Country: Vejle Vesteregn, Denmark
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle.
Steps: hopsa,
reel (jig step), step-hop
Music: 358:339:
sheet music
Recordings:
Råbergs Spillemandskvartet Gammeldavs aften med ... track B4;
Mikkelsen, Verner Village folk dances track B5;
Spillemandslauget Tramp no. 3 track B7.
| Dance progression | ||
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | All dance 8 step-hops moving CW. Ditto CCW. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Couples take waltz hold, and dance 8 hopsa steps turning CW and moving in LOD. |
| 9-16 | Still in waltz hold, couples turn so that R sides are together and WR arm straight across Ms chest. Both hop backwards on R foot, holding L foot straight out to the side with foot close to the floor. 16 hops. | |
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | All drop hold and with hands on hips, dance 8 reel (jig) steps facing partner. Turn, and dance 8 reel steps facing corner, who becomes new partner. |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Repeat (1 (b)) with new partner. |
| |:1-8:||:9-16:| | Repeat from (1 (a)) as desired. | |
| In SE Jutland this was danced in two couple sets, as above; in some places on Jutland, this was danced in 4 couple sets. |
Source: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/Gamle danse fra Vejle Vesteregn. 5th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme, 1997, pp. 43-44.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2019-03-05, rev. 2020-06-30
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