Country: Denmark
Type: couple dance/mixer
| To ting, Himmerland (1):
Type: couple dance Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, holding inside (MR/WL) hands Steps: tyrolertrin, valstrin (waltz), totrin (pivot), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) 358:124, (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle Himmerlands-danse. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1978. p. 11. (3) Rehl, Becky & Bob Werner (eds.)/ Scandinavian folk dances and tunes. 3rd ed. s.l.: Folklore Village Farm, [1980]. p.9. Recordings: Rebild Spillemændene 'to ting efter Jens Frederiksen' Traditioner mødes track 16; |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Tyrolervals: tyrolervals. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Tyrolersvejtrit: couples take 2-hand hold with partner, and beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, dance 4 small walking steps mainly on the spot while moving joined hands somewhat forward and back, so that it becomes a rocking motion. |
| 13-16 | Couples take waltz hold with partner, and dance 4 pivot steps, moving in LOD. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b). | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
Provenance: Not included in earliest editions of Hefte II, but was added at some time after the 3rd ed. published 1941. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle Danske folkedanse hefte II.
6:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1995, pp. 5-6.
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| To ting, Læsø:
Type: couple dance Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, 2-hand hold with partner, facing in LOD Steps: tyrolertrin, valstrin (waltz), totrin (pivot), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 74-75. Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Tyrolervals: in 2-hand hold. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Tyrolersvejtrit: In 2-hand hold, couples dance 4 walking steps forward (9-10)
followed by 4 pivot steps, in waltz hold, and [moving in LOD] (11-12).
Note: some dancers dance the pivot steps with 2 lifts, others with only 1. |
| Repeat (b) 3 times (13-16, 9-16). | ||
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
Provenance: Anna Juul Christensen learned this dance from musician Jacob Olsen (1864-1940). Source: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 74-75. |
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| To ting, Oksbøl, Vestegnen, Vestjylland:
Type: couple dance Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, holding inside (MR/WL) hands Steps: tyrolertrin, valstrin (waltz), totrin (pivot), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) afer Karl Nielsen, Oksbøl 358:634, (2) Skjern-Egevad Museumsforening "Bundsbæk Mølle"/ Vesteregnens gamle danse. s.l.: Skjern-Egevad Museumsforening "Bundsbæk Mølle", 1982. p.22. Recordings: Thy Spillemandslaug [YouTube]. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Tyrolervals: Couples dance 4 tyrolertrin forward [in LOD' (1-4).
Couples take waltz hold, and dance 4 turning waltz steps [moving in LOD] (5-8). Repeat (a) (1-8). |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Tyrolersvejtrit: Holding inside hands, and beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, while swinging inside hands forward and back (free hands hanging at sides), couples dance 4 walking steps forward (9-10) followed by 4 pivot steps, in closed waist-shoulder hold, and [moving in LOD] (11-12). |
| Repeat (b) 3 times (13-16, 9-16).. | ||
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
See video from Varde 2019. Source: Skjern-Egevad Museumsforening "Bundsbæk Mølle"/ Vesteregnens gamle danse. s.l.: Skjern-Egevad Museumsforening "Bundsbæk Mølle", 1982. p.22. |
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| To ting aka 'Bette Else' or 'Gamle Else', Thy:
Type: couple dance Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, holding inside (MR/WL) hands with partner, facing in LOD Steps: tyrolertrin, valstrin (waltz), totrin (pivot), gangtrin (walk) Sheet music: (1) Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. p.96. (2) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] II. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, 1985. pp.35-37. (3) alternatively use 'to ting fra Fur', nr's 13 & 17 in Niels Sørensen's notebook with tunes from Lars Frøstrup, Fur Recordings: Gammeldans paa Snedsted Kro track 11 [YouTube]; Gunnar Hahns Folkdance Ensemble Skandia (1989) track 12; Gunnar Hahns Folkdance Ensemble Skandia (1997) track 14; Michael Herman and his Folk Orchestra [ Internet Archive (at 1:37); Skaarup, Jens Thybal: traditionel musik fra Thy track 14 Skaarup, Karl Harmonika musik fra Thy track 18; Thy Spillemandslaug Spillemandsmusik fra Thy II (1985) [YouTube]. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Tyrolervals: couples dance tyrolervals or [turning] waltz forward in LOD. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Tyrolersvejtrit: Couples dance 4 walking steps forward (9-10) in LOD,
followed by 4 pivot steps (11-12). [Repeat (b) 3 times.]
According to the Hamborg source (p.6), the 4 walking steps may be danced either holding inside hands or in 2-hand hold. |
| Hamborg also notes the following 3 variations to part (b), especially in Sydthy:
(1) 4 walking steps followed by 12 pivot steps. Repeat. (2) 4 walking steps followed by pivot steps for the remainder of part (b). (3) pivot steps throughout part (b). |
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| Repeat from (a) as desired.
Provenance: According to Hamborg, this has been danced a lot on Thy and is still well known there. Lyrics (sung to part (a)):
Source: Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog.
s.l.:Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle skole, 2008. pp.94, 96.
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| To ting, Himmerland (2):
Type: couple dance Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, holding inside (MR/WL) hands Steps: tyrolertrin, hopsa or hoptrin (step-hop), valstrin (waltz), totrin (pivot) Sheet music: (1) 358:124, (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle Himmerlands-danse. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1978. p. 11. [Same tune as Stegt ål og honningbrød, Salling] Recordings: Rebild Spillemændene 'to ting efter Jens Frederiksen' Traditioner mødes track 16; |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Tyrolervals: Slow tyrolervals. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Tyrolerhopsa or pivot: Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, either 4 tyrolerhopsa or 4 step-hops
forward in LOD followed by, in waltz hold, 4 pivot steps forward in LOD (9-16).
Repeat (b). |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle Himmerlands-danse. 4 opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1978. pp. 11-12.
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| Stegt ål og honningbrød, Salling
Type: couple dance Formation: open circle of couples, M to L of W, holding inside hands. Steps: hopsa, tyrolerhopsa, tyrolervals, vals (waltz) Sheet music: (1) 358:508; (2) Krogh, J.C. & Frue/ Gamle Salling-danse. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1980. p.9. [Same tune as Hto ting fra immerland (2)] Recordings: Rebild Spillemændene 'to ting efter Jens Frederiksen' Traditioner mødes track 16; |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Tyrolervals |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Tyrolerhopsa |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
See video from KØST2017 and YouTube video from Folkedanserbal i Roskilde 2016 Source: Krogh, J.C. & Frue/ Gamle Salling-danse. 4 opl.
København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1980. p.9.
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| Familie vals & hopsa
Type: mixer Formation: closed circle of couples, M to L of W. Steps: hopsa, tyrolerhopsa, tyrolervals, vals (waltz) Sheet music: Bryans, Helen L. and John Madsen Scandinavian dances. Book II. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1942. p. 1. Recordings: Mikkelsen, Verner Village folk dances (Folk Fun 95861 V.M.) track A6. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Tyrolervals: Turning away from partners first, everyone dances 4 Tyrola [sic] waltz steps. |
| 5-8 | Each M takes the W on his left in dance position [waltz hold] and turns her CW with 4 waltz steps and finishes with her on his R side. In this way the women progress CCW. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (a). | |
| 1-16 | (b) | Tyrolerhopsa: This is similar to (a) but with hopsa instead of waltz.
The waltz is repeated a number of times and then followed by the hopsa in quick tempo. Source: Bryans, Helen L. and John Madsen Scandinavian dances. Book II. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1942. p. 1. |
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2017-07-18, rev. 2023-01-11.
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