Country: Holbækegnen, Nordvestsjælland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music.
Side couples (couples 3 and 4) stand respectively to R of couples 1 and 2.
Steps:
chassé (change step),
hurretrin (buzz step), walk
Sheet music: (1) 358:559.
(2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Hardsyssel.
2:a opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, p. 30.,
(3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Tolv danske folkedanse: et udvalg ved Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme.
Kolding: Konrad Jørgensens Bogtrykkeri, 1920. p.17.,
(4) 'six dance' in: Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ Folk dances of Denmark, containing
seventy-three dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p. 54.
Same music used in
sekstur 1, Vendsyssel,
sekstur fra Holbæk, and
sekstur fra Holstebro.
Recordings:
Bror Kalles Kapel [Internet Archive];
Bror Kalles Kapel 'sekster' [Internet Archive];
Danse Orkester Nicu Vladescu [Internet Archive];
Fernandos Orkester [Internet Archive];
Folkedanseorkestret [Internet Archive];
JydePeters Orkester Jydsk bondegilde [Internet Archive (at 0:34 s)];
Pørtners Komplot Oldefar på tour track 06;
Spillemands gruppen Lunterne track 12;
Tivoli Promenade Orkester [Internet Archive];
V. Esbensens harmonikatrio [Internet Archive].
| Sekstur/sextur fra Holbækegnen | ||
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and circle once round CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Advance & retire (opføring): Head couples take 2-hand hold with partner, hands out to sides [almost 'butterfly' hold]. Dance 4 chassé steps CW around opposite couple and return to place, as follows: M dances beginning with ML foot, 1 chassé to ML side, 1 chassé forward, 1 chassé to MR side, 1 chassé back to place; W dances beginning with WR foot, 1 chassé to WR side, 1 chassé backward, 1 chassé to WL side, 1 chassé forward to place. |
| 13-16 | Side couples repeat (b). | |
| 17-24 | (c) | Chain: All couples, with stamp on first beat (17:1), dance R-hand chain around the set. 16 walking steps. |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | Swing: Swing partner on the spot. Waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner on the spot. Waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | Swing: Swing partner on the spot. Waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 5 (a) | W circle: All W form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 6 (a) | M circle: All M form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 7 (a) | W circle: All W form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 8 (a) | M R-hand star: All M form R-hand star and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 9 (a) | W back basket: All W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 10 (a) | M back basket: All M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 11 (a) | Closed circle (Hele familien): All M form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 12 (a) | Back basket (Den søde rare): All couples form back basket (W arms on M shoulders) and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | Swing: The dance finishes in waltz hold with partner swinging on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
Source:
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| Sekstur fra Holstebro | ||
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and circle once round CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Advance & retire (opføring): Head couples take 2-hand hold with partner, hands out to sides [almost 'butterfly' hold]. All dance 1 chassé step CW past opposite couple [W passing back to back] (9), 2 small walking steps beginning with ML/WR foot, W moving backwards and M forwards (10), another chassé step CW past opposite couple [M passing back to back] (11), and 2 small walking steps beginning with ML/WR foot, M moving backwards and W forwards (12) to return to place.]. |
| 13-16 | Side couples repeat (b). | |
| 17-24 | (c) | Chain: All couples, with stamp on first beat (17:1), dance R-hand chain around the set. 16 walking steps. |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | W circle: All W form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | M circle: All M form closed circle and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | W back basket: All W form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 5 (a) | M back basket: All M form back basket and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | 6 (a) | Back basket : All couples form back basket (W arms on M shoulders) and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 1-8 | Swing: The dance finishes in waltz hold with partner swinging on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Hardsyssel. 2:a opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1998, pp. 30-31. |
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2022-02-15.
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