Country: Ølgod & Vejle Vesteregn, Denmark
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle.
Sheet music:
[See also a number of 2/4 and 4/4 time 'polsk' tunes in: Grüner Nielsen, H./
Vore ældste folkedanse: langdans og polskdans - musikbilag. , including nrs 17, 27-35, 37-50.]
Recordings:
Bachætte 'polskdans fra Vejle Vesteregn' Kredsen rundt 2 track 19;
Baltinget 'Powerpolsk, 2 polskdanse fra Wilhem Hansens nodebog, Blåvand' Alive track 06;
Bugge, Krstian 'Springdans & Grønne Aal' Dæily June Tune #9 [YouTube];
Bugge, Krstian mm 'pohlsk dans, nr 7 fra Jens Millersen Bergs nodebog, Ringkøbing amt' Totakt-pols track 07;
Bugge, Krstian mm 'polsk, nr 112 efter J C Nielsens nodebog, Ribe amt' Totakt-pols track 09;
Bugge, Krstian mm 'polsk, nr 344 efter J C Nielsens nodebog, Ribe amt' Totakt-pols track 16;
Bugge, Krstian mm 'polsk, nr 345 efter J C Nielsens nodebog, Ribe amt' Totakt-pols track 11;
Fynbokvartetten 'polsk dans' Folkedans for begyndere track B10;
Holstebro Folkedanserforening 'polskdans fra Ølgod' Folkedans med Arne Bech track 21;
Jelling Spillemandslaug 'Polsk no. 18 & 19' Mads Nielsen, Tiufkjær Mark 1837-1849 track 19;
Lilholt, Lars & Per Next Stop Svabonius track 09(a);
Phønix 'storm polsk' Udbrud track 02(a);
Spillemandslauget Tramp 'polskdans fra Vejle Vesteregn' Tramp 3 track A7.
| Polskdans fra Vejle Vesteregn, aka Gammel totur fra Vejle
Steps: polka, walk Sheet music: (1) 'polskdans fra Vejle Vesteregnen' 358:340; (2) 'gammel totur fra Vejle Vesteregnen' 358:340; (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Vejle Vesteregn. 5 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 44-45. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: In closed circle, all circle CW, 16 walking steps (1-8). Ditto CCW, 16 walking steps (1-8). |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Polka: All take polka or polska hold with partner, and dance turning polka, moving in LOD (CCW), 16 polka steps. |
| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain, 32 walking steps. Stop at the next oncoming dancer (=new partner) giving R hand at the end of the repeat. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Polka: Repeat (1 (b). |
| Repeat from (2 (a)) as desired.
See videos from/with Folkets Hus Spillefolk 2010, Familieferiebornholm 2011, Knorifas 2015, De Trådløse Norner, Nu & Da 2015 Ramsø Spillemandslaug 2015, Rejseorkestret 2017, Varde 2019 Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Vejle Vesteregn. 5 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 44-45. | ||
| Polskdans fra Ølgod:
Steps: hopsa, polka, walk Sheet music: (1) 358:617 (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Hardsyssel. 2:a opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 40-41. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Circle: All circle CW (1-8), 8 hopsa steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), 8 hopsa steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Progress: All take R-hand hold with partner, and turn twice round on the spot, 8 hopsa steps. |
| 9-16 | All take L-hand hold with corner [=new partner, M moving LOD, W moving RLOD], and turn 1-1/2 time round on the spot, 8 hopsa steps. On the last step, M turns 1/2 turn CCW to finish on new partner's L side. | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Promenade: All take side-car position with new partner (M: R arm around W's waist, W: L hand on M's R shoulder), all begin with outside (ML/WR) foot and promenade 16 slow walking steps [in LOD]. |
| |:25-32:| | (d) | Polka: All take waltz hold, and dance 16 lively [turning] polka steps, turning CW and moving CCW in the circle. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
With each repeat, M move one place CCW, W move one place CW in the circle, in the middle of (b). |
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| Final repeat: | ||
| |:1-8:| | (a) | All form closed circle, and dance CW and CCW, 16 hopsa steps. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | All take waltz hold with current partner, and dance 16 hopsa steps moving in LOD.
See video from/with Faurboegnens Folkedanserforening 2023 Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Hardsyssel. 2:a opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 40-41. |
See also:
-- Grüner Nielsen, H./ Vore ældste folkedanse: langdans og polskdans - musikbilag. København: Det Schønbergske
Forlag, 1917.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2015-08-12, rev. 2023-10-23
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