Country: Denmark
See also:
Lotte gik [Denmark],
Raabiku [Estonia],
Raatikko [Finland],
Manchester [Germany],
Lottistå [Norway],
Laditå|Lott ist tod [Sweden],
Manchester galop [Australia]
The Danish dance [USA]
Type: couple dance
Formation: any number of couples in open circle, waltz hold, M backs to centre, W facing into centre
Steps: sidesteps, polka
Music: 358:441;
Recordings:
Henry Hansens Spillemandskvartet Les Lanciers track B5;
Spillemandslauget Østjyderne Nordiske legestuemelodier track 04 &
track 09.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Starting with ML/WR foot, dance 4 slow sidesteps forward in LOD. |
| 5-8 | Starting with MR/WL foot, dance 7 quick sidesteps back in RLOD. | |
| 1-8 | Repeat (a). | |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Starting with ML/WR foot, dance 16 polka steps, turning CW as a couple, and moving in LOD. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
See also variations in YouTube video
Source:
Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Legestuen. 5th ed. København; Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1983, p. 20.
See also:
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