Country: Nordfyn (northern Fynen), Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) respectively have their backs to or face the music. Couple 3 stands
on the side to the right of couple 1, and couple 4 faces couple 3.
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step),
chassé (change step),
gangtrin (walk)
Sheet music:
(1) 358:99
(2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Fyn og Øerne. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1984, p.29.
Recordings:
Donslunds Danseorkester 'Nul sex, sekstur af Herluf Donslund' Af hjertens lyst track B5;
Fynbokvartetten Folkedans for begyndere track A9;
Michael Herman's Folk Dance Orchestra (1949, 1954)
[Internet Archive];
Skalmeje Sving om track B2;
ZAR Strengeleg track 12.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and dance CW, 8 chassé steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Advance, turn & retire: Head couples, holding inside hands, dance 1 chassé step towards each other (start with L foot), take waltz hold with opposite, and dance 2 times round on the spot with 6 buzz steps, drop hold and return to place. |
| 9-16 | Side couples repeat (b). | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Chain: All couples right-hand chain, 16 walking steps, to finish in place. |
| 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 CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Swing partner on the spot. Waltz hold. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Swing: Swing partner on the spot. Waltz hold. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Head W 2-hand hold: Head W (W1 and W2) take two-hand hold. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Side W 2-hand hold: Side W (W3 and W4) take two-hand hold. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Head M 2-hand hold: Head M (M1 and M2) take two-hand hold. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | Side M 2-hand hold: Side M (M3 and M4) take two-hand hold. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | W back basket: Women's back basket. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | M back basket: Men's back basket. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 11 (a) | Circle: All couples closed circle. 16 buzz steps CW. |
| |:1-8:| | 12 (a) | Swing: Swing partner, waltz hold. 16 buzz steps CW.
The dance finishes with the chain at the end of sequence 12. |
See videos prepared for Nordlek 2012, Marketing Team Bornholm 2018, Sommerdans in Fælledparken 2019 with Christian Obel & public
Provenance: Similar to sekstur fra Brandelev. One of the combined dances at Nordlek 2012 in Steinkjer. For Nordlek 2012, only sequences 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were danced.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Fyn og Øerne. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1984, pp. 29-30
See also:
-- Sørensen, Per "Sekstur
1 del,
2 del"
in: Dansens og musikkens rødder nrs 28-29, May & June 1999.
-- Aabech, Tage "Sekstur - 3 del"
in: Dansens og musikkens rødder nr 30, August 1999.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-01-08, rev. 2023-07-15.
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