Lollands kontra

Country: Lolland, Denmark
Type: set dance or mixer
Formation: 8-10 couples in a closed circle. W facing out, M facing into circle.
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), reverse buzz step, walk, waltz
Music: 358:461

Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-4:| 1 (a) All dance 16 buzz steps moving CW, M with regular buzz steps, W with reverse buzz steps.
5   (b) In closed circle, all stamp 3 times (M:L R L; W:R L R) [with nod to corner].
6   All stamp 3 times (M:R L R; W:L R L) [with nod to partner].
7-8   Holding R-hands with partner, dance 1/2 turn CW with 4 walking steps, and reform the closed circle. M are now facing out of the circle and W facing in.
5-8   All repeat (1 b), [M with reverse buzz steps, W with regular buzz steps].
|:9-12:|   (c) M drop handhold with corner, all M dance in front of partner and past her to an outer circle [ie maintaining R-hand hold with partner, continue turning CW, through original place, and continuing half-way CW into outside circle], moving CCW with walking steps, arms folded on chest, around the set to meet partner. Meanwhile, all W in an inner circle walk CW, hands on hips. 16 walking steps.
Finish in waltz hold with partner [turning 1/4 turn CW].
[If done with fewer than 8 or more than 10 couples, stop at eg 7th oncoming dancer, including original partner, and dance part (d) with new partner.]
|:13-16:|   (d) All dance turning waltz, around the set. [M dances 1st waltz step backwards in LOD.]
    Parts (b), (c) and (d) are as above in all sequences.
|:1-4:| 2 (a) All W form closed circle and dance CW. 16 buzz steps.
|:1-4:| 3 (a) All M form closed circle and dance CW. 16 buzz steps.
|:1-4:| 4 (a) All W form closed circle and dance CW. 16 buzz steps.
|:1-4:| 5 (a) All M form R-hand star. 16 buzz steps CW.
|:1-4:| 6 (a) All couples form a closed circle. 16 buzz steps CW.
|:1-4:|   The dance finishes with all couples in waltz hold, swinging partner CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.

See videos from KØST2017 and YouTube Team Bornholm and an unnamed group

This was one of the combined dances at Nordlek 2018 in Falun.
For Nordlek 2018, only sequences 1, 2, 3 and the finish were danced.

Printed sources:

Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2017-09-25, rev. 2021-06-30.


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