Country: Århus, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: sets of 2 couples, facing.
Steps:
chassé (change step),
totrin (pivot step),
gangtrin (walk)
Sheet music: 358:402
[A variant of the music for den toppede høne fra Thy]
Recordings:
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Circle: All form closed circle and dance 8 walking steps CW. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
| 5-6 | (b) | 'Cross-over': Both W, begin with R foot, pass on R [ie L shoulders] to opposite place, and turn CW [over R shoulder] into place, 1 chassé and 2 walking steps. |
| 7-8 | Both M, begin with L foot, pass on L [ie R shoulders] to opposite place, and turn CCW [over L shoulder] into place, 1 chassé and 2 walking steps. | |
| 5-8 | Repeat (b) [to return to original place]. | |
| |:9-12:| | (c) | Pivot: All take closed waist-shoulder hold with corner, and dance once round the opposite pair (9-12), finishing in original place, 8 pivot steps.
All take closed waist-shoulder hold with partner, and dance once round the opposite couple (9-12), finishing in original place, 8 pivot steps. Alternatively: All take closed waist-shoulder hold with corner, and dance once round the opposite pair (9-12), finishing in opposite place, 8 pivot steps. All take closed waist-shoulder hold with partner, and dance once round the opposite couple (9-12), finishing in original place, 8 pivot steps. |
| |:13-16:| | (d) | Elbow-hook chain: All take R elbow-hook with partner and turn once round CW (13-14), 4 walking steps. Take L elbow-hook with corner and turn once round CCW (15-16), 4 walking steps.
Repeat (d) (13-16). |
| |:17-20:| | (e) | Pivot: Repeat (c).
Repeat from (a) as desired. |
| |:1-4:| | Circle: The dance finishes with all forming closed circle and dancing 8 walking steps CW. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
See video from KØST2017 .
Source: Sørensen, Pia & Per/ I; 55 gamle folkedanse fra forskellige egne samlet og bearbejdet af Pia & Per Sørensen.
5:e opl. Kolding: Pia & Per Sørensen, 1935, 2003. p. 31.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2023-01-20.
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