Country: Taasinge & Præstø, Denmark
Type: set dance
| Sekstur med vals, Engelstrup, Præstø
Formation: 4-couple quadrille: head couples (couples 1 and 2) have respectively their backs to and 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), valstrin (waltz) Sheet music: (1) 358:217, (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Præstø Amt. 3 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1979, p. 29., (3) Den Fynske Spillemandskvartet Dansebeskrivelser til DFS4. s.l.: Danske Folkedanseres Spillemandskreds, 1980. p.7. Recordings: Den Fynske Spillemandskvartet Så danser vi til...DFS4 track A3. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All form closed circle and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Advance & retire: Head couples, holding inside hands, advance with one chassé, a walking step and a nod to opposite couple.
Head couples retire ditto. |
| 9-16 | Side couples repeat (b). | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner and dance turning waltz once round the set, [moving CCW], 16 waltz steps. |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing partner: Swing partner on the spot, waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing partner: Swing partner on the spot, waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Swing partner: Swing partner on the spot, waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | W circle: Women's circle, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | M circle: Men's circle, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | W back basket: Women's back basket, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | M back basket: Men's back basket, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | All back basket: All form back basket, 16 buzz steps.
The dance finishes with part (c) played a number of times, as all dance waltz out around the floor. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Præstø Amt. 3 opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1979, pp. 29-30.
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| Sekstur med vals, Taasinge
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle - best with 8 couples. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), valstrin (waltz) Sheet music: 358:107 Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All [form closed circle and] dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Swing corner: All M turn to corner, take waltz hold, and turn on the spot. 8 buzz steps. |
| 9-16 | Swing partner: All M turn to partner, take waltz hold, and turn on the spot. 8 buzz steps. | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Waltz with partner: All dance turning waltz with partner, moving in LOD. |
| Parts (b), and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing partner: Swing partner on the spot, waltz hold. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | W R-hand star: Women's R-hand star (with thumb hold), hands held high, moving CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | M R-hand star:Men's R-hand star (with thumb hold), hands held high, moving CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | W circle: Women's closed circle. Meanwhile M clap. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | M circle: Men's closed circle, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Circle: All [form closed circle and ]dance CW, 16 buzz steps.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Fyn og Øerne. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1984, pp. 44-45. |
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-02-23, rev. 2022-12-02.
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