Country: Denmark
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) 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:
chassé (change step),
hurretrin (buzz step), walk
Sheet music: (1) 358:344;
(2) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere,
Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. p.87.
Recordings:
Gjern Spillemænd Skovsøen track B5;
Hedebo Spillemændene track B2;
Herlev-Kvintetten Kredsen rundt cd 2 track 06;
Ramsø Spillemandslaug Favoritter track 15;
Rejseorkestret Sving egen cd 2 track 18;
Syncoop International folk dances, vol. 4 [YouTube];
Trunderup Spillemændene Dansk spillemandsmusik track 07 [YouTube].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Swing & half chain: Couples 1 and 2 swing partner, waltz hold, 8 buzz steps. |
| 13-16 | Couples 1 and 2 half chain across, 8 walking steps. | |
| 9-16 | Couples 3 and 4 repeat (b). | |
| 17-20 | (c) | Swing corner & half chain: All swing corner, 8 buzz steps. Use the last buzz step to return to place at beginning of part (c). |
| 21-24 | Couples 1 and 2 half-chain back to original place, 8 walking steps. | |
| 17-20 | All swing corner, 8 buzz steps. | |
| 21-24 | Couples 3 and 4 half-chain back to original place, 8 walking steps. | |
| 25-28 | (d) | L-hand star: All men make L-hand star, dance once round CCW, 4 chassés. |
| 29-32 | Without letting go of the star, M put R arm around waist of own partner in passing, and the star continues another rotation CCW, with 4 chassés. | |
| 33-40 | (e) | Chain: Right-hand chain once round the set and back to place. 16 walking steps. |
| Parts (b), (c), (d), and (e) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | W front basket: Women's front basket. 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | M front basket: Men's front basket, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, back basket hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 5 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 6 (a) | Circle: All form closed circle. 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | Swing: The dance finishes with swinging own partner on the spot, waltz hold, 16 buzz steps. |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Vejle Vesteregn. 5th ed.
København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 36-37.
See also:
-- Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere,
Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. pp.87-88.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2011-10-18, rev. 2022-02-01.
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