Country: Skærbæk, Sønderjylland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: sets of 2 couples each
Steps: hopsa,
reel (jig step), step-hop
Sheet music: 358:339: Vesterbopolsk. Alternatively, use
En lille nisse rejste comp. by J.C. Gebauer.
Recordings:
Råbergs Spillemandskvartet Gammeldavs aften med ... track B4;
Mikkelsen, Verner Village folk dances track B5;
Spillemandslauget Tramp no. 3 track B7.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | All dance 8 step-hops moving CW (1-8). Ditto CCW (1-8). |
| 9-16 | (b) | Couples take waltz hold with partner and dance 8 hopsa steps turning once round CW. |
| 9-16 | Still in waltz hold, couples turn CCW on the spot. Both hop backwards on R foot, holding L foot out to the side with foot close to the floor. 16 hop steps. | |
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | All drop hold and with hands on hips, beginning with ML/WR foot, dance 8 reel (jig) steps facing partner. Turn, and dance 8 reel steps facing corner, who becomes new partner. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | All take waltz hold with new partner (=corner) and repeat (1 (b)). |
| |:1-8:||:9-16:| | Repeat (2 (a) and (b)) as desired. |
Provenance: Original description by Andreas Otterstrøm about 1932. He found the dance in several places, and chose to describe the variant from Skærbæk. The dance was known all over south- and sønderjylland, and was also known as 'Vesterbopolsk'.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Gamle sønderjyske danse. 2:n udg. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 2007, pp. 43-44.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-01-15.
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