Country: Kallehave & Hillestrup, Lolland-Falster, Denmark
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle. Best with 6-8 couples.
| Firtur I fra Kalvehave [sic]
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), chassé (change step), tyrolertrin (in waltz rhythm), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 358:364 (2) Burchenal, Elizabeth/ Folk-dances of Denmark. New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p, 32. Recordings: Larsen, Fin Alfred Sange fra Amager og traditionel musik fra Østersjølandene track 11 [YouTube]; Mikkelsen, Verner Village folk dances track 14. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Circle: Circle CW with 4 tyrolertrin steps (1-4); ditto CCW, 4 tyrolertrin (5-8). |
| 9-10 | (b) | Advance & retire: Couples take waltz hold, and advance with 1 chassé and 2 walking steps into the centre of the circle. |
| 11-12 | and retire with 1 chassé and 2 walking steps to place. | |
| 9-12 | Swing: M take waltz hold with corner and swing on the spot 8 buzz steps. | |
| 13-16 | (c) | Promenade: All take crossed front hold with partner, and both starting with L foot, promenade in LOD, 8 walking steps, . |
| 13-16 | Without dropping hand hold, M turns R and W turns L to dance 8 walking steps in RLOD.
Finish in a double circle, M facing out, W facing into circle and dropping hold with L hand. |
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| 17-18 | (d) | 'Standing chain': Holding corner L-in-L, and beginning to the L, dance 2 tyrolertrin on the spot. |
| 19-20 | Holding R-in-R with partner, W turn 1/2 turn CW on the spot with 2 tyrolertrin, while M dances CW behind partner.
Finish in a double circle, M facing into and W facing out of circle, and giving L hand to new corner. |
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| 21-24 | All dance 4 tyrolertrin on the spot, beginning to the left. | |
| Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner CW on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner CW on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | Swing: Swing partner CW on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 5 (a) | W back basket: W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 6 (a) | M back basket: M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 7 (a) | W back basket: W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 8 (a) | M back basket: M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 9 (a) | W back basket: W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 10 (a) | M back basket: M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 11 (a) | Hele familien: All form back basket (M arms around women's waists, W hands on M shoulders), and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | Swing: The dance finishes with swing partner CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. | |
| Couples do not belong together in any prescribed manner. If there are many couples, eg in part (a) of
sequences 5 through 10, several smaller men's or women's circles may be formed.
See video from KØST2017
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle danske folkedanse hefte III.
5th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1983, pp. 22-23
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| Firtur II fra Kallehave
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), chassé (change step), tyrolertrin (in waltz rhythm), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 358:52 Note: should be played ♩=112. (2) Burchenal, Elizabeth/ Folk-dances of Denmark. New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p, 33. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: Circle CW with 4 tyrolertrin steps (1-8); ditto CCW, 4 tyrolertrin (1-8). |
| 9-12 | (b) | Advance & retire: Couples take waltz hold, and advance with 1 chassé and 2 walking steps into the centre of the circle. |
| 13-16 | and retire with 1 chassé and 2 walking steps to place. | |
| 9-16 | Swing: M take waltz hold with corner and swing on the spot 8 buzz steps. | |
| 17-24 | (c) | Promenade: All take crossed front hold with partner, and both starting with L foot, promenade in LOD, 8 walking steps, . |
| 17-24 | Without dropping hand hold, M turns R and W turns L to dance 8 walking steps in RLOD.
M finishes facing out of the circle, W facing into circle and dropping hold with L hand. |
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| 25-28 | (d) | 'Standing chain': Holding corner L hand in L, and beginning to the L, dance 2 tyrolertrin on the spot. |
| 29-32 | Holding R-in-R with partner, W turn 1/2 turn CW on the spot with 2 tyrolertrin, while M dances CW behind partner.
Finish with M facing into and W facing out of circle, and giving L hand to new corner. |
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| 25-32 | All dance 4 tyrolertrin on the spot, beginning to the left. | |
| Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner CW on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner CW on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Swing: Swing partner CW on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | W back basket: W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | M back basket: M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | W back basket: W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | M back basket: M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | W back basket: W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | M back basket: M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 11 (a) | Hele familien: All form back basket (M arms around women's waists, W hands on M shoulders), and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: The dance finishes with swing partner CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle danske folkedanse hefte III.
5th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1983, pp. 22-23.
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Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-02-02, rev. 2022-10-08.
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