Country: 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.
Music
W1 M1
M3 W4
W3 M4
M2 W2
Steps: see Steps
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | upnotes | |
| 5-8 | Courtesy to own partner. | |
| 9-12 | 1 (a) | Advance & retire: M1 and W2 dance towards each other with one chassé and 2 walking steps, finishing with a nod to opposite. They dance backwards to place, also with a chassé and two walking steps. |
| 13-16 | M1 and W2 again dance towards each other, take R hand in R hand, dance once around CW and finish in place, 3 chassés and two walking steps. | |
| 17-20 | (b) | Cross over: M1 and M2 place R arm around partner's waist, and hold partners L hand in own L hand.
Couples 1 and 2 change places with 3 chassés and 2 walking steps, couple 2 opening for couple 1 to pass through. At the opposite place, couples turn CCW, M backwards and W forwards, to face into the set. |
| 21-24 | Couples 1 and 2 return to place as above. This time couple 1 opens for couple 2. 3 chassés and 2 walking steps.
At own place, couples turn CCW, M backwards and W forwards, to face into the set. |
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| 1-4 | (c) | Courtesy & turn corner: All turn to face corner. Step to the left, deep courtesy to corner (1-2), followed by step to the right, deep courtesy to corner (3-4). |
| 5-8 | All take L hand in L with corner, dance once round CCW with corner and return to place, 3 chassé steps and 2 walking steps. | |
| 2 | M2 and W1 dance part (a).
Couples 1 and 2 dance part (b), couple 1 opens first. |
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| 3 | M3 and W4 dance part (a).
Couples 3 and 4 dance part (b), couple 1 opens first. |
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| 4 | M4 and W3 dance part (a).
Couples 3 and 4 dance part (b), couple 1 opens first. |
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| The sequence ends with one clap on the last beat. |
Note: always followed by La Victoria.
Videos: see Videos
Provenance: see Provenance
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Les Lanciers. 2nd ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1997, p. 7.
See also: see See also
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-01-13, rev. 2022-08-23
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