Country: Thy, Denmark
Type: set dance
Note: According to Karl Skaarup, in his youth, this sequence of dances was always danced one after the other, taking
and would last about 30 mins.:
totur,
tretur,
firetur,
halvfemtetur,
femtur,
tolvtur,
Dronningens livstykke
and finally a hopsa.
Currently, the sequence is usually danced in two sets, the first consisting of:
totur,
tretur,
firetur,
halvfemtetur.
The second set consists of:
femtur,
tolvtur, and
Dronningens livstykke.
Alternatively, a set could consist of:
halvfemtetur,
femtur,
tolvtur, and possibly
Dronningens livstykke.
Formation: sets of 2 couple, one facing in LOD, the other in RLOD, such that all sets form one large circle.
| Totur, Thy
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), trippetrin, gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'Almindelig totur fra Thy efter Viggo Gade' aka 'totur fra Odsherred' 358:184 Sydthy; (2) 'efter Svend Madsbøll 1979, Nordthy, transcribed by Vagn Dahl Hansen' totur, tretur og firetur (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 38.; (4) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. p.21. (5) 'after Karl Skaarup, 1993' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.48. (6) 'from N. Vestergårds ns notebook, 1912' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.49. Recordings: Gade, Viggo at al Chanteurs et ménétriers [YouTube]; Gammeldans på Snedsted Kro track 07 [YouTube]; Jydsk på næsen Blod paa tanden track 05; Lang Linken Lyst track 02; Skårup, Jens et al Thybal: traditionel music fra Thy track 02; Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Figuré: Two-hand hold with partner, both couples dance 1 trippetrin away from each other, beginning with MR/WL foot (9-10),
and 1 trippetrin towards each other (11-12). Repeat (13-14, 15-16). |
| 9-16 | Take 2-hand hold with opposite, and starting with ML/WR foot, the two couples dance 1 trippetrin away from each other (9-10),
and 1 trippetrin towards each other (11-12). Repeat (13-14, 15-16). |
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| Part (b) is the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | One-hand star: Both couples form R-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Two-hand star: Both couples form two-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Back basket: Both couples form back basket hold, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: The dance finishes with swinging own partner on the spot in waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.
Jacobsen & Thofte [Thybal, p.46] describe all sequences as circling only CW, or CW and CCW
Hamborg [Thydance I p.3] describes the following sequences, formerly danced with buzz steps, now more commonly pivot steps:
See video from Varde 2019 and YouTube from/with Søborg Vognfjeder fabrik, 2011, Lang Linken (Sydthy), 2010, Lang Linken (Nordthy), 2010-08, Karl Skaarup Four without Karl Skaarup (Nordthy), 2016 (at 5:00), Kristian Bugge, Morten Alfred Høirup og Jamie Fox, 2015, Krak, Beck og Bugge (Nordthy), 2018. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 38-39
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| Tretur, Thy
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), trippetrin, gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 'Almindelig tretur fra Thy efter Viggo Gade' 358:185 Sydthy; (2) 'efter Svend Madsbøll 1979, Nordthy, transcribed by Vagn Dahl Hansen' totur, tretur og firetur (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 38.; (4) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. p.21. (5) 'after Karl Skaarup, 1993' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.48. (6) 'from N. Vestergårds ns notebook, 1912' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.49. Recordings: Gammeldans på Snedsted Kro track 08 [YouTube]; Jydsk på næsen Blod paa tanden track 05; Lang Linken Lyst track 02; Skårup, Jens et al Thybal: traditionel music fra Thy track 02; Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Figuré: Two-hand hold with partner, both couples dance 1 trippetrin away from each other, beginning with MR/WL foot (9-10),
and 1 trippetrin towards each other (11-12). Repeat (13-14, 15-16). |
| 9-16 | Take 2-hand hold with opposite, and starting with ML/WR foot, the two couples dance 1 trippetrin away from each other (9-10),
and 1 trippetrin towards each other (11-12). Repeat (13-14, 15-16). |
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| 17-20 | (c) | Chain: : R hand to partner, L hand to corner, R hand to partner (17-20), 4 walking steps.
Close the circle. All pause (21-24). Carry on chaining, until you meet your partner again (25-28). Close the circle. All pause (29-32). |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | One-hand star: Both couples form R-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Two-hand star: Both couples form two-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Back basket: Both couples form back basket hold, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: The dance finishes with swinging own partner on the spot in waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.
