Pedersen/Petersen/Peilsen, Læsø

Country: Læsø, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 2 couples, facing.
Recordings: Fladstrand Spillemændene Spillemandsmusik med liv & sjæl (FSCD20061) track 03; Herlev-Kvintetten Kredsen runt II 1993 (DFSCD2) track 04; Kvasir Nye sko (GO0306) track 03; Mortensen, Hartvig Traditionel musik fra Læsø 1995 (DFS5) track 06 [YouTube]; Mølposen Tværs track 10; Rannok track 01 [YouTube]; Spillemandsgruppen Lunterne (LNTCD02) track 11.

    Petersen, Læsø - Krak et al version:
Formation: 2 couples, facing.
Steps: svingtrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk)
Sheet music: (1) 358:562 'Petersen nr.94' efter Madvig Vilsen, or (2) Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 84, 167-169. (3) Grüner-Nielsen, H./ Læsøfolk i gamle dage. (Danmarks Folkeminder Nr. 29) København: Det Schønbergske Forlag, 1924. p.250.
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-4:| 1 (a) Circle: All form closed circle and dance CW (1-4), 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW (1-4), 8 walking steps.
[According to Krak, bars 1-4 are only repeated in part (1 (a). Whether or not bars 1-4 are repeated in the subsequent sequences (parts) will depend on which of the music sources above is used.]
5-12   (b) W turn: Both W turn individually CW on the spot, hands on hips, [16] buzz steps. On the last beat, both W put R hand around waist of opposite W, L hand on opposite's upper arm, R sides together.
[The Grüner-Nielsen source, below, gives this as an R-in-R hand hold.]
13-17   Both W turn together on the spot, CW, [10] buzz steps.
5-12   (c) M turn: Both M take R-in-R thumb hold, and circle CW, [16] walking steps.
13-17   Both M place [own] L hand over own R hand, and turn CW on the spot, [10] buzz steps.
    Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences.
1-4 2 (a) Swing partner: Both couples take waltz/polska hold and dance CW on the spot, [8] buzz steps.
1-4 3 (a) Swing partner: Both couples take waltz/polska hold and dance CW on the spot, [8] buzz steps.
1-4 4 (a) Swing partner: Both couples take waltz/polska hold and dance CW on the spot, [8] buzz steps.
1-4 5 (a) One-hand star: All 4 dancers take R-hand star, with thumb hold, and dance CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-4),
[then L-hand star, with thumb hold, and dance CCW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-4)].
[The Grüner-Nielsen source describes this as only turning CW.]
1-4 6 (a) 2-hand star: All 4 dancers form 2-hand star and dance CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-4), [and CCW, 8 walking steps (1-4)].
1-4 7 (a) Circle: Repeat 1 (a).
1-4   Swing partner: The dance finishes with couples in waltz/polska hold dancing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.

Notes:
-- in 2-couple dances, the normal sequences (parts) on Læsø are collapsed, namely one-hand stars for M and W and two-hand stars for M and W, and closed circles for M and W are eliminated, resulting in only 8 sequences (parts).
-- sometimes the musician would add a few beats before beginning the next sequence (part).
-- Pedersen|Petersen is always followed by 3-4 strokes on the violin bow and then Enkelt kæde fra Læsø.
-- according to the Grüner-Nielsen source, a variant of the same tune, somewhat expanded, is found in a manuscript nodebook from Himmerland, in which it is entitled 'Petersens dans'.
-- while Petersen is now one of the best known tunes on Læsø, in previous centuries it was known in many other parts of Denmark.

Source: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 84-85, 167-169.
See also:
-- Grüner-Nielsen, H./ Læsøfolk i gamle dage. (Danmarks Folkeminder Nr. 29) København: Det Schønbergske Forlag, 1924. p.250.

   
    Petersen, Læsø - FFF version:
Formation: 2 couples, facing.
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk)
Sheet music: (1) efter Ole Søegaard, (2) 'Pedersen & enkelt kæde' efter Ole Søegaard, (3) 358:562.
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-4:| 1 (a) Circle: All form closed circle and dance CW (1-4), 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW (1-4), 8 walking steps.
5-8   (b) W turn: Both W turn individually CW on the spot, hands on hips, 8 buzz steps.
9-12   Both W hold R hand on opposite's waist and L hand on opposite's upper arm, and turn CW together on the spot, 8 buzz steps.
5-8   (c) M turn: Both M take R-in-R hold, and circle CW, 8 walking steps.
9-12   Both M take crossed hand hold and turn CW on the spot, 8 buzz steps.
    Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences.
In sequences 2, 4 and 6, part (c) (M turn) is danced before part (b) (W turn).
|:1-4:| 2 (a) Swing partner: Couples take waltz/polska hold with partner and dance CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-4:| 3 (a) Swing partner: Couples take waltz/polska hold with partner and dance CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-4:| 4 (a) Swing partner: Couples take waltz/polska hold with partner and dance CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-4:| 5 (a) One-hand star: All 4 dancers take R-hand star, with thumb hold, and dance CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-4). Ditto CCW in L-hand star, 8 walking steps (1-4).
|:1-4:| 6 (a) 2-hand star: All 4 dancers form 2-hand star and dance CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-4). Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps (1-4).
|:1-4:| 7 (a) Circle: All 4 dancers form closed circle and dance CW on the spot, 8 walking steps (1-4). Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps (1-4).
|:1-4:|   Swing partner: The dance finishes with couples in waltz/polska hold dancing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.

See video from KØST2017

Notes: Pedersen|Petersen is always followed by Enkelt kæde fra Læsø.

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Vendsyssel og Læsø . 2 opl. København, 1982 pp. 42-43.

See videos from YouTube with Jydsk på Næsen, Jansberg & Sørensen 2014 Trio THG 2010, Bugge, Eget & Davis Maack 2009, Wolf, Damgård, Bugge & Krak 2012 (at 2:50).
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2017-05-01, rev. 2022-05-23.

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