Country: Roskildeegnen, Sjælland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 6 couples in closed circle.
Steps:
hurretrin (buzz steps), step-hop.
Music: 358:518; sheet music
Recordings: Skævingekvarteten Gamle danse fra Sjælland II track A3.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | All form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops. |
| 1-8 | All form closed circle, and dance CCW, 8 step-hops. | |
| 9-16 | (b) | All M take waltz hold with partner and swing on the spot, 8 buzz steps. |
| 9-16 | All M take waltz hold with next W originally on his R, ie CCW in the circle, and swing on the spot, 8 buzz ateps.
All M continue moving CCW around the set, dancing 8 buzz steps with each W in turn until he has danced with all 6 W. Note: All W stay still in place, only the M move. The music should play bars 9-16 as many times as there are couples in the set (ie 6).. |
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| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | All W form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops, followed by 8 step-hops CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | All M form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops, followed by 8 step-hops CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | All W form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops, followed by 8 step-hops CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | All M form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops, followed by 8 step-hops CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | All W form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops, followed by 8 step-hops CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | All M form closed circle, and dance CW, 8 step-hops, followed by 8 step-hops CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | The dance finishes with swing partner, on the spot, 8 step-hops CW, and 8 step-hops CCW. |
See video from KØST 2017.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Gamle danse fra Sjælland. 4:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 36-37.
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Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-05-18.