Country: Mandø, Denmark
Type: couple dance
Formation: open circle of couples. Two-hand hold with partner, M facing in LOD, W facing in RLOD.
Steps: jydsk på næsen & polonaisetrin (pols/polska), walk
Sheet music:
Danske Folkedanseres Spillemandskreds Danse fra vestkysten: melodier og danse. s.l.: Spillemandskredsens Forlag, 2000. p. 12. Note: 4/4-time, ♩.=84.
| Bars | Dance progression |
| |:1-8:| | Promenade: Couples, in 2-hand hold, walk in RLOD, M backwards and W forwards.
During the promenade, sing: Nu skal vi ha os en lillebitte vip, og det skal vær' den sidste, og den skal vær' så høj så lang, at den kan nå til Ribe. At the end of the song (ie at the end of the A-section) one or more men shout "Klar til vendning" (trans: Coming about). |
| |:9-16:| | Couple turn: Couples take polska hold, waltz hold, or hold as for Sønderhoning. M dances L-foot polska/sønderhoning. W dances polonaisetrin. One full turn per every 3 beats.
Beat: 1:1 1:2 1:3 1:4 2:1 2:2 2:3 2:4 etc Man: L R R L R R L R Woman: R LR L R LR L R LRThe B-part may be played with or without repetition, depending on what the dancers want. |
Provinance: In 1916, J. Egedal and H. Grüner Nielsen visited Mandø to record old dances. This dance was published in Grüner Nielsen's book Folkelig vals. The song is the last verse of a 'polsk' dance, published in Grüner Nielsen's book Vore ældste folkedanse on page 59.
Vip is a variation of Sønderhoning. The minister on Mandø, Henrik Bruun described dances on Mandø in 1806, and the above is his
description of the dance. According to Marie Beck, who had grown up on the island, the woman's step is a polonaisetring.
Source: Danske Folkedanseres Spillemandskreds Danse fra vestkysten: melodier og danse. s.l.: Spillemandskredsens Forlag, 2000. pp. 12-13.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-10-09.
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