Country: Rødding, Sønderjylland, 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: hopsa,
hoptrin (step hop).
Sheet music: 358:527
Recordings: Mikkelsen, Verner Village folk dances track 18;
Osterholz, Renate et al Liflig sang cd 1 track 9 [Dancilla].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | All couples form closed circle and dance CW, 8 step hops (1-8). Ditto 8 step hops CCW (1-8). |
| 9-12 | (b) | Head couples take open waist-shoulder hold with partner and advance, turning 1 complete turn CCW (M backwards, W forwards). 4 step-hops. |
| 13-16 | Couple 1 passes passes through couple 2, which drops hold and opens, 2 step-hops (13-14).
Head couples retire, with couple 2 passing through couple 1 which drops hold and opens, such that both couples return to place. 2 step-hops (15-16). |
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| 9-16 | Couples 3 and 4 repeat (b), couple 4 opening first. | |
| 17-24 | (c) | Head couples dance R-hand [half-]chain with elbow-hook hold, 8 step-hops. [Ie. R elbow-hook with opposite, turning CW, then L-elbow hook with partner, turning CCW and finishing in place.] |
| 17-24 | Couples 3 and 4 repeat (c). | |
| |:25-32:| | (d) | All couples take waltz hold and dance hopsa, turning CW, and moving CCW around the set. 16 hopsa steps. |
| Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | All M take R-hand star and dance CW, 8 step-hops (1-8). Ditto in L-hand star CCW, 8 step-hops (1-8). |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | All W take R-hand star and dance CW, 8 step-hops (1-8). Ditto in L-hand star CCW, 8 step-hops (1-8). |
| The dance finishes with part (3 (d)). |
See video on Dancilla
Provenance: description by Andreas Otterstrøm around 1932.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle sønderjyske danse. 2:e udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 2007, pp. 48-49.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-11-26, rev. 2021-10-12.
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