Country: Vestjylland (west Jutland), Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 3 couple sets, in closed circles.
Steps: svingtrin (buzz),
totrin (pivot), walk
Sheet music: 358:596
Recordings:
Holstebro Folkedanserforening Folkedans med Arne Bech track 16;
Ringkøbing Amts Spillemænd RAS i live - 25 år track 13;
Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
1-8 | 1 (a) | Couples form closed circle and dance CW, 16 buzz steps. |
9-12 | (b) | R-hand chain to first meeting with partner, take L elbow hook, ... |
9-12 | walk halfway round partner CW, and chain back to next meeting with partner. Total 16 walking steps. | |
13-20 | (c) | All couples take waist-shoulder hold (or polska hold) and dance 16 pivot steps CCW around the set. |
Parts (b) and (c) are the same in all sequences. | ||
1-8 | 2 (a) | Women's closed circle, CW, 16 buzz steps. |
1-8 | 3 (a) | Men's closed circle, CW, 16 buzz steps. |
1-8 | 4 (a) | Women's back basket, CW, 16 buzz steps. |
1-8 | 5 (a) | Men's back basket, CW, 16 buzz steps. |
1-8 | 6 (a) | All couples take back basket (M arms around W waists, W arms on shoulders), and circle CW, 16 buzz steps. |
The dance finishes with swinging partner on the spot, 16 buzz steps. |
See video from KØST2017.
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Hardsyssel. 3rd ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1998, p. 25.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-05-15, rev. 2021-08-22
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