Country: south Schleswig, (formerly) Denmark
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in a closed circle.
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step),
sideløbstrin (slip step), walk
Sheet music: 358:708.
Usually done to rakes of Mallow 1733.
Same music as: Dronningens dans and
ottetalsdans.
Recordings:
Fiedel Michel Retrospective track 09 [YouTube];
R. Osterholz mm [Dancilla];
Spillemandsgruppen Lunterne track 15;
Tramp 'rakes of London' Tramp 3 track A6;
Trunderup Spillemændene Dansk spillemandsmusik track 15.
The new Columbia fiddlers Fiddle tunes of the Lewis & Clark eratrack 12 [YouTube];
unattributed YouTube
See also numerous recordings of 'rakes of Mallow' in collection of the Internet Archive.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Advance & retire: All advance 4 walking steps into the circle (1-2). Retire ditto (3-4) |
| 5-8 | Circle CW: All dance 8 slip steps moving CW in the circle. | |
| 1-4 | Advance & retire: All again advance 4 walking steps into the circle (1-2). Retire ditto (3-4) | |
| 5-8 | Circle CCW: All dance 8 slip steps moving CCW in the circle. | |
| 9-12 | (b) | Clapping: Drop handhold and face partner. Clap 3 times in own hands in front (9), 3 claps in own hands behind the back (10), 3 claps in own hands in front (11), 3 claps in partner's hands (12). |
| 13-16 | Swing: Take waltz hold with partner and turn CW on the spot, 8 buzz steps.
Finish facing corner. |
|
| 9-16 | Repeat (b) with corner, who becomes new partner. | |
| Repeat from (a) as long as the musicians are willing to play. |
See YouTube videos [unattributed] and Havnedans i Roskilde 2015(?)
Source: Sørensen, Pia & Per/ 55 gamle folkedanse fra forskellige egne, I. Kolding:s.n., 2003. p.58
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2019-03-17, rev. 2022-05-30.
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