Familie tretur, Midtjylland

Country: Midtjylland, Denmark
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in open circle, facing LOD, varsouvienne hold
Steps: chassé (change step), gangtrin (walk), vals (waltz),
Sheet music: 358:83
Recordings: De Silkeborg Spillemænd Kredsen rundt cd 2 track 16.

Bars Part Dance progression
1-3 (a) Promenade: Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, couples walk forward in LOD, 6 walking steps.
4   All dance sideways to change places with partner (W passing in front), 1 chassé.
1-3   Couples walk forward in LOD, 6 walking steps.
4   Couples drop hold with L hand. M dances sideways to return to place, while W turns CW to finish facing partner (ie RLOD). 1 chassé.
|:5-8:| (b) Chain: All dance R-hand chain to 9th oncoming dancer (=new partner), 16 waltz steps.
|:9-12:| (c) Waltz: All take waltz hold with new partner and dance turning waltz, 16 waltz steps.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

See video from Varde 2019

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra forskellige egne. 3:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 68-69.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-08-19, rev. 2022-08-19.


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