Country: Bornholm, Denmark
Type: progressive longways set dance
Formation: reversed longways set for 3 couples in a set of 'as many as will', ie M to the L (as seen from
the music),
W to the R. Couples are numbered 1, 2, 3, 1, 2 etc from the top of the set (closest to the music).
Step: hoptrin (step-hop),
gangtrin (walk)
Sheet music: (1) Sørensen, Per. '
Danseindsamling på Bornholm 3'. in:
Dansens og musikkens rødder nr. 63, September 2001. [in Danish];
(2) Kantor Hans Johansen, 1877-1954, og hans indsamling af viser, musik og danse
[in Danish]
Recordings: [any anglaise in 2/4-time with appropriate structure (AABB,A=B=8) and tempo].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | R-elbow hook turn: M1 and M2, and simultaneously W1 and W2, take R-elbow hook and turn 2-1/2 times round, 16 step-hops.
Couple 1 finishes below couple 2, ie. in order 2-1-3. |
| 9-16 | (b) | R-hand star: Couples 1 and 3 form R-hand star, and circle once round, 8 walking steps.
Couple 1 finishes below couple 2, ie. in order 2-1-3. |
| 9-16 | Chain: Couples 1 and 2 dance R-hand chain, beginning with R hand to partner, 8 walking steps.
Couple 1 finishes below couple 2, ie. in order 2-1-3. Repeat from (a) as desired. At repeat, couple 1 dances with couple 3 while couple 2 stands over, etc. |
Provenance: Documented by farm owner Westh in Rutsker, who was in possession of Lind's publication of 18 old set
dances from Bornholm [see below].
Original description: Longways set. Active couple swings 2 times round with M1 and W1 [ie couple 2],
after which they turn in a star with M2 and W2 [ie couple 3], and thereafter 'double chain' with M1 and W1 [ie couple 2].
Source: Sørensen, Per. '
Danseindsamling på Bornholm 3'. in:
Dansens og musikkens rødder nr. 63, September 2001. [in Danish];
See also:
-- Kantor Hans Johansen, 1877-1954, og hans indsamling af viser, musik og danse
[in Danish]
-- Lind, Eyvind '18 borrinjholmska opstæljedansa' in: Jul paa Bornholm, 1959. [in Danish]
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2022-09-22.
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