Country: Odsherred, Sjælland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music.
Side couples (couple 3 and 4) stand respectively to the right of couples 1 and 2. W stands to R of M.
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step),
chassé (change step),
polka, walk
Sheet music: (1) 358:282,
(2) after Poul Bjergager Christensen,
(3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Sjælland. 4:e opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 14-15.
Recordings:
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen & Poul Bjerager Christiansen Danmarks Rigsspillemænds festkoncert 2015 [YouTube];
Knud og Svend Erik Kredsen rundt cd number 1, track 21;
Skævingekvarteten Gamle danse fra Sjælland I track 08.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All form closed circle. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Opføring: Couples 1 and 2 take crossed two-hand hold position with thumb hold, hands and elbows held tightly to body, and dance 4 polka steps CCW around opposite couple to return to place. |
| 9-16 | Couples 3 and 4 repeat (b). | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain once around the set. 14 walking steps followed by 3 running steps with a stamp on each one. |
| 25-32 | (d) | Golden apples: All take crossed two-hand hold with partner and dance CCW around the set with 4 chassés (W backwards and beginning with R foot; M forwards and beginning with L foot). Meanwhile all "play with golden apples". Finish by turning over ML/WR shoulder to face corner. |
| 33-40 | Swing corner: Take waltz hold with corner, and swing on the spot. 8 buzz steps [two full turns, to finish with M facing CW around the set, and W facing CCW]. | |
| 25-32 | Golden apples: All take crossed two-hand hold with corner and dance CW around the set back to place with 4 chassées (W backwards and beginning with R foot; M forwards and beginning with L foot). Meanwhile all "play with golden apples" as above. Finish by turning over MR/WL shoulder to face partner. | |
| 33-40 | Swing partner: Take waltz hold with partner, and swing on the spot. 8 buzz steps [two full turns]. | |
| Couples 3 and 4 begin (b) in sequences 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Couples 1 and 2 begin (b) in all other sequences.
Parts (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences, except the final sequence. |
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| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Heads swing: Couples 1 and 2 swing partner on the spot. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Sides swing: Couples 3 and 4 swing partner on the spot. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Heads R-hand star: Couples 1 and 2 take R-hand star and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Sides R-hand star: Couples 3 and 4 take R-hand star and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Heads two-hand star: Couples 1 and 2 take two-hand star (ie front basket) and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Sides two-hand star: Couples 3 and 4 take two-hand star (ie front basket) and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | Heads circle: Couples 1 and 2 form closed circle and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | Sides circle: Couples 3 and 4 form closed circle and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | Heads back basket: Couples 1 and 2 take back basket hold and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 11 (a) | Sides back basket: Couples 3 and 4 take back basket hold and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 12 (a) | All circle: All couples form closed circle and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 13 (a) | All inverted circle: All couples form closed circle facing out of the set, and dance CW. 16 reverse buzz steps (ie moving to R). |
| |:1-8:| | 14 (a) | All back basket: All couples form back basket and dance CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 15 (a) | Swing: The dance finishes with swing partner on the spot. 16 buzz steps. |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Sjælland. 4:e opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 14-16.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2014-01-24, rev. 2022-03-24.
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