Country: Agerskov & Varnæs, Sønderjylland, Denmark
Formation: circle mixer
Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, arm in arm, facing in LOD.
Steps: polka, walk
Sheet music: 358:304 and
Davy Nick Nack or Davy Davy Knick Knock
Recordings:
Osterholz, Renate et al Liflig sang [Dancilla];
Rannok Gammelt, nyt, lånt og blåt track 02 [YouTube];
Svenska Ungdomsringen för Bygdekultur Gillesdanser i norden - Danska track A8;
Thy Spillemandslaug track 14;
Juwell {YouTube];
anonymous [YouTube].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Beginning with outside foot (ML/WR), all walk CCW around the circle. 16 walking steps. |
| 1-8 | All continue walking CCW around the circle. On the 12th step, M stops, while W continues walking forwards to next M with 4 walking steps. | |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | All take waltz hold with new partner, and dance polka, turning CW while moving CCW around the circle. 16 polka steps. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
See videos from YouTube and Dancilla.
Provenance: The dance was originally documented by Andreas Otterstrøm around 1932, from informant Peter N. Jessen, Hellevad. The music was
transcribed by Jessen's nephew Andreas Jessen. The dance was also described by Johannes Egedal, who wrote that on the approach of the new
partner, the man would shout "godt køb" [trans: "a good buy"]. The tune is originally an old British/Scottish folksong entitled "Davy Nick Nack".
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme/ Gamle sønderjyske danse. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 2007 p. 26.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2017-01-17, rev. 2021-09-17.
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