See YouTube videos Lang Linken (Sydthy), 2010, Lang Linken (Nordthy), 2010-08, Søborg Vognfjeder fabrik (Sydthy), 2011, Karl Skaarup Four without Karl Skaarup (Nordthy), 2016 (at 7:14), Krak, Beck og Bugge (Nordthy), 2018. Note: The totur, tretur and firetur after Svend Madsbøll 1979, Nordthy, and transcribed by Vagn Dahl Hansen. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 39-40
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| Firetur, Thy
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), trippetrin, gangtrin (walk), valstrin (waltz) Sheet music: (1) 'Almindelig firetur fra Thy efter Viggo Gade' 358:186 Sydthy; (2) 'efter Svend Madsbøll 1979, Nordthy, transcribed by Vagn Dahl Hansen' totur, tretur og firetur (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 38.; (4) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. p.21. (5) 'after Karl Skaarup, 1993' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.48. (6) 'from N. Vestergårds ns notebook, 1912' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.49. Recordings: Gammeldans på Snedsted Kro track 09 [YouTube]; Jydsk på næsen Blod paa tanden track 05; Lang Linken Lyst track 02; Skårup, Jens et al Thybal: traditionel music fra Thy track 02; Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Figuré: Two-hand hold with partner, both couples dance 1 trippetrin away from each other, beginning with MR/WL foot (9-10),
and 1 trippetrin towards each other (11-12). Repeat (13-14, 15-16). |
| 9-16 | Take 2-hand hold with opposite, and starting with ML/WR foot, the two couples dance 1 trippetrin away from each other (9-10),
and 1 trippetrin towards each other (11-12). Repeat (13-14, 15-16). |
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| 17-20 | (c) | Closed circle, circle half-way round, 4 walking steps (17-20).
Chain half-way round the circle, 4 walking steps (21-24).
Closed circle, circle half-way round, 4 walking steps (25-28). Chain half-way round the circle, 4 walking steps (29-32). |
| |:25-32:| | (d) | Waltz hold, the two couples waltz 16 waltz steps around each other CCW. |
| Parts (b), (c), and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | One-hand star: Both couples form R-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Two-hand star: Both couples form two-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Back basket: Both couples form back basket hold, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: The dance finishes with swinging own partner on the spot in waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.
See video from Varde 2019 and YouTube from/with Lang Linken (Sydthy), 2010, Lang Linken (Nordthy), 2010-08, Søborg Vognfjeder fabrik (Sydthy), 2011, Karl Skaarup Four without Karl Skaarup (Nordthy), 2016 (at 10:21), Krak, Kenneth, Malene D Beck & Kristian Bugge (Nordthy), 2018. Note: The totur, tretur and firetur after Svend Madsbøll 1979, Nordthy, and transcribed by Vagn Dahl Hansen. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 40-41
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| Halvfemtetur aka Kaneturen, Thy
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), trippetrin, gangtrin (walk), valstrin (waltz), løbetrin (run) Sheet music: (1) 358:187; (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 38.; (4) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. p.22. (5) 'from N. Vestergårds ns notebook, 1912' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.61. Recordings: Gammeldans på Snedsted Kro track 10 [YouTube]; Mikkelsen, Verner Village folk dances track A9; Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Promenade: M place R arm around partner's waist, and with L hand hold opposite W's R hand. W place L arm around partner's waist and take opposite M's L hand in own R. With this hold, all sets move, without turning, 16 small running steps in LOD, followed by 16 moving in RLOD. |
| 9-10 | (b) | Courtesy: All curtsey/bow to partner (9). All curtsey/bow to opposite (10). |
| |:11-18:| | Swing: All take waltz hold with partner, and turn on the spot, 16 buzz steps. | |
| 19-26 | (c) | Figuré: All take 2-hand hold with partner and dance 1 trippetrin away from opposite couple (19-20), 1 trippetrin towards opposite couple (21-22). Repeat (23-26), as in totur fra Thy. |
| 19-26 | All take 2-hand hold with opposite M/W, and dance 1 trippetrin away from other couple (19-20), 1 trippetrin towards other couple (21-22). Repeat (23-26), as in totur fra Thy. | |
| |:27-34:| | (d) | Waltz: In waltz hold, the two couples dance 16 turning waltz steps around the room, moving in LOD, but keeping pace with each other so that they again form a two-couple set at the beginning of the next sequence. |
| Parts (b), (c) and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | One-hand star: The two couples form an R-hand star. 16 running steps CW, followed by an L-hand star, turning 16 running steps CCW. |
| 1-8 | 3 (a) | Two-hand star: The two couples form a two-hand star (front basket). 16 running steps CW, followed by 16 running steps CCW. |
| 1-8 | 4 (a) | Circle: The two couples form a closed circle and dance CW with 16 running steps,
followed by 16 running steps CCW.
