Country: Bornholm, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Couples 1 and 2 (head couples) respectively have backs to and face music. Couples 3 and 4 (side couples) stand respectively to R of couples 1 and 3.
Steps: walk, vals (waltz)
Sheet music: 358:582
Recordings:
Bornholms Spillemandskvartet Melodier fra Bornholm track B3;
Habbadám Still young track 13 [YouTube];
Larsen, Henning og Ann-Cathrin Hâ driv jemm track B3;
Ramsø Spillemandslaug Så rykker det track 12.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 rocking walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 rocking walking steps. | |:9-16:| | (b) | Double circles: All W take back basket hold, and circle CW, 8 waltz steps. Meanwhile, all M form closed circle around the circle of women, and circle CCW, 8 waltz steps (9-16).
Maintaining hold, W circle CCW while M circle CW (9-16), 8 waltz steps. |
| 17-24 | (c) | One-hand star: All M take escort hold with partner (MR/WL arm), and form L-hand star. All circle CCW, 8 waltz steps. |
| 17-24 | Maintaining hold, couples turn one-half turn CCW (over L shoulder). All W form R-hand star. All circle CW, 8 waltz steps. | |
| 25-40 | (d) | Waltz: All couples take waltz hold with partner, and dance once around the set, moving CCW and turning CW. 16 waltz steps. |
| Parts (b), (c), and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | One-hand turn: All couples take R-in-R hold with partner and circle CW on the spot (1-8), 8 waltz steps. Ditto with L-in-L hold, circling CCW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Two-hand turn: All couples take 2-hand hold with partner and circle CW on the spot (1-8), 8 waltz steps. Ditto circling CCW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W one-hand star: All W form R-hand star and circle CW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. Ditto with L-hand star, circling CCW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M one-hand star: All M form R-hand star and circle CW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. Ditto with L-hand star, circling CCW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Chase: All couples chase CW around the set while clapping hands (1-8), 8 waltz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), 8 waltz steps. |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Bornholm. 2nd. ed., 1982 pp. 36-37.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-09-24, rev. 2022-03-22.
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