Kontra med mølle, Vejleegnen

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.
See video from Varde 2019, and YouTube videos from/with Aalborg Danse- og Spillemandslaug 2010, Rebild Spillemændene, Knud og Svend Åge Thomsen 1988, Ramsø Spillemandslaug, DuoVisti med venner 2019,

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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