Country: Sjælland, Falster, Mors & Jylland, Denmark
Type: set dance
| Pirrevals, Nordsjælland
Formation: 3 couples in a closed circle. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'pirrevals fra Falster' 358:15, 2/4 ♩.=120 (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Tolv danske folkedanse. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme 1920. p.14., (3) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger, 1988. p.56., (4) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse Trans. by Ib Nielsen & Deborah Jones. 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. p.55., (5) Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ Folk dances of Denmark, containing seventy-three dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 67. Recordings: Andreasen, Mogens 'pirrevals fra Falster' [YouTube]; Bror Kalles Kapel 'pierrevals' [Internet Archive]; Jensen & Bugge Sving egen cd 1 track 22; Polyphon Danse Orkester [Internet Archive]; Polyphon Danse Orkester 'pirre vals + klapfinale' (1931) [Internet Archive]; Ramsø Spillemandslaug Favoritter track 06; Ramsø Spillemandslaug Så rykker det track 08; Thy Spillemandslaug track 10. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Elbow-hook chain: Men dance CCW, women CW. Right elbow hook with own partner, L elbow hook with next, R with third, and L with own partner turning 1/2 turn CCW. 8 walking steps. |
| 13-16 | Chain back, M dancing CW and W CCW. R elbow to first, L elbow to second, R
elbow to partner, turning 1/2 turn CW back to place. 8 walking steps.
[If there isn't time to take R elbow with partner before the bar is over, skip it, and begin on the next sequence.] |
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| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 5 (a) | W back basket: Women's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 6 (a) | M back basket: Men's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 7 (a) | W back basket: Women's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 8 (a) | M back basket: Men's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 9 (a) | W back basket: Women's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 10 (a) | M back basket: Men's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 11 (a) | All back basket: All couples circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | Swing: Dance finishes with swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See video from Varde 2019, and on YouTube with/from: Skralleklubben, Nytårslegestue Greve 2019 Provenance: According to Christiansen, this is a Sjællandsk version of what is known as trekant elsewhere in Denmark,
and is likely over two hundred years old. It was commonly danced in the country side until after WWII, and is still
danced in the area of Holbæk. On Jylland, it is called sekstur or
trekant, and is still danced in many places, usually to
6/8-time music to many different tunes, and there they dance pivot steps instead of buzz steps.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle danske folkedanse hefte III.
5th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1983. pp. 12-13.
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| Pirrevals, Falster
Formation: 3 couples in a closed circle. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'pirrevals fra Falster' 358:15, 2/4 ♩.=120 (2) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger, 1988. pp.55-56., (3) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse Trans. by Ib Nielsen & Deborah Jones. 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. pp.55-56., Recordings: Andreasen, Mogens 'pirrevals fra Falster' [YouTube]; Bror Kalles Kapel 'pierrevals' [Internet Archive]; Jensen & Bugge Sving egen cd 1 track 22; Polyphon Danse Orkester [Internet Archive]; Polyphon Danse Orkester 'pirre vals + klapfinale' (1931) [Internet Archive]; Ramsø Spillemandslaug Favoritter track 06; Ramsø Spillemandslaug Så rykker det track 08; Thy Spillemandslaug track 10. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Elbow-chain: Men dance CCW, women CW. Right elbow with own partner, L elbow with next, R elbow with third, and L elbow with own partner turning 1/2 turn CCW. 8 walking steps. |
| 13-16 | Chain back, M dancing CW and W CCW. R elbow to first, L elbow to second, R elbow to partner,
turning 1/2 turn CCW back to place. 8 walking steps.
[If there isn't time to take R elbow with partner before the bar is over, skip it, and begin on the next sequence.] |
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| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | W back basket: Women's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | M back basket: Men's circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 5 (a) | All back basket: All couples circle, back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | Swing: Dance finishes with swing partner, waltz hold, CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
Source: Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds,
Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og
Idrætsforeninger, 1988. p.56.
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| Pirrevals, Falster - simplified version
Formation: 3any number of couples in a closed circle. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'pirrevals fra Falster' 358:15, 2/4 ♩.=120 (2) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger, 1988. p.55., (3) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse Trans. by Ib Nielsen & Deborah Jones. 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. p.55., Recordings: Andreasen, Mogens 'pirrevals fra Falster' [YouTube]; Bror Kalles Kapel 'pierrevals' [Internet Archive]; Jensen & Bugge Sving egen cd 1 track 22; Polyphon Danse Orkester [Internet Archive]; Polyphon Danse Orkester 'pirre vals + klapfinale' (1931) [Internet Archive]; Ramsø Spillemandslaug Favoritter track 06; Ramsø Spillemandslaug Så rykker det track 08; Thy Spillemandslaug track 10. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Circle: All circle to L [CW], 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Elbow-chain: Take R elbow hook with partner and turn once round CW on the spot, 4 walking steps.
Take L elbow hook with corner and turn once round CCW on the spot, 4 walking steps. Ie. dance figure-8 with partner and corner. |
| 13-16 | Repeat (b), finishing in original place. | |
| 1-8 | Repeat from (a) as desired.
