Country: Århusegnen, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: any number of sets of 3 dancers [this description is for 1M and 2W, ie WL-M-WR]. M has arms around waists of the 2 W.
Steps: waltz
Sheet music: Sørensen, Pia & Per/ II - 26 gamle folkedanse fra forskellige egne. Kolding:s.n., 2003 p.24.
Recordings: any waltz with appropriate structure (e.g. AABBAABBAABBAA,A=B=8) and tempo (♩=80).
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
|---|---|---|
| 1-16 | (a) | Beginning with L foot, all dance forward in LOD, 16 waltz steps. |
| 17-32 | (b) | M turns slowly CW on the spot, 16 waltz steps.
Meanwhile, WR dances outside WL in front of M, and CCW around the other two dancers; WL dances outside WR behnd M, and CW around the other two dancers, 16 waltz steps. |
| 33-48 | (c) | The 3 dancers form closed circle, holding upper arms [or back basket], and circle CW, 16 waltz steps.
[The description in Budstikken specifies back basket rather than upper arm hold.] |
| 49-64 | (d) | M takes R-elbow hook with WR, and turns CW with 4 waltz steps (49-52).
Then M takes L-elbow hook with WL, and turns CCW with 4 waltz steps (53-56).
Repeat (d) (57-64). |
| 65-80 | (e) | The 3 dancers form closed circle, holding upper arms [or back basket], and circle CW, 16 waltz steps.
[The description in Budstikken specifies back basket rather than upper arm hold.] |
| 81-96 | (f) | Holding 1 W in each hand, hands held high to form arches, all dance forward in LOD, WR turns CCW, WL turns CW under the arches. 16 waltz steps. |
| 97-112 | (g) | The 3 dancers form closed circle, holding upper arms [or back basket], and circle CW, 16 waltz steps.
[The description in Budstikken specifies back basket rather than upper arm hold.] |
Provenance: description in Budstikken April 1965, as well as loose descriptions.
Source: Sørensen, Pia & Per/ II - 26 gamle folkedanse fra forskellige egne. Kolding:s.n., 2003. pp.24-25.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-09-01.
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