Vestenom/Forkert polka
Country of origin: Læsø, Denmark
Type: couple dance
Formation: any number of couples in open circle. Both have R hand around partner's waist, L hand on partner's R shoulder blade.
Line of dance is CW, ie RLOD, or CCW, ie LOD.
Steps: see below
Sheet music:
(1) Krak, Kenneth et al/ 'Kingo Petersens polka' Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 37, 105-116.
(2) Forkert Polka nr 16 after Madvig Vilsen, Læsø
(3) Forkert Polka #52 from Søren Christensen & Niels Aage Andersens ms notebook (>1853)
(4) Lars Peter på Rimmi nr 10 Forkert polka after Levy Wilsen
(5) Forkert Polka nr 9 after Madvig Wilsen, Læsø
(6) Hartvigs Polka nr 17 - Forkert polka after Levy Vilsen, Læsø
(7) Proptrækkeren Forkert polka after Madvig Vilsen, Læsø
(8) Vestenom 1 (Polka vestenom) by Lars Vilsen (1967-1938), Læsø
(9) Taagerup Smedens vestenom after P. Rasmussen, Brønderslev
(10) Forkert Polka vesten om efter Madvig Vilsen, Læsø
(11) Vestenom 1 (Polka vestenom) by Lars Vilsen (1967-1938), Læsø
(12) Kingo Pedersen, Læsø
[or any other vestenom or forkert polka tune]
Recordings:
Baltinget 'Forkert Polka nr 16 after Madvig Vilsen' Special Balt
Gasslander, Timmy 'Lars Peter på Rimmi' [YouTube];
Graubæk, Michael 'Forkert Polka vesten om' [YouTube];
Habadekuk 'Kingo Pedersens vestenom' Hopsadaddy track 04;
Jansberg, Henrik et al 'Forkert Polka nr 16' [YouTube];
Jydsk på Næsen 'Forkert Polka nr 16 after Madvig Vilsen' Går’n Så Går’n
Lees, Kevin, Sebastian Bloch & Kristine Heebøll 'Forkert Polka nr. 16' [YouTube];
Tophøj, Andreas, Jørgen Dickmeiss &anp; Rasmus Zeeberg 'Kingo Pedersens vestenom' [YouTube];
Vilsen, Levy 'Hartvig Mortensens Vestenom' Traditionel Musik fra Læsø (Forlaget Kragen/Gateway Music) track 16 [YouTube];
Vilsen, Levy 'Forkert Polka nr 9' Traditionel Musik fra Læsø (Forlaget Kragen/Gateway Music) [YouTube];
Vilsen, Levy 'Kingo Pedersens vestenom' Traditionel Musik fra Læsø (Forlaget Kragen/Gateway Music) track 17 [YouTube].
| CCW turn |
| Bar |
1 |
2 |
| Beat |
1:1 |
1:2 |
1:3 |
1:4 |
2:1 |
2:2 |
2:3 |
2:4 |
| Man's step |
L forward |
|
R |
L |
R backward |
|
L |
R |
| Woman's step |
R backward |
|
L |
R |
L forward |
|
R |
L |
| CW turn |
| Bar |
1 |
2 |
| Beat |
1:1 |
1:2 |
1:3 |
1:4 |
2:1 |
2:2 |
2:3 |
2:4 |
| Man's step |
R forward |
|
L |
R |
L backward |
|
R |
L |
| Woman's step |
L backward |
|
R |
L |
R forward |
|
L |
R |
Dance progression:
- M begins dancing forward, W backward on utside (ML/WR) foot.
- Even though this is a polka, there is no hop.
- Steps are small, and style is smooth and relaxed.
- Step on beats (1-2), the turn, is often done with a dip. However, some dancers may dance the two quick steps on beats (1-2), and the turn on
beats (3-4).
- Couples turn one half turn on each bar, ie two bars=1 full turn.
- Couples may turn CCW, or CW, or alternating CCW and CW, while moving in RLOD (CW around the floor) or LOD (CCW around the floor).
See videos
Læsøbal i Broby Gl. skole 2023;
Læsøbal i Køge 2012;
'Lars Peter på Rimmi' Jydsk på Næsen 2016;
'Kingo Pedersens vestenom' Frøberg i Roskilde 2015
[While most of the couples in this video are dancing on beats 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3, watch the gentleman dressed all in black dancing with the lady in black trousers and a dark blue t-shirt];
'Hartvigs Polka nr 17' Læsøgruppen 2014;
'Forkert Polka vesten om' Mølposen på Halkær Kro 2010;
'Forkert Polka nr 16' Mølposen på Halkær Kro 2010;
Provenance:
On Læsø, polka is usually played quite fast (MM>112), and may be danced either CCW around the floor [in LOD] called 'rundtenom',
or CW around the floor [in RLOD] called 'forkert polka' or 'vestenom'. Individual tunes are usually tied to one or the other, either 'runtenom' or
'forkert polka aka vestenom', but there is no systematic way to distinguish one type of tune from the other. In practice, either the musician(s) or
the first couple on the floor decides whether to dance in LOD or RLOD.
Source: Krak, Kenneth et al/ Læsø - dans & musik. s.l.: Folkemusikhusringen, 1995. pp. 35-37, 105-116.
See also:
-- Carlsen, Carl G.V./ Lærebog i ældre danse : approberet til Brug ved Læreruddannelse og Eksamina
s.l.:Eget forlag, 1948.
Description: L. Ruus, Oakville, 2019-02-20, rev. 2023-09-07.
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