| Dance progression | |
| 1 | All step to side L with L foot (1:1), and step R foot behind L (1:2). Meanwhile swing arms a little forward. |
| 2 | All step to side L with L foot (2:1), and swing R foot across in front of L, with a lift of L heel (2:2). Meanwhile swing arms a little back. |
| 3 | All step to side R with R foot (3:1), and swing L foot across in front of R, with a lift of R heel (3:2). Meanwhile swing arms a little forward. |
| 4 | Repeat, stepping to side L with L foot, etc. |
| Can also be danced to the right, with opposite footwork. | |
| This was danced on the second day of a wedding, during which one danced from farm to farm, and were offered refreshments. Both old and young formed the long line, hand in hand, with an older man (usually a prominent person in the parish, or the bride's father) leading the left-most end of the line with the bride, then the bridegroom, followed by the others in the bridal festivities, and finally the young.
Note that the 1911 desription has the older man with the bride leading from the right-most end of the line. It also has the arms swinging forward and back with each step. |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Beskrivelser - Hefte III. 5:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1983, p. 5.
See also: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Hæfte III. 1:e opl. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1911, p. 9.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2014-08-27, rev. 2020-03-25
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