Tante lett

Country: Bornholm, Denmark
Type: longways progressive set dance
Formation: couples in two lines reversed, ie M to L seen from front, W to the R
Steps: balancé (pas-de-bas), chassé (two-step), polka
Music: 358:573, sheet music

Bars Sequence Dance progression

|:1-8:| (a) Both lines dance 8 slow balancé steps, [facing partner] and beginning with R foot.

9-12 (b) M and L give R hands, and change places CW, 2 chassé steps, beginning with R foot. Maintain handhold.

13-16 Deep curtsey/bow to partner.

9-16 Repeat (b) to return to place.

|:17-24:| (c) Holding inside hands, all turn away from the front, and dance 4 chassé steps forward. Turn on a 5th chassé step (M to R, W to L, [ie towards partner]), take new inside hands and dance back to place with 3 chassé steps.

25-32 (d) M two by two take L hand hold (W hooking L arm in partner's R arm), and circle CCW. 4 chassé steps.

25-32 Couples turn CCW, without dropping hold with partner, and W two by two take R hand hold and circle CW. 4 chassé steps, to return to place.

33-40 (e) Couples two by two dance R-hand chain (R hand to partner, L hand to next etc.). 4 chassé steps.

33-40 M two by two take L elbow hook (W hooking L arm in partner's R arm), and circle CCW. 4 chassé steps.

41-48 (f) Couples turn CCW, without dropping hold with partner, and W two by two take R elbow hook and circle CW. 4 chassé steps, to return to place.

41-48 Couples take waltz hold, and the two couples dance 1-1/2 times around each other with 4 polka steps, so that they finish having changed places.

Repeat from (a) as desired.
When the dance resumes, couple 1 dances with couple 3, etc.

See video from KØST2017

Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Bornholm. 2nd ed. København; Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1982, pp. 12-13.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville ON, 2015-08-07, rev. 2020-01-15

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Bars	Sequence	Dance progression
\|:1-8:\|	(a)	Both lines dance 8 slow balancé steps, [facing partner] and beginning with R foot.
9-12	(b)	M and L give R hands, and change places CW, 2 chassé steps, beginning with R foot. Maintain handhold.
13-16		Deep curtsey/bow to partner.
9-16		Repeat (b) to return to place.
\|:17-24:\|	(c)	Holding inside hands, all turn away from the front, and dance 4 chassé steps forward. Turn on a 5th chassé step (M to R, W to L, [ie towards partner]), take new inside hands and dance back to place with 3 chassé steps.
25-32	(d)	M two by two take L hand hold (W hooking L arm in partner's R arm), and circle CCW. 4 chassé steps.
25-32		Couples turn CCW, without dropping hold with partner, and W two by two take R hand hold and circle CW. 4 chassé steps, to return to place.
33-40	(e)	Couples two by two dance R-hand chain (R hand to partner, L hand to next etc.). 4 chassé steps.
33-40		M two by two take L elbow hook (W hooking L arm in partner's R arm), and circle CCW. 4 chassé steps.
41-48	(f)	Couples turn CCW, without dropping hold with partner, and W two by two take R elbow hook and circle CW. 4 chassé steps, to return to place.
41-48		Couples take waltz hold, and the two couples dance 1-1/2 times around each other with 4 polka steps, so that they finish having changed places.
		Repeat from (a) as desired. When the dance resumes, couple 1 dances with couple 3, etc.