| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: Couples form closed circle and dance once around the circle CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Cross-overs: Couples 1 and 2, beginning with R foot, dance half-8s around couples 4 and 3 respectively, ie the couple to their left:
M passes behind the woman to his left (W4), through couple on the L, in front of M and on to opposite place. Meanwhile, W goes infront of W, passes through couple on the L, and behind W to opposite place, the woman passing through side couple first. 8 walking steps.
Simultaneously, couple 2 dances similarly through couple 3. Meanwhile, couples 3 and 4 open to allow couples 1 and 2 to pass through, W diagonally forward and to the right, M diagonally forward and to the left, and retire to place. 4 walking steps. |
| 17-24 | Couples 1 and 2 take waltz or polska hold, and swing on the spot, 8 buzz steps. | |
| 9-24 | Couples 1 and 2 repeat (b) to return to place, couples 3 and 4 opening as above. | |
| |:25-40:| | Repeat (b), couples 3 and 4 crossing and couples 1 and 2 opening. | |
| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: All take waltz hold with partner and swing on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | W 1-hand star: All W form R-hand star, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | M 2-hand star: All M form 2-hand star, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | W back basket: All W form back basket, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | M back basket: All M form back basket, and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle, and circle once round, 16 walking steps.` |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: All couples take waltz hold, and swing on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
See also YouTube videos from/with Spillemandsdansen på Lindegaarden 21-09-2010, Rebild Spillemændene, Rebild Spillemændene 2017, Spillemandslauget Østjydern plays Russisk Kontra from N.P.S. Willumsens notebooks. Krak, Beck & Bugge, Bugge, Høirup & Fox, de Fries, Hennings, Svolgart,Tarp, Poulsen, Tobiasen & Blåvandshuk Folkedanserforening.
Note: see also Russisk kontra fra Salling, Otte mands dans fra Salling, Otte mands dans fra Vendsyssel, and Berlinerkontra from Vejleegnen.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Randersegnen. 4:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 26-27.
See also:
-- Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. pp.18, 26.
-- Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Old Danish folk dances.
trans. by Finn Dyhr. Copenhagen: Association for the promotion of folk dances (Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme), 1960. p.30.
Translation: L. Ruus, Oakville, 2020-06-26, rev. 2022-11-05.
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