Country: Lystrup, Midtjylland, Denmark
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music. Couple 3 stands to the right of couple 1, and couple 4 faces couple 3.
Steps:
hurretrin (buzz step),
chassé (change-step),
polka, reverse buzz steps
Sheet music: comp. Helle Baltzer Rohde
Recordings:
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and dance CW, 16 buzz steps (1-8). Ditto CCW, 16 reverse buzz steps (1-8). |
| 9-16 | (b) | Polka around opposite: Couples 1 and 2 take waltz hold, and dance CW around opposite couple, 8 polka steps. |
| 9-16 | Couples 3 and 4 repeat (b).
W2 M2
M4 W3
W4 M3
M1 W1
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| 17-24 | (c) | Side back basket: Couples 1 and 3 take back basket hold, and circle CW with 16 buzz steps. Meanwhile, couples 2 and 4 do the same.
All W finish in original place, all M finish to R of corner W, ie on the 'wrong' side.
M4 W2
W4 M1
M2 W3
W1 M3
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| 17-24 | W1, M3, W4 and M2 form back basket. Meanwhile, W2, M4, W3 and M1 do the same. All circle CW, 16 buzz steps.
All W finish in original place, all M finish in opposite M's place.
W2 M1
M3 W3
W4 M4
M2 W1
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| 25-32 | (d) | Cut sides & swing: Couples 1 and 2 dance through side couple on their L, 2 chassé steps, and, parting,
continue back to original place, 2 chassé steps.
Meanwhile, couples 3 and 4 open 4 chassé steps: away from current partner, forward, towards current partner, retire. All couples take waltz hold and swing on the spot, 8 buzz steps. |
| 25-32 | Couples 3 and 4 pass through head couple to their L, while couples 1 and 2 open as above.
All couples take waltz hold and swing on the spot, 8 buzz steps. |
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| |:33-40:| | (e) | Chain: All couples dance R-hand chain with elbow-hook hold: R to partner and turn once round with 2 chassé steps, L to next oncoming dancer and turn once round with 2 chassé steps. Continue round the set to original place. Total 16 chassé steps. |
| Parts (b), (c), (d) and (3) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | W circle: All W form closed circle, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. Ditto CCW, 16 reverse buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | M circle: All M form closed circle, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. Ditto CCW, 16 reverse buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W back basket: All W form back basket, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. Ditto CCW, 16 reverse buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M back basket: All M form back basket, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. Ditto CCW, 16 reverse buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Circle: The dance finishes with all forming closed circle, and dancing CW, 16 buzz steps. Ditto CCW, 16 reverse buzz steps. |
Provenance: devised by Helle Binderup and music composed by Helle Baltzer Rohde for the folkdance group
Lystrup Kvadrillen.
Source:
Løsblad.dk
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-12-03, rev. 2022-03-27.
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