The dance finishes with part (a). Source: Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse Trans. by Ib Nielsen & Deborah Jones. 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere,
Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, 1993. p.55.
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| Smedens pærevals, Kalundborg-egnen, Sjælland
Formation: 3 couples in a closed circle. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) after Rannok aka 'pirrevals i D', 2/4 ♩.=104 (2) Sørensen, Pia & Per/ VII: 28 gamle folkedanse fra Sjælland, Lolland, Fyn og Øerne. Kolding:s.n., 2000. p.12. Recordings: Andreasen, Mogens 'pæreval fra Rødvig' [YouTube]; Rannok Gammelt, nyt, lånt og blåt track 02 [YouTube]; Rannok Live [YouTube]; Syddansk Folkemusik Talentskole [YouTube]. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Chain: Beginning with a stamp, all dance R-hand chain to first meeting with partner, take L elbow hook with partner and turn 1/2 turn CCW, stamp, and chain back to place, 16 walking steps. |
| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-4:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 4 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold, on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 5 (a) | W basket: Women's circle, front/back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 6 (a) | M basket: Men's circle, front/back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 7 (a) | W basket: Women's circle, front/back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 8 (a) | M basket: Men's circle, front/back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 9 (a) | W basket: Women's circle, front/back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 10 (a) | M basket: Men's circle, front/back basket hold, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 11 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | Swing: Dance finishes with swing partner, waltz hold, on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See YouTube video with Danish Folkdancers of Toronto [in a 4-couple set].
Provenance: the dance was documented by Christian Olsen, from 'Torpelund', Eskebjerg near Kalundborg (1881-1968). Christian Olsen came from a family
of musicians and interested in history. He collected many tunes, and published 3 pamphlets of Gamle danse fra Nordvestsjælland
[Old dances from Northwest Zealand]. His entire collection of tunes is now in Dansk Folkemindesamling [Danish Folklore Archives],
where this dance is preserved along with 6-7 others on a few sheets of paper, which he entitled "Attempt to describe the steps in
the following dances". Archive # 1951/30 IX G:27.
Source:
Sørensen, Pia & Per/ VII: 28 gamle folkedanse fra Sjælland, Lolland, Fyn og Øerne. Kolding:s.n., 2000. pp.12-13.
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| Gue venner (trekant med ture), Mors
Formation: 3 couples in a closed circle. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), totrin (pivot), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: 358:178 Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
| 5-12 | (b) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain to first meeting with partner, take L elbow hook with partner, turn 1/2 turn CCW, and chain back to place, 16 walking steps. |
| 13-20 | (c) | Pivot: All take closed waist-shoulder hold with partner and dance[CW] around the set, 16 pivot steps. |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-4:| | 2 (a) | Swing: All take waltz hold with partner and swing, on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Swing: All take waltz hold with partner and swing, on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 4 (a) | W one-hand star: All W form R-hand star and circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 5 (a) | M one-hand star: All M form R-hand star and circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 6 (a) | W circle: All W cross arms and form closed circle, and circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 7 (a) | M circle: All M cross arms and form closed circle, and circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 8 (a) | W gue venner (back basket): All W form back basket, and circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 9 (a) | M gue venner (back basket): All M form back basket, and circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 10 (a) | Circle: All circle [CW and CCW], 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | Swing: the dance finishes in waltz hold with partner, swing, on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See video from KØST2017. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 21-22. |
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| Trekant med vals, Sydjylland
Formation: 3 couples in a closed circle. Steps: svingtrin (buzz step), valstrin (waltz), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: 358:63 Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain to first meeting with partner, take L elbow hook with partner, and turn 1/2 turn CCW (9-16), 8 waltz steps. |
| 9-16 | All chain back to place, take R elbow hook with partner, and turn 1/2 turn CW (9-16), 8 waltz steps. | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner and dance turning waltz around the set, 16 waltz steps. |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | One-hand turn: All take one-hand hold [R-in-R hand] with partner and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Front-crossed turn: All take front-crossed hold with partner and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | W one-hand star: All W form R-hand star and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | M one-hand star: All M form R-hand star and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | W circle: All W form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | M circle: All M form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | Circle: All form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps.
The dance finishes with part (8 (c)). See video from KØST2017. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra forskellige egne. 3 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 22-23. |
| Pær' vals, Vestjylland
Formation: 4 couples in a closed circle. Steps: svingtrin (buzz step), valstrin (waltz), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: 358:455 [or any waltz with appropriate structure (AABB,A=B=8) and tempo 6/8 ♩.=88.] Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All circle CW, 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Waltz: In waltz hold with partner, all circle CCW around the set, 16 Wienervals steps. |
| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-4:| | 2 (a) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain around the set, 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain around the set, 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 4 (a) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain around the set, 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 5 (a) | W circle: W form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 6 (a) | M circle: M form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 7 (a) | W back basket: W form circle with back basket hold and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 8 (a) | M back basket: M form circle with back basket hold and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 9 (a) | Circle: All form closed circle, and circle CW, 8 walking steps, and CCW, 8 walking steps.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Legestuen. 5:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1983, p. 40. |
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