Hanegal, Tikøbegnen

Country: Tikøbegnen, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music. Couple 3 stands on the side to the right of couple 1, and couple 4 faces couple 3. W stands to R of M.
Steps: buzz, walk
Music: 358:297; sheet music
Recordings: De Ullbjerg Spillemænd De Ullbjerg Spillemænd, Den Fynske Spillemandskvartet Den Fynske Spillemandskvartet, Nakskovdrengene Fynbokvartetten og Nakskovdrengene track A9, Rannok Gammelt, nyt, lånt og blåt track 12, Skævingekvartetten Gamle danse fra Sjælland II.

Dance progression

1-8 Prelude All couples form closed circle. and wait.

|:1-8:| 1 (a) All couples in closed circle dance CW once round the set, 16 buzz steps.

9-12 (b) All W turn into centre, and finish back to back facing out. Meanwhile, all M walk CW around the W, to opposite W in opposite place, 4 walking steps.

13-16 M take waltz hold with opposite W, and all dance 4 buzz steps turning CW on the spot.
Finish with all W in the centre back to back as before.

9-16 M continue CW around the W, 4 walking steps to return to place.
M take waltz hold with partner and dance 4 buzz steps on the spot.

17-24 (c) All dance R-hand chain to 1st meeting with own partner, 7 walking steps.
Take waltz hold with partner and swing 1/2 round, 1 buzz step.

17-24 All chain in opposite direction, beginning with L-hand to corner, to return to place, 7 walking steps.
Take waltz hold with partner and swing 1/2 round, 1 buzz step.

|:25-32:| (d) All dance R-hand chain once round the set. 16 walking steps.

Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences.

|:1-8:| 2 (a) All swing partner, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 3 (a) All swing partner, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 4 (a) All swing partner, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 5 (a) All W form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 6 (a) All M form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 7 (a) All W form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 8 (a) All M form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 9 (a) All W form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 10 (a) All M form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 11 (a) All couples form back basket, 16 buzz steps.

|:1-8:| 12 (a) The dance finishes with all 4 couples in waltz hold, swinging partner on the spot, with 16 buzz steps.

It is important that the dancers stay close together in the chains, otherwise they will not be in place in time. The dance is lively, with small movements, but must not be forced or hurried.

See video from KØST2017

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Gamle danse fra Sjælland. 4:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 50-51.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-02-29, rev. 2021-05-25

See also: Sørensen, Per "Hanegal del 1" in: Dansens og musikkens rødder nr 4, April 1996. [in Danish]

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		Dance progression
1-8	Prelude	All couples form closed circle. and wait.
\|:1-8:\|	1 (a)	All couples in closed circle dance CW once round the set, 16 buzz steps.
9-12	(b)	All W turn into centre, and finish back to back facing out. Meanwhile, all M walk CW around the W, to opposite W in opposite place, 4 walking steps.
13-16		M take waltz hold with opposite W, and all dance 4 buzz steps turning CW on the spot. Finish with all W in the centre back to back as before.
9-16		M continue CW around the W, 4 walking steps to return to place. M take waltz hold with partner and dance 4 buzz steps on the spot.
17-24	(c)	All dance R-hand chain to 1st meeting with own partner, 7 walking steps. Take waltz hold with partner and swing 1/2 round, 1 buzz step.
17-24		All chain in opposite direction, beginning with L-hand to corner, to return to place, 7 walking steps. Take waltz hold with partner and swing 1/2 round, 1 buzz step.
\|:25-32:\|	(d)	All dance R-hand chain once round the set. 16 walking steps.
		Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences.
\|:1-8:\|	2 (a)	All swing partner, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	3 (a)	All swing partner, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	4 (a)	All swing partner, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	5 (a)	All W form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	6 (a)	All M form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	7 (a)	All W form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	8 (a)	All M form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	9 (a)	All W form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	10 (a)	All M form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	11 (a)	All couples form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
\|:1-8:\|	12 (a)	The dance finishes with all 4 couples in waltz hold, swinging partner on the spot, with 16 buzz steps.
		It is important that the dancers stay close together in the chains, otherwise they will not be in place in time. The dance is lively, with small movements, but must not be forced or hurried.