Korsfir[e]tur, Randersegnen

Country: Randersegnen, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille

    Korsfirtur, Randersegnen
Steps: løbetrin (run), hoptrin (step-hop), totrin (pivot)
Sheet music: (1) 358:6, (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Tolv danske folkedanse: et udvalg ved Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme. Kolding: Konrad Jørgensens Bogtrykkeri, 1920. p.15., (3) 'Cross four dance' in: Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ Folk dances of Denmark, containing seventy-three dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 46.
Recordings: Gellin & Borgstrøms Nyheds Kvintet 'Feder Mikkel & korsfirtur' [Internet Archive]; Tingluti Danske folkesange og folkedanse track A2 [YouTube]
Bars Part Dance progression:
1-4 (a) M L-hand star: All M form L-hand star and hold R arm around partner's waist. W places L hand on partner's L shoulder. Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, all circle CCW 16 løbetrin.
1-4   W L-hand star: Without stopping, partners change places as follows: M drop hold, and each leads partner in front over to his L side while moving slightly to his R, and placing L arm around partner's waist. W lift L arm over partner's head and form L-hand star, and place R hand on partner's L shoulder.
All continue running CCW, 16 løbetrin.
|:5-8:| (b) Chain: All dance R-hand chain, once round the set, 16 hoptrin.
|:9-12:| (c) Pivot: Couples take closed waist-shoulder hold and, turning CW and moving CCW, dance 16 totrin.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle danske folke danse hefte I. 7:e opl. København; Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1976, pp. 10-11.
See also:
-- Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Tolv danske folkedanse: et udvalg ved Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme. Kolding: Konrad Jørgensens Bogtrykkeri, 1920. p.15.
-- 'Cross four dance' in: Hanson, Lida Saboni & Laura Wolcott Goldsmith (trans.)/ Old Danish folk dances described by the Association for the Promotion of Folk Dances (Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme). -[ first part]. Copenhagen: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1906, p.8.
-- 'Cross four dance' in: Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ Folk dances of Denmark, containing seventy-three dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 46.
-- 'Cross four dance' in: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Danish folk dances. Trans. by Viggo Bovbjerg [Chicago, IL]: Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, 1917. pp.12-13.

   
    Korsfiretur, Allingaabro, Randersegnen
Steps: løbetrin (run), hoptrin (step-hop), hopsa
Sheet music: (1) 358:245, (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Randersegnen. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 24-25.
Bars Part Dance progression:
1-8 (a) M L-hand star: All M form L-hand star and hold R arm around partner's waist. W places L hand on partner's L shoulder. Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, all circle CCW 16 løbetrin.
1-8   W L-hand star: Without stopping, partners change places as follows: M drop hold, and each leads partner in front over to his L side while moving slightly to his R, and placing L arm around partner's waist. W lift L arm over partner's head and form L-hand star, and place R hand on partner's L shoulder.
All continue running CCW, 16 løbetrin.
|:9-16:| (b) Chain: All dance R-hand chain, once round the set, 16 hoptrin.
|:17-24:| (c) Hopsa: Couples take closed waist-shoulder hold and, moving CCW, dance 16 hopsa steps.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Randersegnen. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 24-25.


Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-07-07, rev. 2022-02-15.

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