Country: Denmark & North Frisia, Germany [formerly Denmark]
| Vejrmølletur, Amager, Denmark
Type: set dance Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) have backs to and face music respectively. Side couples (couples 3 and 4) stand to R of couples 1 and 2 respectively. Steps: chassé (change step), hoptrin (step-hop), baglæns glissadetrin, walk Sheet music: 358:54 Recordings: Trias track 14 [YouTube]. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Circle: [In closed circle] with lightly bent arms, and beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, all dance CW, M backwards and W forwards. 16 walking steps. |
| 5-8 | (b) | Advance & retire: Head couples advance with 1 chassé followed by 3 stamps (5-6). Retire ditto (7-8). |
| 5-8 | Side couples repeat (b). | |
| |:9-12:| | (c) | One-hand star: All W take R-thumb hold [and dance CW] (9-12)with 8 hoptrin.
Couples turn 1/2 turn CW, M take L-thumb hold star, and all dance CCW (9-12), 8 hoptrin. |
| |:13-16:| | (d) | Chain: All dance R-hand chaing, 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 2 (a) | Swing: In waltz hold with partner, all swing on the spot with 16 'baglæns glissadetrin'. |
| Note: [Here the published description ends. One possible interpretation is to repeat as desired from (2 (a)).]
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Beskrivelse af gamle danske folkedanse hefte III. 5th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1983, p. 25. |
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| Veirmølle-dandsen, Vendsyssel
Type: set dance Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) have backs to and face music respectively. Side couples (couples 3 and 4) stand to R of couples 1 and 2 respectively. Steps: chassé (change step), hoptrin (step-hop), baglæns glissadetrin, walk Sheet music: (1) Folkets Hus Spillefolk; (2) Sørensen, Pia & Per/ VI: 27 gamle folkedanse fra Jylland. [Kolding]: Pia & Per Sørensen, [2000] p.2. Recordings: Haugaard & Høirup Gæstebud track 01 [YouTube]; Bugge, Kristian & Paul Campbell [YouTube]; Eltard, Anne & Kazio Kierpaul [YouTube]; Lilholt, Per, Lars Lilholt & Kristian Fogh [YouTube]; Viser på valse 2 [YouTube]. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | (a) | Circle: In closed circle, all circle CW, 24 running steps. Ditto CCW, 24 running steps. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | One-hand star: All M form L-hand star, with R arm around partner's waist.
All W have L hand on partner's R shoulder. Circle CCW (9-16), 24 running steps.
Partners change places with each other. All W form L-hand star, and place R arm around partner's waist. Circle CCW (9-16), 24 running steps. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
See YouTube videos with/from Dobbelt Op, unattributed, Source: Sørensen, Pia & Per/ VI: 27 gamle folkedanse fra Jylland. [Kolding]: Pia & Per Sørensen, [2000] pp. 2-3. | ||
| Windmüller, Nordfriesland, Germany [formerly Denmark]
Type: set dance Formation: 4 couple quadrille. Head couples (couples 1 and 2) have backs to and face music respectively. Side couples (couples 3 and 4) stand to R of couples 1 and 2 respectively. Steps: chassé (change step), Seitwärtsschreiten (slip step), polka, run Sheet music: nr 3 in: Stahl, Wilhelm/ Niederdeutsche Volkstänze. Reprint 1998. Hamburg: Paul Harting Verlag, 1921. p. 11. Recordings: LAG Schleswig-Holstein Karoline! track 12. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Grosser Kreis [Circle]: In closed circle, all circle CW [8 slip steps]. Ditto CCW [8 slip steps]. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Grosse Mühle [One-hand star]: In open waist-shoulder hold with partner, W form R-hand star, and all circle CW. Couples turn to face in LOD, M form L-hand star, and all circle CCW. |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Polka: All [take waltz hold with partner] and dance polka or Hochwalzer around the set. |
| |:25-32:| | (d) | Kette [Chain]: All dance R-hand chain around the set. |
| Parts (b), (c), and (d) are the same in all sequences. | ||
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Damenmühle [W one-hand star]: All W form R-hand star, circle CW [8 chassé steps]. Ditto CCW in L-hand star. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Herrenmühle [M one-hand star]: All M form R-hand star, circle CW [8 chassé steps]. Ditto CCW in L-hand star. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Damenkreuzmühle [W two-hand star]: All W form two-hand star, all circle CW [8 chassé steps]. Ditto CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Herrenkreuzmühle [M two-hand star]: All M form two-hand star, all circle CW [8 chassé steps]. Ditto CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Damenstolz: All W, hands on hips and proud demeanour, advance [chassé steps], bow [curtsey], and retire to place [chassé steps]. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Herrenstolz: All M, hands on hips and proud demeanour, advance [chassé steps], bow, and retire to place [chassé steps]. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | Damenkreis [W circle]: All W form closed circle, and circle CW [8 slip steps]. Ditto CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | Herrenkreis [M circle]: All M form closed circle, and circle CW [8 slip steps]. Ditto CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | Damenrunde [W chase]: In open circle, all W chase CW [8 chassé steps]. Ditto CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | 11 (a) | Herrenrunde [M chase]: In open circle, all M chase CW [8 chassé steps]. Ditto CCW. |
| |:1-8:| | Grosser Kreis [Circle]: The dance finishes with all in closed circle, CW [8 slip steps]and CCW [8 slip steps].
When dancing, some of these sequences may be omitted. Note: [No information re steps is included in the description. Translator recommends chassé (change step) and Seitwärtsschreiten (slip step), depending on whether movement is forwards/backwards or sideways.] Source: nr 3 in: Stahl, Wilhelm/ Niederdeutsche Volkstänze. Reprint 1998. Hamburg: Paul Harting Verlag, 1921. p. 11. [in German] |
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