Country: Lolland, Denmark
Type: set dance. The totur and tretur were traditionally danced one after the other, followed possibly the firetur.
Totur, Hanemose
Formation: any number of couples in a closed circle. If more than 10 couples, M and W circles (sequences 4 through 9) are danced as several smaller circles. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), chassé (change step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'totur fra Østlolland' 358:163, (2) Viborg Spillefolk totur fra Hanemose, (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996. p.45. Recordings: |
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Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
|:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: In closed circle, all dance 8 walking steps CW in large circle. Ditto CCW. |
9-12 | (b) | Figuré: All M step in and turn to face partner, so they out of the circle, W facing into circle.
All begin with L foot, dance 1 chassé and 2 walking steps to their left (M CCW and W CW), with a stamp on the second walking step. |
13-16 | All dance 1 chassé and 2 walking steps to their right (M CW and W CCW), finishing with a light stamp on the last walking step. | |
9-16 | Repeat (b). | |
Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
|:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. Meanwhile, M step out and face into the circle. |
|:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 6 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. Meanwhile, M step out and face into the circle. |
|:1-8:| | 7 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 8 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. Meanwhile, M step out and face into the circle. |
|:1-8:| | 9 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | Swing: Dance finishes with swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See video from KØST2017. Provenance: documented by Erik Jensen based on information from former coachman Carl Henriksen, Hanemose. The dance was danced at Idalund manor, near Grænge. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996. pp.45-46. |
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Tretur, Hanemose
Formation: any number of couples in a closed circle. If more than 10 couples, M and W circles (sequences 4 through 9) are danced as several smaller circles. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), chassé (change step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'tretur fra Østlolland' 358:164 (2) Viborg Spillefolk tretur, Hanemose (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996. pp. 46-47. Recordings: Højreby Spillemandslaug På lang afstand track 18. |
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Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
|:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: In closed circle, all dance CW, 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
9-12 | (b) | Figuré: M turn in to face partner, so they have backs to the centre of the circle, with W facing into circle.
All begin with L foot, dance 1 chassé and 2 walking steps to their left (M CCW and W CW), with a stamp on the second walking step. |
13-16 | All dance 1 chassé and 2 walking steps to their right (M CW and W CCW), finishing with a light stamp on the last walking step. | |
9-16 | Repeat (b). | |
17-24 | (c) | Skubkæde (promenade): All take side-cross hold with partner, and walk in couples in LOD, 8 walking steps. |
17-24 | Without dropping handhold, M turns R and W turns L to face in RLOD, and dance CW in circle, 8 walking steps. | |
Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
|:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. At end of part (c) M step in front of partner out into outer circle facing in. |
|:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 6 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. At end of part (c) M step in front of partner out into outer circle facing in. |
|:1-8:| | 7 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 8 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. At end of part (c) M step in front of partner out into outer circle facing in. |
|:1-8:| | 9 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | Swing: Dance finishes with swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See videos from/with KØST2017, Heebøl og Vinther, Fælledparken 2023 med Christian Obel & publikum Provenance: documented by Erik Jensen based on former coachman Carl Henriksen, Hanemose. The dance was danced at Idalund manor, near Grænge. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996. pp.46-48. |
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Firetur, Vålse
Formation: any number of couples in a closed circle. If more than 10 couples, M and W circles (sequences 4 through 9) are danced as several smaller circles. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), chassé (change step), valstrin (waltz), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996. pp. 48-49. Recordings: |
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Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
|:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All dance CW, 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
9-12 | (b) | Figuré: M step towards centre and turn in to face partner, so they face out of the circle, and W face into circle.
All begin with L foot, dance to own L (M CCW and W CW), 1 chassé and 2 walking steps, with a stamp on the second walking step (12:2). |
13-16 | All dance to own R (M CW and W CCW), 1 chassé and 2 walking steps. Finish with a light stamp on the last walking step (16:2). | |
9-16 | Repeat (b). | |
17-24 | (c) | Skubkæde (promenade): All take side-cross hold with partner, and dance in LOD, 8 walking steps. |
17-24 | Without dropping handhold, M turns R and W turns L to face in RLOD, and circle CW, 8 walking steps. | |
25-40 | (d) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner, and dance turning waltz moving in LOD. 16 waltz steps. |
Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
|:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W circle: Women's circle CW, 16 buzz steps. At end of part (c) M step in front of partner into outer circle facing in. |
|:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M circle: Men's circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 6 (a) | W circle: Women's circle CW, 16 buzz steps. At end of part (c) M step in front of partner into outer circle facing in. |
|:1-8:| | 7 (a) | M circle: Men's circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | 8 (a) | W circle: Women's circle CW, 16 buzz steps. At end of part (c) M step in front of partner into outer circle facing in. |
|:1-8:| | 9 (a) | M circle: Men's circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
|:1-8:| | Circle: The dance finishes in closed circle, 8 walking steps to L (CW), 8 walking steps to R (CCW).
Provenance: documented by Erik Jensen based on a former stockman on Valnæs farm. In addition, Erik Jensen had a maternal uncle Rasmus, dairy manager in Vålse, who said he would speak with the blacksmith Jørgen Rasmussen, who also knew the dance: "But watch out, his wife blethers, so talk to the smith alone... The music for Firetur fra Vålse in previous editions of "Gamle dance fra Lolland-Falster" is actually called 'Firtur med vals' and is composed by Hans Adrian. The tune that Erik Jensen submitted together with the dance description, is called Firetur, and was not originally used [in the previous edition] probably because it was missing a beat. Since we are of the opinion that this was a typographic error, we have permitted ourselves to carefully add the missing beat and use the tune. We have used Adrian's tune 'Firtur med vals' for the dance with that name, also by Hans Adrian." [FFF/Lolland-Falster p.50.] Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996. pp. 48-50. |
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