Country: Himmerland & Als, Sønderjylland, Denmark
Type: progressive longways set dance
Sheet music:
(1) 358:136,
(2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Tolv danske folkedanse: et udvalg ved Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme.
Kolding: Konrad Jørgensens Bogtrykkeri, 1920. p.10.,
(3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle Himmerlands-danse. 4th ed.
København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1978, pp. 25-27.
(4) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle sønderjyske danse. 2 udg.
København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 2007, p. 74.
(5) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Folkedanse for børn. 4 opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1967. p. 14.,
(6) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds,
Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og
Idrætsforeninger, 1988.
(7) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere,
Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. pp. 33-34.
(8) FolkWiki Fætter Mikkel,
(9) 'Feder Mikkel' in: Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ Folk dances of Denmark, containing
seventy-three dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 74.,
(10) Bryans, Helen L. & John Madsen/ Scandinavian dances. Book I. Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin & Co., 1942. p.13.
See also: Larsen, Fin Alfred & Tage Aabech/ Lyrics
Recordings:
De Glade Spillemænd Rend og hop 7-8 track 01 [YouTube];
Dronningens Livstykke Plat eller krone track B2 [YouTube];
Gellin & Borgstrøms Nyheds Kvintet 'Feder Mikkel & korsfirtur'
[Internet Archive];
Gregersen, Agnethe & Heine Pedersen Sanglege for små og store børn 2 track B9;
Jacobsen, Finn & Peter Hougaard Kom! lad os danse track 16;
Johansen, Thomas Peter Mikkel, recorded at Kå, Nordjylland, 1909;
Julian, Kai Kai Julian spiller op track A1-j;
Kræn Bysted Gammeldansk track 01 [YouTube];
Lars Stryg Band Børnenes sangskat, Vol. 16 [YouTube];
Lars Stryg Band Børnenes sangskat, Vol. 16 - Stop den lille kænguru [YouTube];
Larsen, Fin Alfred Filiong gong gong track 10 [YouTube];
Lise Stephensens kor og orkester Bedstes Sangbog Vol. 9. Per Syvspring og 16 andre [YouTube];
Mide, Marie Som stjernerne På himlen blå track 19;
Mogensen, Grete & Dragørbørnene Leg og syng track B3;
Munkeskov, Lone Spørge Jørgen - og mange andre børnesange track 06 [YouTube];
Nørgaard, Keld & Poul Lendal Dronebåndet track B9;
Oles nye autobil track 07;
Pelimannikilta Seuratansseja cd 2, track 09;
Rebild Spillemændene Himmerlandsbal II track 04;
Samsø Folkedansere track 08;
Sjøgren, Kim Gamle danske folkedanse track 14 [YouTube];
Skaarup, Karl Harmonika music fra Thy track 26 [YouTube];
Spillemandsgruppen Lunterne Kredsen rundt cd 2 track 24;
Stryg, Lars Fætter Mikkel / JX-3 track A;
Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester [YouTube];
Venstrebenet [YouTube];
Zar Trio Sving egen cd 1 track 08;
Æ Tinuser Gammeldans og knågstukker cd A, track 09;
Folkraft International Orchestra [Internet Archive].
See also additional recordings entitled 'Fætter Mikkel' on YouTube.
| Feder Mikkel I, Himmerland
Formation: longways set of 6 couples, in two lines, M to L and W to R as seen from the music. Couples are numbered 1 to 6 from the music (top of the set). Steps: chassé (change step), totrin (pivot), polka, sideløbstrin (slip-step), gangtrin (walk) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Advance & retire: Holding hands in the lines, both lines advance, beginning with ML/WR foot,
with 1 chassé followed by 2 walking steps (1-2). Retire ditto, beginning with MR/WL foot (3-4).
Repeat (a) (5-8). |
| 9-16 | (b) | Lines circle out: Still holding hands in the lines, M1 turns CW (over his R shoulder) and pulling the line of men outside the set
towards the bottom of the set, turns CW again and pulls the line of M back to the top of the set.
Meanwhile, W1 turns CCW (over her L shoulder), pulling the line of women to the bottom of the set and back up to the top. 16 sideløbstrin. All finish one place above original places facing partner across the set. Alternatively M1 and W1 cross over, and lead the opposite lines in the same figure. Note that M1 and W1 are facing in the opposite direction from the lines they are leading. M1 and W1 finish by turning into the set to face partner. |
| 9-16 | (c) | C1 progresses: M1 and W1 take waltz hold, and dance to the bottom of the set with 6 turning polka steps followed by 4 totrin. Couple 1 finishes in couple 6's original place. |
| Repeat from (a) 6 times, each time a new couple dancing as the active couple. The dance finishes when couple 1
has returned to the top of the set.
