Country: Thy, Denmark
Sheet music:
(1) 358:190;
(2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1985, p.55.
(3) Hamborg, Svend Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse I. [Thisted]: Thy Spillemandslaug, 1981. p. 27.;
(4) Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.: Broby Gamle Skola. Folkekulturverkstædet, 2008. p. 92;
(5) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds,
Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og
Idrætsforeninger, 1988.
(6) Eliasen, John/ Sving egen! - 40 danske folkedanse 1:st (English version). s.l.: Danske Folkdansere,
Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds, Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeningar, 1993. pp. 43-44.
Recordings:
Bugge, Kristian (feat.) Karl Skaarup - musiker track 11 [YouTube];
Fynbokvartetten Folkedans for begyndere track B9;
Gammeldans på Snedsted Kro track 06 [YouTube];
Haugaard & Høirup Skal vi danse;
Jacobsen, Finn & Peter Hougaard Kom! lad os danse track 20;
Jensen & Bugge Sving egen I (2004) track 15;
Ramsø Spillemandslaug Ramsø favoritter track 03;
Skårup, Jens et al Thybal track 11;
Spillemandsgruppen Lunterne Kredsen runt II track 23;
Spillemandslauget Tramp track 02;
Thy Spillemandslaug track 05.
| Den toppede høne, Thy
Type: set dance Formation: 4 couple quadrille. According to Jacobsen (see below) it may be danced with 3 or 4 couples. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), totrin (pivot step), gangtrin (walk) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle and dance once round CW 16 walking steps. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Front basket: All take front basket hold (right arm over, left arm under), and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain, 16 walking steps |
| Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Swing: All take waltz hold with partner and dance on the spot (swing your partner), 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | W R-hand star: All W form R-hand star (R-hand on R neighbour's R wrist, L hand on L neighbour's upper arm) and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | M R-hand star: All M form R-hand star (R-hand on R neighbour's R wrist, L hand on L neighbour's upper arm) and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | W front basket: All W form front basket and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | M front basket: All M form front basket and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | W waist hold: All W take waist hold [back basket] and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | M waist hold: All M take waist hold [back basket] and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | Circle: All form closed circle (M arms around women's waists, W hands on men's shoulder) and dance CW, 16 hurretrin. |
| |:1-8:| | Swing: The dance finishes in waltz hold with partner, turning on the spot (swing partner), 16 hurretrin. | |
| Hamborg (see below) suggests the following sequences:
1 (a) Closed circle, walk 2 (a) Swing partner on the spot, pivot steps 3 (a) Swing partner on the spot, pivot steps 4 (a) One-hand star, walk 5 (a) Two-hand star (front basket), buzz steps 6 (a) Back basket, buzz steps 7 (a) Closed circle, walk 8 (a) The dance finishes with swing partner on the spot, pivot steps. See videos from/with KØST2017, Rebild Spillemændene, Bugge, Eget & Davis Maack, De Trådløse Norner, Karl Skaarup Four (at 11:10), Mads Hansens Kapel, Højreby Spillefolk, Ramsø Spillemandslaug, Brøndby Spillemandslaug, De Trådløse Norner, Folkets Hus Spillefolk, Sommerdans in Fælledparken with Christian Obel 2022 & public, Sommerdans in Fælledparken with Christian Obel 2023 & public Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1985, pp. 55-56.
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| Den toppede høne, Thy - simplified version
Type: set dance/mixer Formation: Closed circle of couples. Steps: hurretrin (buzz step), gangtrin (walk) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Circle, walk: All couples form closed circle and dance CW, 16 walking steps. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Circle, buzz steps: In closed circle, all dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain, 16 walking steps. (Or alternative figure.) |
| [Repeat from (a) as desired.]
The dance finishes with part (a).
Source: Eliasen, John/ Sving egen: 40 danske folkedanse udg. af Danske Folkdansere, Danske Folkdanseres Spillemandskreds,
Danske Gymnastik- og Ungdomsforeninger, De Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og Idrætsforeninger. 3:e opl. Vejle: Danske Skytte, Gymnastik- og
Idrætsforeninger, 1988. p. 43.
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