The dance finishes with (4 d), but can also be danced with sequences as in totur fra Thy. See YouTube videos from/with Bugge, Høirup & Fox, Karl Skaarup Four without Karl Skaarup (Nordthy), 2016 (at 15:26), Krak, Beck & Bugge (at 10:40), Krak, Beck og Bugge (Nordthy), 2018. Note: possibly evolved from four-part ecossaise-type dance.
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| Femtur, Thy
Steps: trippetrin, gangtrin (walk), valstrin (waltz) Sheet music: (1) 'femtur fra Han Herred' 358:46; (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 38.; (4) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. p.22. (5) 'from N. Vestergårds ns notebook, 1912' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.62. Recordings: Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Figuré: All take 2-hand hold with partner and dance 1 trippetrin away from opposite couple (19-20), 1 trippetrin towards opposite couple (21-22), and repeat (23-26), as in totur fra Thy. |
| 9-16 | All take 2-hand hold with opposite M/W, and dance 1 trippetrin away from other couple (19-20), 1 trippetrin towards other couple (21-22), and repeat (23-26), as in totur fra Thy. | |
| 17-24 | (c) | Promenade: Couples facing in RLOD turn 1/2 turn CW (ie towards centre of the circle) to face in LOD. Each couple, arm in arm with partner, promenades in LOD, 8 slow walking steps. |
| 17-24 | All couples turn 1/2 turn CCW (ie towards centre of the circle) and, arm in arm with partner, promenade in RLOD, 8 slow walking steps.
On the last beat, those couples originally facing RLOD again turns 1/2 turn CW to take original position. |
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| 25-28 | (d) | Circle & chain: Two-couple sets form closed circles, and circle half-way round, 4 walking steps. |
| 29-32 | Two-couple sets R-hand chain to first meeting with partner, 4 walking steps. | |
| 25-28 | Repeat closed circle, 4 walking steps. | |
| 29-32 | Repeat R-hand chain, 4 walking steps. | |
| |:33-40:| | (e) | Waltz: Waltz hold, the two couples waltz twice around each other CCW, 16 waltz steps |
| Parts (b), (c), (d) and (e) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | One-hand star: The two couples form an R-hand star and circle CW. 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Two-hand star: The two couples form a two-hand star (front basket) and circle CW. 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Circle: The two couples form a closed circle and circle CW. 16 walking steps. |
| The dance finishes with (4 e), but can also be danced with sequences as in
totur fra Thy.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4 opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 44-45.
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| Tolvtur, Thy
Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk), totrin (pivot), trippetrin Sheet music: (1) 358:481; (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 38.; (4) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, [1981]. p.23. (5) 'from N. Vestergårds ns notebook, 1912' Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.63. Recordings: Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Figuré: All take 2-hand hold with partner and dance 1 trippetrin away from opposite couple (9-10), 1 trippetrin towards opposite couple (11-12), and repeat (13-16), as in totur fra Thy. |
| 9-16 | All take 2-hand hold with opposite M/W, and dance 1 trippetrin away from other couple (9-10), 1 trippetrin towards other couple (11-12), and repeat (13-16), as in totur fra Thy. | |
| 17-20 | (c) | Circle & chain: Two-couple sets form closed circles, and circle half-way round, 4 walking steps. |
| 21-24 | Two-couple sets R-hand chain to first meeting with partner [half-chain], 4 walking steps. | |
| 17-20 | Repeat closed circle, 4 walking steps. | |
| 21-24 | Repeat R-hand chain [half-chain], 4 walking steps. | |
| 25-28 | (d) | Figuré & turn: All face partner, M and W make fists, held at chest level, one hand in front of the other. Rotate hands quickly around each other, inner hand up, out, down and in, and outer hand down, in, up and out, as in Skomagerstykket. (R hand begins CW.) |
| 29-32 | Waltz hold with partner, turn on the spot, 4 buzz steps. | |
| 25-32 | Repeat (1 d) with opposite M/W (ie corner). | |
| 33-36 | (e) | Stamp, clap, turn: All still facing corner, stamp 3 times (L R L), followed by clapping own hands 3 times. |
| 37-40 | Waltz hold with corner, turn on the spot, 4 buzz steps. | |
| 37-40 | Repeat (1 e) with own partner. | |
| |:41-48:| | (f) | Pivot: All take closed waist-shoulder hold with partner, and dance around the set, 16 pivot steps. |
| Parts (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: Waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Swing: Waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | One-hand star: The two couples form R-hand star and circle CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Two-hand star: The two couples form two-hand star (front basket) and circle CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Back basket: The two couples form back basket (M arms around women's waists, W arms on men's shoulders) and circle CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Circle: The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW. 16 buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: The dance finishes with waltz hold, swing partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
See YouTube video from/with Folkedanserbal i Roskilde, 2016 Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 46-47.
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