| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Cast off 2 & up: Couple 1 casts off and dances away from the front, finishing below couple 3. 4 chassé steps. |
| 1-8 | Couple 1 meets below couple 3, M passes behind his partner, taking her L hand in his R, and they dance up the set finishing in the centre, facing up the set, level with their original place. 4 chassé steps. | |
| 9-16 | (b) | Cross & cast 1: Couple 1 crosses over, W1 dancing around W2 and in between W2 and W3, and M1 dances around M2, and in between M2 and M3, 4 chassé steps. Meanwhile, couple 2 takes 1 step up towards the top of the set. |
| 9-16 | M2 takes W2's R hand in his L, as they cast off around couple 1, W2 around W1 and M2 around M1, to finish between couples 1 and 3. 4 chassé steps. | |
| (c) | Chain of six: Couples 1, 2, and 3 dance a 'chain of six' as follows: | |
| 17-20 | Couple 1 takes R-elbow hook and dances once round CW, 2 chassé steps. | |
| 21-24 | W1 with M2, and M1 with W3, take L-elbow hook and dance once round CCW, 2 chassé steps. | |
| 17-20 | Couple 1 takes R-elbow hook and dances once round CW, 2 chassé steps. | |
| 21-24 | W1 with M3, and M1 with W2, take L-elbow hook and dance once round CCW, 2 chassé steps.
All finish in own lines, with couple 1 between couples 2 and 3. [In order to finish in own lines, the active couple must cross. This may be done during the first bar(s) of the following repeat, passing on the right (L shoulders) and flowing directly into the cast off at the beginning of part (a)].] When couple 1 (the active couple) is the second last couple in the set, they dance with R-elbow hook with own partner, and L-elbow hook with opposite, finishing at the bottom of the set. |
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| Repeat as desired from (a) as desired. |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Bornholm. 2nd. ed., 1982 pp. 16-17 & loose page of corrections.
Translation: L. Ruus, Oakville, 2020-01-15, rev. 2021-10-17.
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