See YouTube video with Team Bornholm, 2018, Folkedanserlegestue at Ærø Harmonikafestival. Provenance: mentioned in biography of the politician Christen Berg (p. 73) refering to
his years at a school in Ranum, 1848-1851: "Der dansedes allehande hyggelige gammeldags Ture, som nu er gaaede af Mode: syvspring,
Bøhmerdans, Jødeturen, Fætter Mikkel, Kontrasejre, Skotsk, Riel, Firtur, Ottetur, o. s. v." [trans: They danced all kinds of
nice, old-fashioned sequence dances, which have not gone out of fashion, such as syvspring,
Bøhmerdans, Jødeturen, Fætter Mikkel, Kontrasejre, Skotsk, Riel, Firtur, Ottetur, etc.]
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| Feder Mikkel II, Himmerland
Formation: longways set of 6 couples, in two lines, M to L and W to R as seen from the music. Couples are numbered 1 to 6 from the music (top of the set). Steps: chassé (change step), totrin (pivot), polka, sideløbstrin (slip-step), gangtrin (walk) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Advance & retire: Holding hands in the lines, both lines advance, beginning with ML/WR foot,
with 1 chassé followed by 2 walking steps (1-2). Retire ditto, beginning with MR/WL foot (3-4).
Repeat (a) (5-8). |
| 9-16 | (b) | Lines circle out: M1 and W1 cross over, passing on the R, and lead the opposite lines in the same figure as (b) above. Note that M1 and W1 are facing in the opposite direction from the lines they are leading. M1 and W1 finish by turning into the set, M1 turning CW, W1 turning CCW, to face partner. |
| 9-16 | (c) | C1 progresses: M1 and W1 take waltz hold, and dance to the bottom of the set with 6 turning polka steps followed by 4 totrin. Couple 1 finishes in couple 6's original place. |
| Repeat from (a) 6 times, each time a new couple dancing as the active couple. The dance finishes when couple 1
has returned to the top of the set.
Provenance: mentioned in biography of the politician Christen Berg (p. 73) refering to his years at a school in Ranum, 1848-1851: "Der dansedes allehande hyggelige gammeldags Ture, som nu er gaaede af Mode: syvspring, Bøhmerdans, Jødeturen, Fætter Mikkel, Kontrasejre, Skotsk, Riel, Firtur, Ottetur, o. s. v." [trans: They danced all kinds of nice, old-fashioned sequence dances, which have not gone out of fashion, such as syvspring, Bøhmerdans, Jødeturen, Fætter Mikkel, Kontrasejre, Skotsk, Riel, Firtur, Ottetur, etc.] Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle Himmerlands-danse. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1978, pp. 25-27. |
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| Feder Mikkel, Himmerland - simplified version
Formation: 2 facing lines of 6-10 dancers per line (no couples needed), holding hands in each line. Top and bottom dancers are defined from the location of the music (=top of the set). Steps: sideløbstrin (slip-step), gangtrin (walk) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Advance & retire: Holding hands in the lines, both lines advance with 4 walking steps (1-2).
Retire ditto (3-4), 4 walking steps.
Repeat (a) (5-8). |
| 9-16 | (b) | Lines circle out: Still holding hands in the lines, the bottom dancer in each line turns outwards from the set, pulling the line of dancers towards the top of the set, turns CW again and pulls the line back to the bottom of the set, ie back to place. |
| 9-16 | (c) | C1 progresses: The bottom dancer in each line takes 2-hand hold with opposite, dances 8 slip-steps between the
two lines toward top of the set (9-12). The 2 dancers then take R-elbow hook, turn on the spot for 8 walking steps, and
finish, each at the top of original line (13-16). |
| Repeat from (a) until all dancers are back in original place.
See YouTube video with Venstrebenet. Source: Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds,
Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og
Idrætsforeninger, 1988. p.33.
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| Fatter/Fætter Mikkel, Als, Sønderjylland
Formation: longways set of couples, in two lines, M to L and W to R as seen from the music - best with 8 couples. Couples are numbered 1 to 8 from the music (top of the set). Note: the number of couples should not be more than as to enable the active couple to reach the bottom of the set in 8 turning polka steps. Steps: hoptrin (step-hop), polka, sideløbstrin (slip-step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle sønderjyske danse. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 2007, p. 74. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | C1 down & up: Couple 1, with 2-hand hold, dances 8 sideløbstrin down the set (1-4). Ditto up the set to original place (5-8). |
| 9-16 | (b) | Advance & retire: Holding hands in the lines, and beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot,
lines advance with 4 [slow] hoptrin (9-12).
Lines retire diagonally one place towards the music, 4 [slow] hoptrin (13-16). Meanwhile, couple 1 advances towards partner with 2 hoptrin (15-16). |
| 9-16 | (c) | C1 progresses: Couple 1 takes waltz hold with partner and dances down the set with 8 turning polka steps, finishing as bottom couple in the set. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
Provenance: the dance was documented by Johannes Egedal in 1924. He notes that the music was as published by Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF). The editors of this edition have elected to use a version from Als, which was published by Spillemandskredsen in Sønderjysk spillemandsvandring. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle sønderjyske danse. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 2007, pp. 74-75. |
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