Country: Præstø & Sjælland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music.
Side couple (couples 3 and 4), stand on the side to the right of couple 1, and couple 4 faces couple 3. W stands to R of M.
| Det lille f, Præstø
Steps: hurretrin (buzz), løbetrin (small running steps), chassé (change step) Sheet music: (1) 358:503; (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Præstø Amt. 3 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1979, p.41. Note: played AABBBB. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 5-6 | (b) | Pass-through: Head couples advance with 3 stomping running steps (5), and clap hands 3 times (6). |
| 7-12 | Beginning with L foot, both head W cross in front of partner, through couple to her L [and continues to opposite place], 3 change steps;
head M cross behind partner, through couple to own R [and behind opposite W], to meet partner in opposite place, 3 change steps.
Both head couples, in waltz hold, swing on the spot, 6 buzz steps. Meanwhile, beginning on bar 13, side couples open with 4 small change steps: the 1st sideways, the 2nd forward, the 3rd forward facing partner, and the 4th sideways back to place. |
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| 5-12 | Head couples repeat (b) to return to original place. | |
| |:5-12:| | Side couples repeat (b).
Part (b) is the same in all sequences. |
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| |:1-4:| | 2 (a) | Swing: All couples, in waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Swing: All couples, in waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 4 (a) | Swing: All couples, in waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 5 (a) | W back basket: All W form back basket, and circle, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 6 (a) | M 1-hand star: All M form R-hand star, and circle, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 7 (a) | All back basket: All couples form back basket, and circle, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 8 (a) | Swing: All couples, in waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | All swing: The dance finishes with all couples taking waltz hold with partner, swinging on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See videos from/with Herlev Gamle Danse 2022; Brøndby Spillemandslaug og Dansere 2016 Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Præstø Amt. 3 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1979, pp. 41-42. |
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| Det lille f, Odsherred, Sjælland
Steps: hurretrin (buzz), chassé (change step) Sheet music: (1) 358:284; (2) Folkets Hus Spillefolk kvadrilledans fra Sydsjælland; (3) Køge Spillemandsforening Nr. 144 - Det lille f, G-dur (4) Køge Spillemandsforening efter Gunnar Jensen (5) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Sjælland. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998. p.22. Recordings: Andreasen, Mogens 'fra Søren Christiansens nodebog fra Strøby 1865' [YouTube]; Skævingekvartetten Gamle danse fra Sjælland I track 11; [unattributed] 2013 [YouTube] |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle. and circle CW 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-10 | (b) | Pass-through: Beginning with outside foot (ML/WR), head couples advance with 1 change step. |
| 11-12 | and clap hands 3 times. | |
| 13-24 | Beginning with L foot, both head W cross in front of partner, through couple to her L [and continues to opposite place], (13-15) 3 change steps;
head M cross behind partner, through couple to own R [and behind opposite W], to meet partner in opposite place, (13-15) 3 change steps.
Both head couples swing on the spot, 6 buzz steps. Meanwhile, beginning on bar 13, side couples open with 4 small change steps: the 1st sideways, the 2nd forward, the 3rd forward facing partner, and the 4th backward to place. |
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| 9-24 | Head couples repeat (b) to return to original place. | |
| |:25-40:| | Side couples repeat (b).
Part (b) is the same in all sequences. Note: in sequences 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, side couples are the active couples while head couples open. |
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| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Heads swing: Head couples, in waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Sides swing: Side couples, in waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Heads 1-hand star: Head couples take R-hand star hold, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Sides 1-hand star: Side couples take R-hand star hold, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Heads 2-hand star: Head couples form 2-hand star, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Sides 2-hand star: Side couples form 2-hand star, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | Heads circle: Head couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | Sides circle: Side couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | Heads back basket: Head couples form back basket, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 11 (a) | Sides back basket: Side couples form back basket, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 12 (a) | All circle: All couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 13 (a) | All circle facing out: All couples form closed circle all facing out of circle ("den kønne side ud"), and circle CW, 16 reverse buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 14 (a) | All back basket: All couples form back basket, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | All swing: The dance finishes with all couples taking waltz hold with partner, swinging on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See videos from/with Varde 2019; Brøndby Spillemandslaug og Dansere 2016 Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Gamle danse fra Sjælland. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998. pp. 22-23. |
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