Norsk fjeldmarch, Lolland-Falster, Vendsyssel, Læsø


Country of origin: Lolland-Falster, Vendsyssel, Læsø, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 1 Man and 2 Women, all facing LOD. M stands in the middle (WL-M-WR).

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    Norsk fjeldmarch, Lolland-Falster
Formation: 1 Man and 2 Women, all facing LOD. M stands in the middle, somewhat in front of the 2 W, holding a kerchief in each hand. W on the L (WL) holds kerchief in her L hand, W on the R (WR) holds kerchief in her R hand. The 2 W hold a third kerchief between them, behind M's back. Hold on kerchieves is maintained throughout.
Steps: vals (waltz)
Sheet music:
(1) 359:470
(2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2nd ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1996, pp. 22-23.
Recordings:
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-8:| (a) Promenade: All dance 16 small waltz steps forward in LOD. M flirts alternately with the two W.
9-12 (b) Figuré: M dances backwards under the Womens joined arms (with kerchief). 4 waltz steps.
Meanwhile, the 2 W dance forwards with 2 waltz steps and turn one full turn with 2 waltz steps, LW turning CW, and RW turning CCW, ie towards the M.
All three dancers finish facing in LOD.
13-16   M dances forwards under the Ws joined arms (with kerchief). 4 waltz steps.
Meanwhile, the 2 W dance backwards with 2 waltz steps and turn one full turn with 2 waltz steps, LW turning CCW, and RW turning CW, ie away from the M.
All three dancers finish facing in LOD.
9-16   Repeat (b).
Repeat from (a) as desired.

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Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2nd ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1996, pp. 22-23.

   
    Norsk fjældmarch, Vendsyssel
Formation: 1 Man and 2 Women, all facing LOD. M stands in the middle (WL-M-WR).
Steps: hoptrin (step-hop) appel (stomp)
Sheet music:
(1) 358:3,
(2) Burchenal, Elizabeth/ Folk dances of Denmark. New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 44.
[Same tune as Te æ fja' Si'e or Heidilit, kom herom!, Himmerland, but 3/4 time.]
Recordings: Flemming Fiol [YouTube]; RCA Victor Folk Dance Orchestra 'Norwegian mountain march' 1952 [Internet Archive]; Victor Band 'Norwegian mountain march' 1926 [Internet Archive];
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-8:| (a) Promenade: All begin with L foot, and dance 16 hoptrin forward in LOD.
9-16 (b) Figuré: M begins with a stomp and dances backward under W joined arms (9-10) with 2 hoptrin.
WL dances under M's R arm, turning CW behind him, 2 hoptrin (11-12). WR turns CCW under M's R arm (13-14), with 2 hoptrin. Finally M turns CW under his R arm (15-16), with 2 hoptrin. All 8 hoptrin are danced smoothly.
9-16   Repeat (b), but without the stomp.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle danske folkedanse hefte I. 7:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1976, pp. 8-9.
See also:
-- 'Norwegian mountain march' in: Burchenal, Elizabeth/ Folk dances of Denmark. New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 44.
-- 'Norwegian mountain march' in: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Danish folk dances. Trans. by Viggo Bovbjerg [Chicago, IL]: Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, 1917. p.14-15.
-- 'Norwegian mountain march' in: Hanson, Lida Saboni & Laura Wolcott Goldsmith (trans.)/ Old Danish folk dances described by the Association for the Promotion of Folk Dances (Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme). -[ first part]. Copenhagen: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1906. p.7.

   
    Norsk fjeldmarch, Læsø
Formation: 1 Man and 2 Women, all facing LOD. M stands in the middle, somewhat in front of the 2 W, holding a kerchief in each hand. W on the L (WL) holds kerchief in her L hand, W on the R (WR) holds kerchief in her R hand. The 2 W join free hands behind M's back. Hold on kerchieves is maintained throughout.
Steps: stoppetrin (step-close), vals (waltz)
Sheet music:
(1) 358:3
(2) after Levy Wilsen 1982, p. 80 in: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 78, 165.
[Same tune as Te æ fja' Si'e or Heidilit, kom herom!, Himmerland, but 3/4 time.]
Recordings: Flemming Fiol [YouTube]; RCA Victor Folk Dance Orchestra 'Norwegian mountain march' 1952 [Internet Archive]; Victor Band 'Norwegian mountain march' 1926 [Internet Archive];
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-8:| (a) Promenade: All dance 16 stoppetrin forward in LOD.
9-16 (b) Figuré: M dances backward under the Ws joined arms (9-10) with 2 stoppetrin (9-10).
WR dances under her L arm, as M dances out to the side of WL and in toward the centre of the set, 2 stoppetrin (11-12). WL turns her R arm, as M dances up in front of the two W, and finishes facing them (13-14) with 2 stoppetrin. Finally M turns CW under his R arm to return to original position (15-16), 2 stoppetrin.
9-16   Repeat (b).
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

Provenance: all steps are in waltz rhythm, and hold on the kerchief is not dropped at any point in the dance. The dance and the tune are also known in Vendsyssel, the Randers area, and Lolland-Falster. Norsk Fjeldmarch was normally followed by Den toppede høne, Læsø.
Source: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 78-79.


Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-03-15, rev. 2023-08-11.

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