steps: glissadetrin, hoptrin (step-hop) Sheet music: 358:479 |
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| Bars | Dance progression: | |
| 1 | M steps forward L (1:1), and closes R to L (1:2) (=1 glissadetrin). W opposite footwork, ie moving backwards. | |
| 2 | A 'svikt' or small hop on R (2:1), and M steps forward L on (2:2). W with opposite footwork. | |
| 3-4 | Turn a half-turn (180 degrees) CW, 2 step-hops/pivot steps. | |
| 5-8 | Repeat, with opposite footwork, and M moving backwards, W forwards, in RLOD.
Bar: ----------1---------- ----------2---------- ----------3---------- ----------4---------- Beat: 1 & 2 & 1 & 2 & 1 & 2 & 1 & 2 & Man: L R hop R L R L R L hop L R L R Woman: R L hop L R L R L R hop R L R L |
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| Repeat as desired.
Note: the 'bounciness' of the music determines whether it is danced with 'svikt' or small step-hops. Provenance: As documented by Svend Hamborg in Thy in the 1970s.
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| Version 3: Bette Mett', Thy
Steps: mazurka (Danish ) steps hoptrin (step-hop) Sheet music: Sørensen, Pia and Per Sørensen / VI: 27 gamle folkedanse fra Jylland Samlet og bearbejdet af Pia & Per Sørensen. 1 opl. Kolding: Pia & Per Sørensen, 2000, pp. 20-21 (p. 12 of the pdf file). |
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| Bars | Dance progression: | |
| 1-3 | Two mazurka steps, moving CW on the floor, M forwards [ie facing CW] beginning with L foot, and W backwards [ie facing CCW]
beginning with R foot.
Note: the 2 mazurka steps are danced over 3 bars of music. |
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| 4 | One step-hop, turning 1/2 turn CW - M on L foot, and W on R foot. Finish with M facing CCW in the circle, and W facing CW. | |
| 5-7 | Two mazurka steps, still moving CW on the floor,
M backwards beginning with R foot, and W forwards beginning with L foot.
Note: the 2 mazurka steps are danced over 3 bars of music. |
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| 8 | One step-hop, turning 1/2 turn CW - M on R foot, and W on L foot. Finish with M facing CW in the circle, and W facing CCW. | |
| Repeat as desired.
Provenance: As documented by Svend Hamborg in Thy in 1989, from informant Ejnar Ringgård.
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| Version 4: Bette Mett, Thy
Steps: mazurka (Danish ) steps hoptrin (step-hop) Sheet music: (1) after Kristian Peder Mikkelsen, Nora 1992, and (2) Thomas Johansen, Kaas 1909 in: Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. pp.57-58. |
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| Bars | Dance progression: | |
| The dance is described as follows:
Steps with a turn and 'momenter'. Couples begin with open waist-shoulder hold, both facing [in RLOD], after which M and W, with each turn switch to facing or having back to the line of dance [RLOD]. One can begin either on the upbeat or on the first beat, and turn on every phrase (4 bars) or every repeat (8 bars). |
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| Repeat as desired.
Source: Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. pp.57-58. |
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| Song text: Danish | Song text: English translation | ||
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| Bette Mett', Bette Mett'
må jeg sove hos dig? Ja, du må, ja du må du må ligge ovenpå |
Bette Mett', Bette Mett'
may I sleep with you? Yes, you may, yes you may you may lie on top |
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A different version: |:Og bette Mett', Og bette Mett' hon var så vakker en tøs:| |:Hon danser så net så net att ingen af os kan følge med Mett' skynd jer så og stræ så, og spil så en vals:| |
See YouTube videos with Mesterdansere i Nordthy, optaget i 1980-1990 (at 3:45) Lystig Svir, Heebøl & Vinther, Bugge, Graubæk & Svejgaard Jørgensen (at 1:50), Krak, Beck & Bugge (at 2:30), 'Bastard' kvintet, Karl Skaarup Four (at 2:30)
Traditionally danced as part of a sequence (De tre fra Thy): Bette Mett',
Æ russer and
Krokonens vals.
Translation & description: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2015-08-17, rev. 2021-10-15.
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