Pero

Country: Fyn, Denmark
Type: circle mixer
Formation: any number of couples in an open circle. M facing in LOD, W facing in RLOD.
Steps: pivot, sidesteps, walk
Music: any 2/4-time music, with a moderate tempo.

    Dance progression
1-4 (a) All dance dos-à-dos with partner, passing R shoulder. 8 walking steps.
5-8   All pass partner by R shoulder, and next oncoming dancer by L shoulder. 8 walking steps.
1-8   Repeat (a).
9-12 (b) All take waltz hold with new partner (5th person), and dance 4 sidesteps towards centre of circle (9-10), followed by 4 sidesteps away from centre (11-12).
13-16   Still in waltz hold, dance 8 pivot steps, turning CW and moving in LOD.
9-16   All promenade, in couples, around in set, moving in LOD. 16 walking steps.
    Repeat from (a) as desired.

Source: Jensen, Poul Skåup & Gertrud Weensgård De fynske bondedans. Fåborg: De Fynske, juni 1990. p. 28.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-04-30


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