Country: Hjelm, Møn og Nørre Radsted, Østlolland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, facing in LOD, arms hanging at sides
Steps: menuet, run
Music: (1) 358:167,
(2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2nd ed. København:
Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996, p. 58.
Recordings: De Ullbjerg Spillemænd track A4,
Spillemandslauget Tramp Og saa videre track B1.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Promenade; All dance menuet steps forward in LOD, beside partner. 4 menuet steps. |
| 1-8 | All W dance 4 menuet steps CCW once around M in front of partner (ie as if giving L hand to next M in LOD, first corner). Meanwhile all M turn to face RLOD, dancing 1st step of 1st minuet step backwards, and then dance CCW around next W in RLOD (ie first corner), 4 menuet steps.
Finish facing in LOD, beside first corner. |
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| 9-16 | All dance menuet steps forward in LOD, beside first corner. 4 menuet steps. | |
| 9-16 | All M dance 4 menuet steps CCW once around original partner (second corner). Meanwhile all W turn to face RLOD, dancing 1st step of 1st minuet step backwards, and then dance CCW around original partner (ie second corner), 4 menuet steps.
Finish facing in LOD, beside original partner. |
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| 17-20 | (b) | Pisken: Couples with back crossed hold, and beginning with R foot, dance 8 running steps forward in LOD. |
| 21-24 | Couples turn once round CCW on the spot, M backwards, W forwards. 8 running steps. | |
| 17-24,|:25-32:| | Repeat (b) 3 times. | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
Provenance: The dance was originally described by Erik Jensen, and dance and music are based on information provided by property owner and musician Jørgen Romme, of Nørre Radsted.
See video from KØST2017 and YouTube videos from/with: Jylland Øst at Nordlek 2015; Øhavskvadrillen-free program at DM i Folkedans 2014
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2nd ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996, pp. 58-60.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-02-11, rev. 2022-10-10.
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