Country: Fyn, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 2 couple sets, in closed circle.
Steps:
hamborg [or polka; at 3/8 tempo,
1 hamborg step is danced over 2 bars],
hurretrin (buzz step).
Sheet music: Weensgård, Gertrud/ Fryd dig ved livet. Fra Hans Rasmussens nodebog (Knarreborgbogen).
Årslev: s.n., 1987. p. 39. [Note: part A in 3/8, part B in 2/4 tempo]
[or any hamborg with an (AABB, A=B=8) structure.]
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: Couples circle CW [or CW & CCW], 32 hurretrin. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Hamborger: The 2 couples dance hamborger around each other. 16 hamborg steps. |
| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Couples take appropriate hold and swing on the spot [CW & CCW], 32 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | W front crossed hold: The two W take front crossed hold and swing on the spot [CW & CCW] |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | M front crossed hold: The two M take front crossed hold and swing on the spot [CW & CCW] |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | One-hand star: All form R-hand star and circle CW, 16 hurretrin. Ditto CCW in L-hand star, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Circle: Couples form closed circle and circle CW [CW & CCW] |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Swing: Couples take appropriate hold and swing on the spot [CW & CCW] |
Provenance: Knarreborgbogen contains tunes added by 5 different musicians over the period 1825-1856.
[While the description given in the source below specifies polka steps, the name of the dance suggests hamborg steps. I have
therefore elected to use hamborg steps in this translation. With hamborg music, played with a strong beat on beats 1,3, and 4, it
seems to work.]
Printed source: Weensgård, Gertrud/ Fryd dig ved livet. Fra Hans Rasmussens nodebog (Knarreborgbogen). Årslev: s.n., 1987. pp. 39-40.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-05-13, rev. 2021-11-12.
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