Country: Midtfyn, Lolland & Læsø, Denmark
| Tre ting, Midtfyn
Formation: couples in an open circle, waltz hold, M facing out of circle, W facing in. Steps: polka, hæl og tå (heel-toe), vippetrin, stomp Sheet music: (1) 'tre ting' 358:87, (2) 'Rullen gaar' in: Aabech, Tage 'De tre ting fra Fyn' in: Liv i lauget nr. 150, April 2015. (3) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Fyn og øerne. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1984, p. 13. (4) Svenska Undomsringen för Bygdekultur/ Musik till gillesdanser i Norden - fiol. [Stockholm: Svenska Undomsringen för Bygdekultur], 1970. p.28. (5) Bryans, Helen L. & John Madsen/ 'the mangle' in: Scandinavian dances. Book I. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1942. p.30. Recordings: Fynbokvartetten Folkedans for begyndere track A8; Larsen, Fin Alfred 'tre ting fra Fyn' Filiong gong gong (GO Danish Folk Music, 1998) track 21 [YouTube]; Spillemandslauget Tramp Opkald track B6; Trunderup Spillemændene 'tre ting fra Fyn' Dansk spillemandsmusik 2 track 06 [YouTube]; Gunnar Hahns Folkdansorkester Familievals 1 och tre ting (Cupol (4904)) [Internet Archive]; Svenska Ungdomsringen för Bygdekultur Gillesdanser i Norden - Danska track B6. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Vippetrin: Beginning leaping onto outside (ML/WR) foot, couples dance 8 'vippetrin' on the spot. |
| 5-8 | In waltz hold, dance 4 polka steps, moving in LOD. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (a). | |
| 1-2 | (b) | Heel-toe: Beginning with weight in inside (MR/WL) foot, dance 2 heel-toe steps with outside (ML/WR) in LOD. |
| 3-4 | Still in waltz hold, do one heel-toe step with inside (MR/WL) foot in RLOD. Finish with 3 small stamps, beginning with inside (MR/WL) foot. | |
| 5-8 | In waltz hold, dance 4 polka steps, moving in LOD. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b). | |
| 1-4 | (c) | Clap hands: Facing partner, clap own hands (1), R hands (&), own hands (2), L hands (&), own hands (3), both partner's hands (&), own hands 3 times (4 &). |
| 5-8 | In waltz hold, dance 4 polka steps, moving in LOD. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (c).
Repeat from (a) as desired. See videos from/with Herlev Gamle Danse 2023; Gammaldansarnas Riksförbund (GRF) 2000 Provenance: The tune is a variant of Rullen går from 1849, published in Viser af -h-e, 1854, a pseudonym for Adolph F. von Recke (1820-1867). The tune has the subtitle "Rullevise, som kan synges af Piger og Karle naar de rulle" [trans.: 'turning song, which can be sung by girls and guys when they turn]. The lyrics are printed in page 84 of the source below, as well as in Recke's Viser (pp. 110-111) and Aabech's De tre ting fra Fyn. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Fyn og øerne. 4 opl. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1984, p. 13.
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| Rullen går, Læsø
Formation: couples in an open circle, waltz hold, facing LOD. Steps: polka, hæl og tå (heel-toe), chassé (change step), stomp Sheet music: (1) 'rullen går' after Levy Wilsen, 1982 (2) Krak, Kenneth et al/ nr 69 in: Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 48, 153. Recordings: Harald Mortensens orkester 'Potpourri: Rullen går; Der var en gammel gubbe; Tænk blot når månen skinner der; I morges, i morges' Da far var lille - I del (Tono (SP 4500-1)) [Internet Archive]; Larsen, Fin Alfred 'Rullen' Sange fra Amager og traditionel musik fra Østersjølandene (GO Danish Folk Music, 2000) track 21 [YouTube]; |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-2 | (a) | Heel-toe: Beginning with weight in inside (MR/WL) foot, dance 2 heel-toe steps with outside (ML/WR) in LOD, |
| 3 | [beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot] dance 1 chassé forward in LOD, | |
| 4-5 | dance 2 heel-toe steps with inside (MR/WL) foot toward RLOD, | |
| 6 | [beginning with inside (MR/WL) foot] dance 1 chassé in RLOD, | |
| 7-8 | dance 2 heel-toe steps with outside (ML/WR) foot toward LOD. | |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Polka: Couples dance turning polka around the floor.
Repeat from (a) as desired. Lyrics per Anna Juul Christensen
See videos from/with Læsø Folkedanser 2023 Source: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 48, 153.
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| Rullen, Nørre Radsted, Lolland
Formation: couples in an open circle, waltz hold, M facing out of circle, W facing in. Steps: polka, sideløbstrin (sidestep), vippetrin Sheet music: (1) 358:473, (2) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996, p.16. (3) Bryans, Helen L. & John Madsen/ 'the mangle' in: Scandinavian dances. Book I. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1942. p.30. Recordings: Larsen, Fin Alfred 'Rullen' Sange fra Amager og traditionel musik fra Østersjølandene (GO Danish Folk Music, 2000) track 21 [YouTube]; |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-2 | (a) | Vippetrin: Couples dance 4 sidesteps moving in LOD. |
| 3-4 | Beginning with a hop on inside (MR/WL) foot, couples dance 4 vippetrin. | |
| 5-6 | Couples dance 4 sidesteps moving in RLOD. | |
| 7-8 | Beginning with a hop on outside (ML/WR) foot, couples dance 4 vippetrin. | |
| 9-16 | (b) | Polka: Couples dance 8 polka steps, turning CW and moving in LOD.
Repeat from (a) as desired. See video from/with KØST2017 Provenance: Documented by Erik Jensen, in the 1940-1950s. The tune is a variant of Rullen går from 1849, published in Viser af -h-e, 1854, a pseudonym for Adolph F. von Recke (1820-1867). The tune has the subtitle "Rullevise, som kan synges af Piger og Karle naar de rulle" [trans.: 'turning song, which can be sung by girls and guys when they turn]. The lyrics are printed in page 84 of the source below, as well as in Recke's Viser (pp. 110-111) and Aabech's De tre ting fra Fyn. Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Lolland-Falster. 2 udg.
København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1996, pp. 16, 84.
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See also:
-- Bryans, Helen L. & John Madsen/ 'the mangle' in: Scandinavian dances. Book I. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1942. p.30.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-04-28, rev. 2023-08-09.
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