Familievals/Karl Skaarup's familievals

Country: Denmark
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in a closed circle.

    Familievals:
Steps: tyrolertrin, waltz valstrin (waltz)
Sheet music: 358:462 [or any waltz with appropriate structure and tempo].
Recordings: Orkestret Knorifas 'familievals og rævens vals' [YouTube] or any waltz in moderate tempo and appropriate structure.
Bars Part Dance progression:
1-4 (a) Figuré: Begining with outside (ML/WR) foot, all dance 4 waltz steps with tyrolertrin on the spot. M begins with L and W with R foot, and turning alternately to corner and partner.
5-8 (b) Waltz: M takes waltz hold with corner and dances 2 full turns turning CW with 4 waltz steps. W finishes to R side of M and now dances as M's new partner. Reform closed circle.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Legestuen. 5:e oplag. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1983. pp. 34-35.

   
    Karl Skaarup's familievals
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in a closed circle, W on M's R side.
Steps: sidegangtrin (side-step), tyrolertrin, valstrin (waltz)
Music: any waltz in moderate tempo and appropriate structure.
Bars Part Dance progression
1-2 (a) Figuré: Begining with outside (ML/WR) foot, all dance 2 tyrolertrin, turning to corner then partner.
3-4   M leads corner to his R side, while W turns one full turn CW (over R shoulder).
5-8,1-8   Repeat (a) 3 times.
9-12 (b) Advance & retire: M takes waltz hold with corner and both dance 2 side-steps towards centre of the circle (9-10), followed by 2 side-steps back to place (11-12).
11-16   Waltz: All dance turning waltz, turning CW with 4 waltz steps. W finishes to R side of M. Finish in closed circle.
9-16   Repeat (b) above.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

See YouTube video with Karl Skaarup Four without Karl Skaarup (at 13:40)
Provenance: possibly devised by Karl Skaarup, Thy.


Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-08-20, rev. 2022-08-19.


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