Country: Hobro, Nordjylland, Denmark
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music. Couple 3 stands on the side to the right of couple 1, and couple 4 faces couple 3.
Steps: buzz, polka, walk
Sheet music: 358:437, <http://spillefolk.dk/nodesamling/pdf/tu-kontrafrahobro.pdf>
Recordings: Spillemændene fra Himmerland track 08.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | All couples form closed circle and dance CW, 16 running steps. Ditto CCW 16 running steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Couples 1 and 2 take waltz hold with partner and dance CCW around each other and back to place, 8 polka steps. |
| 9-16 | Couples 3 and 4 repeat (b). | |
| 17-24 | (c) | M1 and M2 advance and take waltz hold with opposite W, and dance 8 small, quick buzz steps on the spot (17-20).
M1 and M2 take waltz hold with own partner, and dance 8 small, quick buzz steps on the spot (21-24). |
| 17-24 | M3 and M4 repeat (c). | |
| 25-32 | (d) | 'Standing chain': All couples right-hand chain to first meeting with partner in opposite place, 12 running steps (25-30). Maintaining handhold with partner and person last chained with (ie all W facing out), all stamp 3 times (31-32). |
| 25-32 | Repeat (d) to return to place. | |
| Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | W R-hand and L-hand star, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | M R-hand and L-hand star, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W 2-hand star, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M 2-hand star, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | W closed circle, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | M closed circle, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | W back basket, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | M back basket, 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | All form closed circle, and dance 16 running steps CW and CCW. |
See videos from KØST2017 and YouTube.
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